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Criada: Trabajo duro, sueldos bajos y la voluntad de supervivencia de una madre
Stephanie Land
3.82 AVERAGE
3.16k reviews for:
Criada: Trabajo duro, sueldos bajos y la voluntad de supervivencia de una madre
Stephanie Land
3.82 AVERAGE
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Read this after watching the Netflix show. The book gives more personal insight. Loved the audiobook!
medium-paced
emotional
informative
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A single mother struggles to make ends meet while working as a house cleaner.
I wish this could be a required read for Republicans wanting to cut social services.
This honest memoir gives a full view (total transparency) on how EXPENSIVE it is to be poor/homeless in America.
Her story is an example that "working hard" is not enough--the American dream we preach (work hard and things get better, everyone is equal with opportunity!) is BS sitting on privilege.
The realities for a single parent with no support (i.e. no family to help, no friends to rely on, no co-parent) are grim.
Land's experience also shows how trying to get any kind of aid is extremely difficult (no one tells her about programs and options, she finds most of them out by luck, googling at the library, or from others who have been in her shoes). I got the impression that if she was not white with English as a first language, she may never have gotten help because the forms were so daunting. The red tape is insane.
Her story is also an example that our current sliding scale "help" system is setup in a way that you can't ever get ahead or OUT of the system once you're in it. There was a heartbreaking story how because she made an extra $50 one week, she lost a $400 childcare voucher she relied on the following week because her income moved her into a different bracket. Now she was in debt she could never hope to get out of. (All she wanted to do with that extra $50 was buy her daughter a happy meal for the first time and pay the electric on time).
Land worked HARD, but despite her backbreaking labor and hustle, she did not make enough money at any of her jobs, forcing her to rely on a dozen different assistance programs (while everyone called her a deadbeat and said nasty things to her like "you're welcome" from other shoppers when she used WIC to buy milk).
I did the audible (I always like to hear the authors voice if I can) and it was a pretty mediocre performance. It felt very flat and scripted in a she-didn't-want-to-read-this-to-me-but-had-to way. I know Land isn't an actor or narrator but also can't help but wonder if it would be better/more impactful with someone who could be a little less... flat.
This honest memoir gives a full view (total transparency) on how EXPENSIVE it is to be poor/homeless in America.
Her story is an example that "working hard" is not enough--the American dream we preach (work hard and things get better, everyone is equal with opportunity!) is BS sitting on privilege.
The realities for a single parent with no support (i.e. no family to help, no friends to rely on, no co-parent) are grim.
Land's experience also shows how trying to get any kind of aid is extremely difficult (no one tells her about programs and options, she finds most of them out by luck, googling at the library, or from others who have been in her shoes). I got the impression that if she was not white with English as a first language, she may never have gotten help because the forms were so daunting. The red tape is insane.
Her story is also an example that our current sliding scale "help" system is setup in a way that you can't ever get ahead or OUT of the system once you're in it. There was a heartbreaking story how because she made an extra $50 one week, she lost a $400 childcare voucher she relied on the following week because her income moved her into a different bracket. Now she was in debt she could never hope to get out of. (All she wanted to do with that extra $50 was buy her daughter a happy meal for the first time and pay the electric on time).
Land worked HARD, but despite her backbreaking labor and hustle, she did not make enough money at any of her jobs, forcing her to rely on a dozen different assistance programs (while everyone called her a deadbeat and said nasty things to her like "you're welcome" from other shoppers when she used WIC to buy milk).
I did the audible (I always like to hear the authors voice if I can) and it was a pretty mediocre performance. It felt very flat and scripted in a she-didn't-want-to-read-this-to-me-but-had-to way. I know Land isn't an actor or narrator but also can't help but wonder if it would be better/more impactful with someone who could be a little less... flat.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Me pareció una historia impresionante y conmovedora, sin caer en la compasión o condescendencia. Aunque no me encanta la palabra, la historia de Land es sobre resiliencia y empoderamiento. Creo que hace reflexionar al lector sobre lo cerca que estamos de la pobreza y lo lejos que nos encontramos de la gente rica. No deja de impresionarme los prejuicios de la gente sobre cómo sus impuestos se usan para financiar programas de asistencia social, simplemente me parece injustificado su descontento e indignación, y Stephanie Land nos acerca a ese mundo. Me pareció también interesante cómo el gobierno condiciona tanto las ayudas que otorga a la gente sin hogar, seguramente también en un intento de complacer a la clase media que está en desacuerdo con la existencia de los distintos programas. Por otra parte, me parece maravilloso lo que pueden hacer las becas para cumplir sueños.
Con todo esto, Land también despliega una creatividad espontánea y agradable cuando se tomaba el tiempos de describir las casas que limpiaba y a los dueños de estas casas.
Por último, no es menos relevante la reflexión que hace la autora sobre la violencia de género y sobre lo importante que es crear redes de apoyo para salir del círculo de violencia.
En fin, me pareció maravilloso.
Con todo esto, Land también despliega una creatividad espontánea y agradable cuando se tomaba el tiempos de describir las casas que limpiaba y a los dueños de estas casas.
Por último, no es menos relevante la reflexión que hace la autora sobre la violencia de género y sobre lo importante que es crear redes de apoyo para salir del círculo de violencia.
En fin, me pareció maravilloso.