Trolls call me a ‘lazy scrounger' & tell me to ‘get a job' – I'm not ‘dirty' & don't think my council house is ‘messy'
Not only this, but Jaz, who is from the UK, has been told to 'get a job ' and has even been slammed for having a 'dirty' home.
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But the mum-of-two, who lives in a council house, was eager to clap back to the haters and set the record straight on her situation.
In a recent cleaning video posted on social media, Jaz, who has two kids under four, gave her followers a close-up look at her council property, which she moved into four weeks ago.
But despite hoovering ''almost daily'' and mopping ''every few days',' Jaz explained: 'I've had so much hate in my comments calling me 'dirty', 'lazy', 'a scrounger ', telling me they 'wouldn't bring their dogs up in this mess'.'
Eager to hit back at the keyboard warriors, Jaz said: 'Well to me, this isn't messy, I mean, except the carpets and the handprints on the walls, but the toys? To me that's completely normal."
She claimed that having toys all over the floor is expected when you have two young kids who are "constantly looking for ways to stimulate themselves" and are "constantly playing.'
Jaz then told those who don't like her or her content to 'move on,' as she insisted she is 'not going anywhere.'
She acknowledged that haters are 'wasting their time', as she snapped: 'And to the people calling me lazy - you're literally calling me lazy on a video of me cleaning, so you probably need to give your head a wobble, because you are literally judging me based off an hour of my life, you do not see what happens behind the scenes and you do not know how my body is feeling.'
The content creator then confirmed: 'And there's some people saying 'just get a job', 'stop scrounging off the government' - my dream was to become a tattoo artist, I was so close to getting an apprenticeship with someone in my home town, but then my carpal tunnel symptoms started flaring up really badly.'
The mother revealed that she was 'so upset' when she had to 'turn' the potential apprentice 'down.'
She then continued: 'So until my pain stops flaring up and my children grow up a bit, I probably won't be getting a job anytime soon.'
I scrub my council house walls but they're COVERED in mould & crumbling away - I have two disabled kids, it's disgusting
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @ typicalgeminix, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 71,400 views, 3,642 likes and 822 comments.
Despite the hate Jaz often receives, this time round, social media users were overwhelmingly positive and were eager to share messages of love and support for the mother.
You're literally calling me lazy on a video of me cleaning, so you probably need to give your head a wobble
Jaz
One person said: 'Keep going darling, your kids know how much you love them and that's all that matters.'
Another added: 'Ignore the trolls - you're doing amazing.'
The reality of living in a council house
LEANNE Hall, Digital Writer at Fabulous, has discussed what it was like growing up in a council house, and why those living in such properties are often judged...
When I was a child I grew up in a council house, and was blissfully unaware of the discrimination that came with that, until I became an adult.
My younger years were spent running up and down the stairs of my flat, meeting with other friends who lived there and making the most of the communal garden.
But now, it seems no matter your circumstance, everyone has something to say about why you shouldn't be there.
Living just outside of London like I did, rent prices are still high, and as my mum was at home raising three kids at the time, it wasn't easy to find a job that fit around that.
People in council houses are often labelled as 'scroungers' or 'lazy' but it's nothing of the sort.
Most families in council homes experience overcrowding, and let's not even mention the horrendous amount of damp and mould that comes from living in old social housing that hasn't had work done to them in 50 or so years.
It's not ideal for many, but it does provide a secure home without the fear your rent will shoot up every single year, which I would argue is vital to children growing up on the poverty line.
A third commented: 'I'd expect your house to be messy with two children and it's hardly dirty, that's a normal house to me.'
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: 'It's not that bad. You can't live in a show home with young kids.'
At the same time, another attempted to reassure Jaz and wrote: ' Keyboard warriors have plenty to say. But none of it is worth taking any notice of.'
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