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Old 12-21-2019, 05:58 PM  
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Jesse, I agree with you 100% about the feeling of security Stephanie would have with keeping by her side the boyfriend from the street, who "protects" her from the other people. With that said ...

I did my part. She is no one to me beyond someone from the industry I crossed paths with twice in the last decade. She is not my mother, Aunt, sister, daughter, or even neighbor.

I learned of her situation as I was heading into Vegas for business. I placed the right calls, and had the right people looking for her. It was on my way out of Vegas when she was located, and the call was placed to meet with her in person.

To give her some sense of security, and to bring a different opinion to the meeting, I brought along a business partner who is a woman her age, and who was homeless herself once a long time ago.

To help someone that has been living on the streets and into heavy drugs, takes a lot of time and a heavy emotional toll on everyone who is willing to help.

My volunteering for that responsibility of managing another persons life for a period of time, comes with a clear set of conditions. Leaving the boyfriend behind was one of them. They both are enabling each other, and I am not prepared to fight the uphill battle with both of them. During our meeting, I was so straight forward with her, and know how to read people so well, I know she was telling me the truth on everything she shared with me. She maybe didn't have the strength to get off the drugs alone, but she admitted that coming clean was needed as the first step. The boyfriend was not ready to let her go.

You know the expression, "if you love someone, set them free" ? I wholeheartedly believe in it. He was not willing to let her go.

My offer = my rules!

Stephanie with all the living relatives she has in another state, unfortunately does not have their support. Maybe they are not strong enough, or simply she has burnt them in the past.

PS. I called you at the # you provided me a few months ago, but never heard back from you.
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