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audrey_k
05-09-2014, 09:45 AM
I actually said something to a girl like that about five years ago. She was cute and lives in Vegas. There's no reason for her to be homeless. I told her she could work at a club as a waitress or even a shot girl and make a good amount in tips because of her looks. I even offered to give her some clothes if she needed them.

She launched into this rant about dirty fucking whores and their dirty fucking money and just went on and on about how insulting it was to suggest that to her and how she'd rather die than become some dirty fucking whore, blah, blah, blah. I just stood there and took it until she was finished. I felt pretty amused by it so I probably looked a little amused as well.

When she was finally quiet I said, "Well, that's how I make my living so I won't insult your high moral character by offering you any of my dirty whore money." She looked a little surprised but didn't say anything when I walked away.

I saw her again about a year ago or so. She looks like she's aged 30 years since the first time I saw her. I didn't recognize her until she got close and asked me for money. I don't know if it's drugs, it could be just living outdoors in the desert for five years. That's not exactly easy on a body. She also has a limp now and it looks like somebody's been beating on her pretty regularly due to the scars and swelling on her face.

I gave her a few bucks. I feel bad for her. I don't see how it was worth it. I guess she really would rather die than sell shots in a strip club. I don't get it but she made her decision. I hope she's happy with it.

This used to happen to me all the time when I first started dancing. I was living in a shitty area of Hollywood which was where all the white, attractive, 19-23 year old runaways/just generally homeless went. I had started dancing because I lost my job and I was having a lot of issues with my parents and knew my mom was about one step away from kicking me out. I got as many shifts in as possible so when she flipped out and gave me her "get the fuck out of my house" speech I had enough money to get by on. But I used to constantly get hassled for money from these kids and sometimes they were even a couple years older than me, and I would just always wonder why they would rather go on the streets than work in a strip club? I mean, if I hadn't started working that would have been me sitting right there next to them. I suggested it to a couple of them and got a similar response to you, and it just baffles me because I honestly can't think of anything more degrading than sitting on the street begging for money.

Nikatrina Fury
08-14-2014, 11:53 AM
I love when people try to justify their crappy day jobs by telling me that this work is a cop-out or that I took the “easy way” out.

I personally think that people who say things like this are either bitter about the outcome of their lives or jealous that do not have the ability to make as much money as I do.

I’m not knocking school, partly because I’m school but have to give credit where credit is due because this work has given me more flexibility, money, and opportunities than other job has or probably ever will…

Hellz yes! Who are the cop outs? Certainly not the people who love their jobs. I'm tired of "taking the easy way" out by working a "socially acceptable" corporate job.

Nikatrina Fury
08-14-2014, 12:01 PM
Also it must be very boring being at a desk all day (well I know how soul destroying it is!) give them a break lol
Anybody want one of my degrees? ( I WISH I could sell them haha) xx

It is!!! I sold my soul for a corporate job. Well, I'm gonna get my soul back. Thank you very much.

Nikatrina Fury
08-14-2014, 12:12 PM
I just had a conversation with my Grandmother that reminded me of this thread. I do get on with her well and know she'll always think the sun shines out of my ass no matter what, but my Father is a different story and that's whom we were speaking about. I had said that after our last episode (he basically spoke to me like I was shit over xmas and I left their home early, I planned to stay a couple more days) because I was sick of it.
She said she didn't think he was too happy with what I did for work. This has little bearing anyway because he's always been horrible to me since I was little, he's only known I'm a dancer for about a year! But then she said she also wasn't happy with it really, and I said well, I'm careful with money. Why should I be paying for someone's flash car and massive house? Why should I be making someone else rich? Right now, sure I pay house fees-but those house fees mean I have a club, customers, protection and safety. They benefit me. When I went to work in an office I was treated like shit, and earned the same amount if not probably less most of the time, for five 8 or 9 hour days, than I now get for two nights. And I no longer have to be nice to arseholes. Or pretend I like them, or that I'm fascinated by their profit margins....

Apologies for all my replies. I can understand where you're coming from regarding him. It finally dawned on me this year that nothing I do will ever be good enough for him so why am I in my father-friendly job anyways if it absolutely disgusts me?

slowpoke
08-14-2014, 01:08 PM
Why associate with this person?

DDuckworth
08-17-2014, 02:49 PM
Don't even worry about it, they are just flat out wrong. Do what makes you happy and screw the rest!