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    walking into the smoky bar with my black bag and pajamas on.

    I miss waiting for my eyes to adjust to the dim club as I search the room for my first customer once I am done getting ready.

    I miss the crowded dressing tables and the thick atmosphere of hairspray mingling with the cigarettes and baby powder.

    I miss warming up by the house mom and chatting about my day off, asking her what food she brought tonight because I am so always hungry.

    I miss my arms and legs burning after a rough first round on stage to loosen up for the night.

    I miss asking to go on extra rounds because I loved the stage enough to dance for an empty room.

    I miss the hunt and anticipation on the slow nights when all the girls lounge in the dark corners hiding from management leaving me free to hustle every table.

    I miss being 6 feet tall in my badass tip jar shoes.

    I miss the drunk bitches that start fights over flat irons, old lockers, and table territory because not even SNL can write shit that funny.

    I miss still feeling the base in my bones when I get off a 12 hour shift and crawl into bed already dressed in pjs because I am smart enough to wear them to work.

    I miss waking up the next day ready to do it all again.

    If anyone else retired and feels the same cheers to you! I think I'm getting itchy feet again, I've been out of the business about 3 years and don't know what to do with myself. I feel like I need to talk to someone but I don't trust the outside world with these feelings. I'm too sick to dance but I'm even more sick of not being able to dance. I'm also concerned I may never get the chance to work in a club like that again. My current boyfriend is very protective and might not be open to me working like that once I get my health back. I love him so much but I love dancing, too. Not just at home, I need that stage experience for it to feel complete, the loud music, the crowds, the other girls running around as my friends and competition.

    What do you do with this kind of quitter's remorse?

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    Its great that you have such positive memories from your experience as a dancer. I wish I could say the same. From my perspective, the industry has been going downhill since I started five years ago. There's no more money these days and I'm just so weary of the job. Some of the things you remember fondly make me groan with frustration/dread. I guess it just goes to show how much perspective changes things.

    Do remember though that sometimes when you've been away from something for a while, be it school, a job, or an old boyfriend, you tend to forget all the bad things. After all, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder". Maybe you're just feeling a little nostalgic? Believe me, I would LOVE to be rid of dancing for good!

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    Gosh. All I miss is the cash and free excercise! HAha.

    No ... I miss some of my dancer friends and cool customers too. I miss those moments that flow and it's JUST SO MUCH FUN.

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    I miss the good parts like the nights with heavy money and great customers. I miss the nights of dancing and getting tipped while dancing. However, when I get thinking of going back to dancing I remember the horrible parts, like the slow nights, or the jerks. I remember the managers calling me names or the drama at the clubs. I remember the one club that played an extremely cruel joke on me to bring me down because many of the other dancers were jealous I made more. I remember how many of the clubs went to high contact and I ask myself if I would like a stranger licking my boobs or having to grind on him.

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    I'm only midway through my 2month break, but I miss the end of a great night going to knock on the bakery window to treat myself because sod it who needs to diet when the money rolls in so easily anyway! And charming the pants off the bakery guys to get extra freshly baked goodies for free.

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    Oh my Gosh! I am missing it so much right now. Well, at least I miss when I first started. I'm afraid being a waitress may even make me miss it more. Hopefully not.

    I miss dressing up in rhinestones, cocktail dresses and lingerie.

    I miss guys fighting for me to sit at their table.

    I miss never having to worry about bills coming in the mail.

    I miss hanging out with my girlfriend when we just didn't feel like going in that day.

    I miss my hardest decision at work being if I wanted to drink Dom, Crystal, Perrier Jouet or if I just wanted to take it home and do mixed drinks that day.

    I miss guys handing me a platnium card and saying "try not to go over 8k a month."

    I miss the waitresses and especially the house mom who took such GREAT care of me!

    I miss being young ;0)) or at least younger

    I miss shopping sprees

    I miss hanging out with guys while the play golf

    I miss meeting new people everyday (guys and girls/dancers)

    I miss all my regulars

    I even miss the D.J. saying over the speaker "Prima Donna is in the house" when I would arrive late. haha Okay, pretty much everyday. I guess I was a little high maintenance. :0))))

    Gosh, I could just keep going on...
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    The couple times I quit for a while I missed it as well and although I am looking forward to being done, I know I'm not ready to hang em up (heels that is) for good yet. Maybe you could get a part time job as a cocktail waitress, house mom, front door girl or some other position at the club so it puts you back in the atmosphere without dancing?
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    You can only make so much selling dances, but when you really get into a guys head and heart, you get into his wallet.

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    Buy a pole! Then you can enjoy at least that aspect of it at home. Or find a pole dance studio you can do it at

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    retired lol ... love it and hate it all at the same time .. for sure it was my fav... room full of people... naked and partying ... getting paid very well too.. whats not to love and miss about that?.. my back is a mess knees and legs sore ... i have put on a few extra pounds ....

    miss it ? yes ... think about going back? every day.... regrets ? not a one ....

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    Thank you so much for posting this! This is exactly how I feel every day lately. I want to go back to dancing so badly. Despite all the drama and BS there, I feel like it's where I fit in best at this point in my life. I've been trying the "normal job" thing for the past few months - I'm not liking it. Every night I just yearn to be back in the club, under the flashing lights, twirling on a pole - getting home at 4am, and counting my wad of cash before I pass out with bruised knees. *sigh* I know all the bad things and the jerks and shit still exist, but they exist everywhere and I'd rather deal with it in a club than a restaurant.

    Thank you for sharing this - there's no one else I could talk to about this in my everyday life. Most people can't understand why someone would become a stripper in the first place - they sure as hell don't understand why anyone would want to go back to it after they've quit. I feel so alone when I try to tell them I just want to go back to dancing, not look for some new waitressing job...

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    wow i havent worked going on two weeks. basically every time i stop dancing is because of an injury or my pregnancy, i hurt my wrist this time pole dancing, im so sad cant dance right now.
    i miss...

    coming in and looking at every girl in the locker room seeing those happy to see me and those who have the look of disappointment

    deciding on my perfect outfit putting it on and feeling like i already made a million

    looking throughout the floor while checking in and feeling the anticipation of where i will be making my money

    getting on stage taking my deep breath then letting everything go as i dance feeling like the whole room is watching me dance

    having that first customer of the evening ask to go upstairs for a private dance and looking at everyone watch us go and seeing the next customer i will be going up with

    talking with customers like the conversation is like one of those boxes with locked boxes inside and each sentence is unlocking each box either to some, lots, or no money at all. you just have to say the right thing to unlock it right.

    at the end of the night getting hit up for so many dances and racing to get them all in

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    ...putting on my outfit and my shoes and stepping onto the stage and feeling like I'm home! Every move I make goes perfectly with the music and everything just flows...

    When I quit 18 months ago, money was bad in my town and most guys would try to suck on your nipples during lap dances, but I still miss it! No regrets...I'm in a completely different career now and love it, but I still think about dancing all the time.

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