Snoopey, a youth caregiver, has no support from family; occasionally a neighbour will help her.
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On my dad’s side, he’s not in the picture. He wanted nothing to do with me throughout my life up till I was three years. And then he got remarried, and then he had something to do with me. He wanted a boy. He was there for the labour, and then after the birth, and then after he found out that it was a girl, he took off. That was it. He didn’t take care of me whatsoever.
I have a neighbour; she’s actually on holiday right now. She understands and she helps out a bit. And my friends don’t really understand. They think, “Oh you know, you care for your mom,” but they don’t understand the whole situation.
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