I Am An Ex-stripper

I stripped from 7 years. Im pregnant now. I live with my bf n his family i miss my old life. My old body. The money. My apartment. Options. Im 28. I working on renewing my nurses aide lincese and me n my bf r saving up to get pur own place. Hes an recovering heroin addict. His family r amazing n supportive. My bf is immature n emotionally abusive. I expressed numerous time i want to leave him if he does lnt treat me better n we can have 50/50 custody of our unborn son. He then apologizes and i forgive him. But its just a repeated cycle of disrespect n hostility. I miss my old life.

Klimo25 · 31-35, F

Thank u. I proud of yur daughter. Thats my goal to b a nurse n make something of myself. Im happy she got out of stripping. Some ppl like me just get comfortable with it after doing it so long. It financially supportive to get on yur feet. Unfortunately i have seen stripper friends get into drug problems. Prostitution dmis n jail time bc of getting carried away with the lifestyle.I even lost my best friend to alcohol poisoning. It helped me get to where i needed to be now ill go the nursing route. It took a lot for your daughter to tell u.my family was angry but it was my abusive home life that led me to it. Now i can only better myself. Dont judge yur daughter too much 4 her past not all strippers r drug addicts or prostitutes. Many of them just treat it as a job. Come to work dance n leave with the money. They dont get involved with the bullshit.

rckt148 · 61-69, M

As a nurse you can have a good life
My Daughters have raised their kids alone ,and one has supported a few sorry men ,,so she is capable of needing no one ,,
One ,not wanting me to know she was struggling was a stripper
I am glad she listened to Dad and went back to school ,now she is a nurse too
To often we cling to a sinking ship ,afraid of being alone
A sinking ship takes you down with it
Until my girls accepted ,,Dad was still here to help them ,and they made the choice to take care of themselves ,and not count on anyone ,not even me
They would always settle ,and be co dependent with drunks and addicts
Now all 3 of my girls have good men and careers (and from their example ,now their kids are off on the right foot too )

Wishing you all the luck in the world
With a kid ,there are agencies willing to help you get on your feet
I would look for and take advantage of them ,,,today you need skills

And I know a few strippers ,,good thing those places are dark
But do you really want some old man lusting after you ,when there are lots better ways to make a living ,,I am proud my daughter made her own way
I am just sad her pride kept her from calling me
She knows I won't enable them ,,I always push people I love to be self reliant
I am not always going to be here ,,,now ,,even my grandkids are making me proud ,they had good role models

Klimo25 · 31-35, F

Thanks i was in college finished my pre-recks for the rn program. Couldnt afford to go back this semster bc of bills. Im retaking my nurses aide test. I had a every abuse family life n had to do everything on my own with healths problems on top of it. My bf family is so supportive. They r letting us stay at they house to save up 4 our own place. I never had this much love n support from a family. I wish my bf was nicer to me n his family. He was clean when i met him. He relapsed 3 months ago. He is selling weed n emotionally abusive. Was never like that b4 i was pregnant. I have his families support i wish i had his. He obly got clean 3 months ago. I want to leave him but i feel like i cant till after i have the baby n get a job again as a nurses aide n one day eventually as a nurse.