First-timer here and I've been a King fan since I was 15 and reading "The Shining" under my covers with a flashlight. I was a Jehovah's Witness and Mr. King was STRICTLY VERBOTEN!!. They claimed Steve was possessed by Satan and his works shouldn't be allowed in the house--much less read! My biggest problem with him (I ADORE him BTW) is his knee-jerk disdain for prostitutes. I rebelled my JW upbringing and paid my way (and my 20-year-old son's) way thru college by escorting. I'm retired now but I sigh whenever I read stuff like "you can lead a hooker to logic but you can't make her think" (Dark Tower series). How patronizing / I have a 185 IQ. This prejudice is so far beneath him. (I still love U Mr. SK)
Okay. First: Hi and welcome. I think you'll like the site.
Second: I'll go out on a limb here. Not that I want to debate you, nor am I sitting in judgment of you and your decision to escort, but yeah, I *do* think prostitutes IN AMERICA are idiots. (Can't speak to the legal prostitutes in the Netherlands.)
Why?
Because they set themselves up for all kinds of violence against women and horrible situations: coercion into prostitution, violence from both pimps and johns, human trafficking, drug abuse, organized crime, prison. All it takes is trusting one very wrong, ill-tempered sort.
I applaud your efforts to keep a roof over your head and educate yourself and your son - would that all escorts and prostitutes used their earnings for educational endeavors instead of a drug habit - but I must admit, I'm relieved, as a woman, to learn you are now retired.