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novelidea
07-07-2007, 12:43 AM
"Just remember, you're worth so much more than this."



Perhaps. Her intentions were only good. But the ignorance it betrays is insulting. It's backhanded. Which is exactly what this thread is all about.

I'm hip to that...I'm just saying, it might not have been meant in an ignorant way. It might have been meant in a: "if I had a billiion dollars it wouldn't be enough to show how I feel" kinda way...

*shrug*

Djoser
07-07-2007, 01:11 AM
Eh, Dottie, sorry to hear your artistic endeavors got temporarily derailed. I've been there, trust me. Suffering for art is vastly overrated. Now I very rarely want to draw anything anymore.

Money is freedom. Working shit jobs to ensure the respect of friends and relatives is not what I call freedom.

NinaDaisy
07-07-2007, 01:14 AM
^^I was being sarcastic.

Um, yeah. So was I...

maximvsv
07-07-2007, 01:18 AM
... and went to dinner, sans pants.

Yow. I'd have just not gone.

DJ Maimed
07-07-2007, 01:28 AM
Suffering for art is vastly overrated.

Money is freedom. Working shit jobs to ensure the respect of friends and relatives is not what I call freedom.

Well said as always Mr D. Me thinks thou could have a bright future with Hallmark. Well as a transvestite cabaret singer at a popular after hours club in Atlanta used to say "If you are paying your way you can tell em' all to kiss your ass".

Dottie Rebel
07-07-2007, 01:43 PM
Money is freedom. Working shit jobs to ensure the respect of friends and relatives is not what I call freedom.

Quoted for truth and awesomeness.

And like I said, "to everything there is a season." Right now it's the (make it) rain season in my neck of the woods. $$$$:rain:$$$$

Mily
07-08-2007, 04:20 AM
I have nothing to offer here except BOY, can I relate.


Copy that! :irked:

kitana
07-09-2007, 01:49 AM
^^^Haha...strangely enough, I recently told my mom. I was in an existential funk and was just like, "Here. Crucify me. Go ahead." She asked if I was happy, I said that I was getting there. She asked if I was making ends meet. I told her exactly how much I make. She was silent for a minute and then said, "My god."

Exactly.

We had a great convo about it and she supports my choices.

So, I've got the self love goin on and the mom love goin on. Fuck a bunch of haters.


How awesome for you!

I remember when my Dad finally came to terms with my job, lol. I wasn't actually listening to the convo, but my dear sweet hubby filled me in on it.

We were at my Aunt's house for Turkey day and long lost old old distant relatives were there, that I had not seen since I was a child (8-10yrs old).

Luke and Dad were talking and they came up, the introductions went around and they asked my Dad what I did for a living nowadays. My Dad (and you have to know him to see the total humor in this) looked a Luke, winked and told them that I was a professional snake charmer, lol.

Little to my knowledge, that past summer, Dad and Luke had had a huge talk about my job, and Luke told him all about it, and how it really was and the good, bad and ulgy. How I didn't do drugs or drink (much anyway), and that I had never done any of the things that a stripper would be thought of doing. They had a heart to heart about it, Dad asked him what he thought of the job, Luke told him and he is cool with it.

We live in a great neighbourhood, have the kiddo in an awesome school, have good friends, nice things, and Dad knows that we would probably live in a crappy trailor in a nasty part of town if I didn't dance.

Mind you, it's not what he wanted me to do with my life, but he knows things work out differently than you want them to, so if we are happy and doing fine, then he is happy for us. We still don't talk about my job, lol.

luckischalk
07-09-2007, 03:50 PM
Some people just don't get it.

Mily
07-09-2007, 04:32 PM
:yes: :queen: :hug: :grouphug:


Money is freedom. Working shit jobs to ensure the respect of friends and relatives is not what I call freedom.

StarrGrrrl
07-09-2007, 04:49 PM
Money is freedom. Working shit jobs to ensure the respect of friends and relatives is not what I call freedom.


That's what I'm sayin'!
CAN I GET AN AMEN!

Chrissy68
07-09-2007, 06:49 PM
dottie, i can totally relate. i get the "you're a smart woman" comment a lot too, as if i could be like saving world hunger if i wasn't stripping. good for you, not letting it bug you too much, i love to laugh at closed-minded folk like that, especially the ones who believe they are open-minded.