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A Museum Visit Sparks a Mother’s Hard Talk About Poverty with Her Twins

What starts as a simple museum visit becomes a powerful lesson in inequality. When Aria and Edison ask about a woman in need, their mother faces a question every parent dreads: *How do you explain poverty to a child?*

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A Museum Visit Sparks a Mother’s Hard Talk About Poverty with Her Twins

A simple family trip to Chicago’s Field Museum became a lesson in inequality for one mother and her twins, Aria and Edison. Catherine Collins’ children spotted a woman asking for money with her kids nearby. Their questions led to a difficult but necessary conversation about poverty and homelessness in the US.

The moment struck Collins as familiar. Decades earlier, she had noticed similar divides in her own neighborhood. Some families enjoyed luxuries while others struggled to get by. That early memory stayed with her.

Collins’ experience reflects a broader reality where economic gaps are impossible to ignore. Children, like Aria and Edison, are noticing these disparities firsthand. With SNAP cuts looming, more families may soon find themselves in situations like the one the twins witnessed.

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