Up until you mentioned her Age VK I felt for sure I knew the gal..... Pretty much an identical story.... what is even sadder with this young lady is that she is only 26....
She is about to return to Texas after being gone almost 2 years.... home with family....
In her case.. The BF got sent away a couple of years ago after accumulating HIS 5th DWI..... He has done about 2 years...... but simply as time on his third conviction..... # 4 was set aside and #5 has been handled as additional Parole time or something....
It doesn't make sense to me the way some sentences are dealt with differently than others....
Where she was when arrested probably has nothing to do with him getting delays..... that is built into the system for the benefits of both sides......
Eventually they WILL prosecute her and I cannot imagine her not doing some time as well as being forced to get some treatment.....
And I guess we all....despite our claims otherwise...do view providers as sex objects.
But with those that you have seen on an ongoing regular basis...over a period of time..don't they become more than a sex objective too you (and if this is getting too personal, sorry & I'm sure you will pass on this post, lol)????
Originally Posted by vkmaster
Of course they become more... time spent with one breeds familiarity and over time emotional involvement..... Not necessarily romantic involvement..... But caring as well as love (not romantic love) can come in to play....
Now I'm not talking girl friend material, or soul mate material....but with some, at least good fuck buddies...and of course always with a underlying business relationship.
Originally Posted by vkmaster
You want to tell yourself that all the time... to remind yourself... but underneath it you probably realize that you have gone a bit beyond that...you are most likely already more involved that you ever wanted to be...... It happens..... It happened to me.... I know others it happened too... 2 weeks ago the most recent......
It is how you handle it that sets you aside from others.... Especially if the level of caring and involvement is not returned by the other party....
And in terms of "redemption for all our sins"....heck I'm no angel, by any means. At the same time I'm comfortable about who I am, and totally comfortable about having the hobby life become a fun & healthy part of my life. I'm met both some great ladies and even some cool guys, who I never would have met without being in the hobby.
And Sixx, don't misread this....I'm definitely not picking a fight, definitely not trying to get to personal with ur history. Nothing like that at all. (I say this only 'cause in the past, we've had a few light misagreements, LOL).
We've never met or talked, but from your posting history, you've been around the block a few times.
Guess I'm trying to get at, have you ever gone beyond "she's just a nice piece" in terms of providers (which I'm sure u have) but also seen them self-implode and not had at least alittle "semblance of conscience" (again, which I'm sure u have) but the key question here, troubled with the decision of how far should I go, in terms of helping her????
Originally Posted by vkmaster
I've been where you are man...... More than once.....
As much as you want to help..... you really can't until she/they are ready to want to make a change... to allow you or someone to help......
You sound a bit older.. maybe not as ld as me....54.... but old enough that you have been around the block once or twice....
I have a unique background in working with distressed kids with all kinds of issues including substance abuse problems..... there was another segment of people with issues I was involved with helping over 20 years ago that I've never brought up as well..... From those experiences I see things in people others might not....
Your desire to help is tough..... not impossible..... It all depends on how help is presented..... on what you offer..... I can let you know from experience that based on what you know about her that you are not helping in the most beneficial manner.... She's bottoming out it seems and your trying to cushion her fall with hotel rooms and fresh starts without addressing the actual problems... A little more on the level of enabling.....
Is it possible to look a 20yo in the eye making $12,000 a month and tell her she is needs to walk away from it and let herself be placed somewhere for a few months where people have the experience to help her if she is truly ready/willing to change her life? That or she is going to die?
It hardly seems possible..... They feel indestructible and like they know it all.... In most cases they will laugh you right out of their lives....
But if you have the right connection with someone...... who knows... it might be possible.... if they are desperate enough and truly want to turn their life around....
You are dealing with someone in their 40s that has seen it good as well as bad and has found herself in a rough spot..... She may have been there too long....
If she is not facing some real serious consequences she may still not be ready..... But it sounds like she might be right there.........
If she is... and she is ready...... Then someone has to be willing to intervene in her life and guide her to help..... She is obviously not looking for it much on her own....
Over the years I have dealt with a dozen or so young ladies with issues.....
I've helped three young ladies that hit rock bottom get into ReHab..... took care of what needed to be taken care of while they were gone... visited and supported them while they were in...... helped them plan what they would do when they got out....
One was back to her old bad habits inside of a month and 3 years later has totally lost her parental rights and lives a very lousy life in my opinion.....
One has had difficulties, lapsed a couple of times, but still works at trying to maintain the right course....... she makes progress... time is on her side.....
One is happy, in love and doing well for herself.......
1 out of 3 isn't bad..... One of the most successful rehabs here in Austin is pretty happy with a 25% success rate.....
Are YOU strong enough to be willing to help her.... and if she actually HAS some success at making changes and buying INTO things .... She might decide to never have anything to do with you... might never want to see or talk to you as you may be a reminder of what she was that she can't deal with remembering all the time?....
2 of the 3 young ladies that I helped to get help have cut me out of their lives.....
It would be very easy for what you are doing to be classified as enabling and for you to be labeled as a part of her problem.... She will certainly have that picture painted for her..... and be advised to clean her life of those kinds of people....
You've taken this thread a little off course..... The intended thought process and question surrounding whether or not you should contribute to her problem financially by doing business with her....
to actually wanting to reach out and try to help someone.....
I'm glad though that the the thread struck a nerve with you.....
Keep looking... there are laces to find the answers you want....