Holidays are typically reserved for friends and family.
I understand that there are those that have neither.
Some by choice.... Some by fate....
I've always looked in on holidays while sitting around in between dinner and desert..... getting away from the repetitive stories annual get-togethers of distant relatives represents......
The truth of some's situation in life tends to shine through on days like today....... You have to muster a little pity for those trapped in the lifestyle....... a woman perhaps that you know has children and tries to come across as having her life together but is turning tricks all day..... a guy searching out someone to have a bite to eat with as life has left him alone or away from those that matter......
Choices or fate?
We see threads about those that have left the community and how they are missed...... Many hope for and at times celebrate their return......
I tend to raise a glass at some time through the day in celebration of those that got it together and walked away..... I hope to never see them again .....at least not as a participant of this lifestyle.....
Give Thanks for those that have left us. They are all better off for it....