CF Teacher- so many parents hate their kids & it's heartbreaking

I'm a cf teacher. Parents are so uninvolved in their children's education. I called a parent last week who didn't know what grade her kid was in, I had another kid tell me they talk so much in class because their mom wont talk to them at home.

I've sat in on so many meetings where parents never bothered to show up. I've had parents BLOCK the school number so I can't contact them. I've had to send kids home with pads/tampons, ramen to eat, and basic hygiene supplies that all middle school kids need. Parents have completely checked out. Kids are showing up to school exhausted, hungry, and emotionally drained because no adults outside of school pay attention to them.

Teachers are doing EVERYTHING. But what choice do we have when so many parents aren’t meeting their children’s most basic needs? I'm not angry about having to help out the kids, I love my students, but I wish they had an adult outside of school who showed an interest in their life. Every year I have kids who I worry about over summer break because their teachers are their whole support system.

Oh, and the best part? The same parents who don’t show up for anything are the first to show up to the school pissed when a teacher dares to discipline their child.

I love my job, I love the kids I teach, but playing mom/teacher/therapist is exhausting. I hate hate HATE lousy parents. Rant over- ignore any typos or spelling errors. It was along day of teaching and (thankfully) I'm not an english teacher.