It's hard to believe that someone so close to Amy didn't realize that she wasn't trying. She wasn't trying to get a job. She wasn't trying to quit smoking. She wasn't trying to use her food stamps for nutritious meals for her kids. She simply wasn't trying, yet to Chloe, her daughter, she was trying her hardest. This is the issue with children of homeless parents.
Everyone is born with a disposition to see their parents in a good light. We like to think that our parents are always trying to do what's best for us, and typically this is the case. But with parents like Amy, this disposition only leads to disappointment and prolonged unhappiness.
Chloe constantly defended her mom no matter what, only to be left in the wake of her mistakes. She was brainwashed, and it was only when Chloe moved in with her dad that she really began to see just how terrible Amy had treated her.
Children of homeless parents don't understand how bad their situation is and if they do they believe their parents will make it better even when they're not trying to. This is why homeless children end up as homeless adults, because they don't want to leave their parents in order to get help and grow as people while they're still young enough to be pushed in the right direction.
It is only when children are separated from their negligent homeless parents that they can see the world as a world of opportunity.
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