A single mother has lived in the same council house for 12 years, but after getting pregnant with her fifth child, she asked for a new council house: she’s been waiting for 5 years now. The video, which was intended as a form of social denunciation, went viral, attracting haters who accused him of negligence
The story experienced by a young 31-year-old mother from Leeds (UK) is complicated. Nicole Wong She posts her life on TikTok like so many other moms. But here immediately comes the blame on the part of the commentators. From where? Just as her six children aged 12, 11, 8, 7, 4, 2 years old are used to sleeping in their parish house. “People comment on my TikTok videos and tell me (…) that it’s not right that my children have to share a bedroom,” complained the young woman. “People even said they reported me to social services and they think I’m neglecting my kids.”
Wong is aware that his situation is not ideal: “I’ve been trying to get a bigger public house for my family for five years but haven’t made much progress (…). The council doesn’t seem interested in helping me even though our house is overcrowded.” She then underscored, “I’ve lived in this house for 12 years, I moved when I had just had a kid … When I went to pregnant for the fifth time, I decided it was time to put myself on the housing list because I knew I had.” “I’m starting to think about buying a bigger house.”
The room where all the children sleep together consists of two bunk beds, two single beds and one double bed. The video was meant to be a societal denunciation to break the deadlock, but for now it has only drawn “terrible comments”. “Haters say I had so many kids trying to get taxpayer money“.
The reality, however, is very different: “I work part-time as an aesthetics and beauty professor, and I also pay for accounting courses.” I’ve never done drugs and I’ve never been drunk. “I wish people weren’t so biased because I am doing my best and would like a bigger house for my family. It’s not always that easy. In fact, the problem affects not only the children’s room, but the whole house: due to the limited space. Wong has indicated that he cannot cook and they are forced to eat on the floor or on the sofa because no table fits.
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