What if the thing a child carries in their pocket was enough to tell them at a young age that they are "less than" their peers?
This is exactly what was revealed in a post by a mother talking about her seventh-grade daughter, who feels jealous of her friends because of their daily pocket money, while her mother is unable to provide a new bag or shoes.
Between those who viewed going into debt as a normal solution and those who held the affluent responsible for the disparities between students, there were even suggestions for schools to intervene by regulating pocket money to achieve equality.
But do we solve the crisis by restricting what others have? Or is the real problem the inflation that has begun to break children's spirits and weigh heavily on parents?
From here, "Post & Critique" places the most difficult question on the table: When the price of a bag exceeds a family's ability, and pocket money becomes the standard for a child's status among their peers, the question is no longer who has more, but rather: How did we reach a time where a child needs to hide their poverty to maintain their smile?
