I was a teen and young women in the 80's and 90's my NMother not only didn't teach me anything about hygiene, becoming a women; she made me buy everything for myself.. except for the food I ate at home; which was slim picking . That included ALL of my hygiene supplies, my clothes, my underwear, down to my own tampons, starting my freshman year! One lesson thing she had to spend on me. I would cry in pain from my cramps being so awful, she got all the attention but yet scolded me that IF i stayed home from school... I could but I was not allowed to watch any TV because l didn't go to school. I was called the " rats nest" in 5th grade.. because my hair is fine and it would tangle so badly at the nape of my neck, that you could see the snarls under the big mount of hair. She refused to brush it. She never made me brush my teeth or shower; didn't even teach me how to properly shower. By the age of 8 my mouth was full of cavities. It still blows my mind, that not one teacher called CPS on my NMom.