Pretty Women

At work, prostitutes are some of my most regular customers.

Now, I'm not talking about those glamourous looking prostitutes, ala Moonlite Bunny Ranch or Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman... I'm talking about in the gutter, prostitutes.

Most of them are old, and I'm not sure if it's a mix of because they are old, stress and the hardships of life, drug and alcohol abuse, or all of the above. They dress a bit floozy like, but most of them dress pretty normal. Some come in all the time, but then stop whenever they take their yearly "county vacation". And most of the time, 95% of the time, will come in already a little bit tipsy!

Today I saw two of them hanging out in front of the store talking to two of my other male customers. They were buying the girls..ahem..I mean women... beers and I didn't stop to look, but more than likely, the women left with the two men.

Other days a prostitute will come in and buy a single condom with their John right next to them who buys them a single beer and I really feel for them. "You're selling your body for a 24 oz. Colt 45?? Seriously??"

It makes me think what in their life could force them to devalue themselves so much, and it's very disheartening and I wish I knew how I could help them out of that situation. But to stop the situation one must not put themselves in that situation to begin with.

Take care of yourself, take care of your life. Even when it seems that no one cares and no one is watching, there is someone, they may just not make themselves known. And if something were to happen to you, because a John got reckless, or because you accidently ingest just a little too much... someone would be sad because you are no longer in this world.