Aw, @bpforever1 - (((( safe hugs ))))

I'm so sorry you went through all that!

I was homeless and had experienced some traumas, but not to the extent that you did. I'm so sorry!

You definitely have a lot of life experience - and probably both street smarts and book smarts - as they say.

Thankfully, I never fell into that life. I was approached by a madam when I was homeless at some point, but I was able to escape that somehow. I don't know how. So I never had to deal with all that you did.

I can't imagine how much of a struggle it was for you to transition from that to where you are today. Wow, that must have taken all your energy!

I'm glad you're still alive!

Thank you for being brave enough to share that with me and this forum.