Faced with difficult decisions people sometimes do things they normally wouldn’t do.
Take a desperate mother trying anything and everything to feed her kids for example. She is faced with the option to either steal food, or let her innocent babies go hungry. Other parents may decide to become a stripper or a prostitute. I am not saying that I have stolen, or been a stripper, to support my family, but I have entertained the idea of it. I used to tell Bash that if I didn’t have so many stretch marks from being pregnant, and had if I had rhythm, then I would totally be a stripper. The point is, desperate people will do desperate things.
I used to have to donate plasma in order to get money for gas, or diapers, or food, and only if absolutely necessary. That in itself isn’t really that bad. You are monitored by trained professionals, and the plasma really helps people. What made it bad for me, was the fact that I am anemic and my veins are hard to hit. One instance of donating plasma really stands out in my mind. After what seemed like a forever long time, it was finally my turn. The technician had to dig in order to find the vein. Then she accidently went all the way through my vein. I was bleeding under my skin. It looked horrible, and made me look like a drug addict. I felt so embarrased that I didnt even want to be seen in public. I have never been back. One Saturday, Bash donated plasma so that I could have money to buy Paige a birthday present. I will never forget what he did for her.
In my time I have done things that I am not proud of. However I don’t regret any of those things, because they were done in the best interest of my family.
The Lady Who Lived In A Shoe 