A mother living on just $180 a week spends her money on designer clothes and ‘jewelry’ for her seven-month-old daughter instead of paying rent.
Carissa Spark, from Dorset, in the south-west of England, has admitted that her priorities lie in dressing her daughter, Lavinia, from toe to toe rather than buying groceries for her.
The single mother lives on financial support from the government and is studying part-time to be a hairdresser.
She spends half her income on designer baby clothes and survives on canned soup and instant noodles to provide the “best” for her son.
“I like a lot of bows, a lot of decorations, ribbons, anything shiny. I will never stop being that way,” she said on a reality show. dazzling baby. ‘If I had to starve myself to buy her bling, I probably would.’
Carissa Spark (pictured), from Dorset, in the southwest of England, has admitted her priorities lie in dressing her daughter, Lavinia, to the nines rather than buying groceries for her.
Carissa often finds herself counting pennies to pay her bills and buy essentials.
The mother always makes sure that her daughter’s needs are met before she thinks of herself, be it her food, clothes, or toys.
I always make sure Lavinia has the things she needs first. She has everything, I’m the one who walks without things.
I’ve been living out of a can of soup, maybe Cup a Soups and packets of noodles.
But not everyone shares Carissa’s vision, and she admitted that many call her daughter “chavvy” and “tacky.”
“I don’t really care about them, it’s the look I like. Katie Price is my biggest influence.
A UK mother living on just £100 (AUD$180) a week spends her money on designer clothes and ‘bling’ for her seven-month-old daughter instead of paying rent.
The single mom makes sure her daughter wears designer items as often as possible to get her money’s worth out of expensive wardrobe.
“I hope that when you look at the photos with her, you can see how much effort went into it and how loved she was,” Carissa said.
The mother also revealed that her desire to dress her baby in Dior stems from her strained relationship with her own mother.
“I was never close to my mother, and I knew when I had a baby (I wanted to be that close) with her,” Carissa said.
“When I put things I buy on it, I get excited about how nice it is. I like to feel like this. To me, it makes it all worthwhile.’
Carissa was raised by her grandparents after her mother, then 17, couldn’t handle the responsibility of a baby.
Her grandmother still supports her with Lavinia and financially.
“I think if we don’t help her, she won’t be able to eat,” her grandmother said. “As a family we make a lot of it, all of us. That’s what you do for your family, you help them.
The single mom makes sure her daughter wears designer items as often as possible to get her money’s worth out of expensive wardrobe.
Carissa often finds herself counting pennies to pay her bills and buy essentials.
Many parents were shocked by the ‘reckless’ way Carissa spent her money.
“As a mother of three daughters, this is one of the most ridiculous displays of bad parenting I have ever seen. Wow.’
“Imagine how much the lives and minds of these children could have been enriched if they had chosen to spend the money on cultural opportunities or language tutoring from an early age instead of buying designer handbags for a 1-year-old,” another added.
“Babies grow very fast, so I don’t see the point of spending large amounts on expensive clothes and accessories that will only be sold out in a few months.” A huge waste of money.
But some sympathized and understood where Carissa was coming from.
“I feel bad for the single mom because I know exactly what she’s talking about,” wrote one mom.
He added: “I will greatly overcompensate to the father of my children, who has nothing to do with our children.”
Carissa is healing her inner child by being the mother she didn’t have.
