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Hypothetical Question

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BigMommaJesca

on May. 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM

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If you were homeless (not "crashing on your best friend's couch" homeless, but "fire in a barrel, blanket under an overpass" homeless) what do you think you'd miss the most?

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VegMom423

on May. 14, 2008 at 11:11 AM

Wow, what a question... I think I'd miss the freedom to do things with my family. Time together is so important to me. I'm just assuming that if I were homeless I'd be busy trying to survive, whether they're with me or not.

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AprilMay1313

on May. 14, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Shower was the first thing to come to mind, but that's pretty superficial. I'll have to give this some thought.

BigMommaJesca

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Quoting AprilMay1313:

Shower was the first thing to come to mind, but that's pretty superficial. I'll have to give this some thought.

Hehe...I didn't go too deep with it, either. My first thought was a working toilet with toilet paper, but honestly, if I could shower, I could do without that, so shower would be my pick, too.

93Hokie

on May. 14, 2008 at 2:07 PM

My privacy. I would definitely miss my privacy.

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LesHug

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Safety. Some of the highest crime rates are among the homeless.

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on May. 14, 2008 at 8:41 PM

I'm with you on the hot shower.

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Meghan_Minor

on May. 15, 2008 at 11:51 AM

I can answer this one from experience. I missed my family, my computer, my privacy, my own bed that no one else has slept on, and a few other things that I cannot think of now.

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genxmomma

on May. 15, 2008 at 1:54 PM

I would miss my own bed, my privacy, my toilet, my shower, and my fridge. I think.... I guess I wouldn't really know unless it happened.

BigMommaJesca

Group Owner on May. 16, 2008 at 10:08 AM

Quoting Meghan_Minor:

I can answer this one from experience. I missed my family, my computer, my privacy, my own bed that no one else has slept on, and a few other things that I cannot think of now.

Here's hoping you never have to go through that again, Meg.

DeylansMama

on May. 16, 2008 at 1:55 PM

I would desperately miss D, because if I were in that position, although it would be the hardest thing I'd ever have to do, I would temporarily give him to family so that he could be safe. My heart hurts thinking about it.
And Meg, I hope you never have to face that again.