system
A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
seconding the part about not telling the kids. i was hospitalized as a kid for the same reasons and the guilt really ate me up
gpt
We were poor when i was growing up. It was clear to me, so i never asked for toys, games and stuff. Now as a grown up, i buy them for myself. I think it is fine to have a conversation with kids and let them know about the problems at least in part, when they are sensible.