I’ll admit that I’ve always been a bit naive. When I was about 13 years old my Mother took me to a very nice hotel for dinner. We were waiting to meet my father so we sat in the large beautiful lobby of downtown Atlanta.
A few minutes into our wait an older man came walking in with a much younger woman next to him. She was wearing a leather skirt, fish net hose and lots of make-up. I didn’t think anything of it until my Mom brought my attention to them. She wanted to capture this perfect teachable moment to help open my eyes to the dark realities of this world. And this was our dialogue:
Mom: Melody honey, do you see that couple?
Me: Yes, I do.
Mom: Well, he pays her to be with him.
Me: Awww, that’s sad. I’d be with him in a heart beat and wouldn’t charge him a dime!
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