‘I count their breaths’: A homeless mother protects her children in Delhi

206 points by Quouar a day ago on reddit | 5 comments

Dodie85 | 23 hours ago

This was one of the most depressing things I’ve ever read. This poor woman lost two of her five kids due to a drunk driver running them over while they’re all sleeping on the sidewalk together, and has to continue barely sleeping on the side of the road with her remaining kids.

LittleSubject9904 | 23 hours ago

That’s a devastating story.

seiryuu-abi | 22 hours ago

I cannot tell what’s worse, this story or that one about the Ugandan single mother with the disabled son. Very painful lives for so many people out there.

woxianghekafei | a day ago

I visited Delhi last year. The homeless moms and street children were one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life. At one point, I saw a baby walking around alone without any pants. Any country that allows this to continue at scale should hang their collective heads in shame

Fluid_crystal | 11 hours ago

Extreme poverty and animal abuse are the two things I can't get over from my travels in India. I am not rich either, I wish I could help everyone but I just can't and live with some first world guilt.