Struggling mum's aim to make Christmas magical
Charlotte Chapman says she won't make herself a meal, to make sure her kids don't go hungryMother-of-five Charlotte Chapman's kids come before everything else.
"If you have got the support, and you have got the family, I think you are going to be OK," she said.Charlotte was 17 when she had her first child. As well as caring for her five children, Charlotte's 16-year-old brother also lives with them in their three-bedroom house."You don't need a lot of money it's just what you make of it"
"We've had to use charities a lot to help, I went to the food bank not long ago so I was able to buy some Christmas presents," she explained.The children's school shoes were bought online using Klarna, paying in instalments. Charlotte has also used PayPal to spread the cost of some items, and she has only just finished paying for last year's Christmas presents.
"You've just got to use the help and support that's out there to get by. And that's what I've done for the last 10 years, really."Charlotte Chapman, 30, says a positive mindset goes a long way to improving quality of life
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