Would you take in a stranger?

[daffodilbrain]

It's just so sad. The school of a 16yr old boy has had to call and say he's got no where to sleep that night. It's wrong on all accounts. What has gone on for a mother not to want their 16 year old at home? The poor teachers must worry themselves sick about some of the pupils.

Whats happened. Is it your childs school? Explain please..but yes it is worrying

It's a tv programme highlighting an organisation who finds homes for a night for people who suddenly find themselves homeless

Ahhhh yup some people are shits and shouldnt have children

Maybe the mother isn't there!

I'm watching it, it's very sad, the host idea is brilliant and clearly needed but why does it have to be for one night only, that sixteen year old lad looks so lost and lonely, not sure what happened in his home because I missed the first few minutes.

I used to host for Nightstop and later worked for them.

You would no believe the number of parents who kicked their kids out as soon as they could not claim benefits for them.

But it was 'posh' people too - usually !step-parent related or 'getting in with the wrong crowd'.

There were also a lot of kids claiming they couldn't go home but if you called mum or dad they'd be worried to death about where their kid was and not at all the villain.

The one night thing was because total emergency but we used to do it for longer when needed.

I haven't seen the programme but as someone who was homeless at 16, one night is minimal comfort. Some rest perhaps, if you can get to sleep with the worry of where you will sleep tomorrow.

Nice for teachers to have stepped in to try to help though. Mine mostly ignored my situation.

barabrann be careful about believing that kind of thing at face value. Often abusive parents put on an act like that to other parents and then when the child goes/ is sent 'home' they find they are locked out or beaten up.