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hunter

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19. At my very worst I've gone out of my way to avoid anyone who still cared about me.

Reply to elocs (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 09:11 PM

Nov 2018

If any reach out to me I might reject them, I might hurt them.

Human desire, deserving or not, is a place to simply be.

As human beings, good or bad, we all deserve comfortable shelter, healthy food, appropriate medical care, and some kind of social life.

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Under the right circumstances, it can come on quickly. Sometimes shit just happens. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2018 #1

No matter how crappy your job is, never forget you could be homeless. hunter Nov 2018 #2

being unemployed must be more painful and humiliating than the worst job DBoon Nov 2018 #9

Precisely misanthrope Nov 2018 #21

This and other reasons are why I get so angry when people disparage Glimmer of Hope Nov 2018 #3

I've been Homeless SimpleC Nov 2018 #4

Me too. Same. byronius Nov 2018 #7

Me three.. Volaris Nov 2018 #14

My fallback, natural, hunter-off-his-meds state, is affable dumpster diving homeless guy. hunter Nov 2018 #17

glad you're here to tell that Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #20

Being homeless means there is nobody left for you to stay with. elocs Nov 2018 #5

At my very worst I've gone out of my way to avoid anyone who still cared about me. hunter Nov 2018 #19

k and r...nt Stuart G Nov 2018 #6

Thank you for posting this ProfessorPlum Nov 2018 #8

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It can happen without notice. warmfeet Nov 2018 #11

Short story about a homeless person.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #12

The invisible nature of poverty in America.. Stuart G Nov 2018 #13

Homeless invisibility happens elocs Nov 2018 #22

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