I hope that all just happened. I'm very very aware of the weirdness when the hobo world intersects with the middle class try hard world . I've been you many times and have rolled up and had to roll out many times.
Usually misreading people who I thought were loving and aware.
I remember very interesting experience I had where I had met a guy in a supermarket who was quite a drifter and had him around my house once before he moved on.
Two years later he wound up at my door pretty beaten down with nowhere to go having not felt even welcome with some of his old friends he had left their house and come to my place because he remembered me.
I have course let him stay as long as he liked even though he only slept outside on the grass. My wife couldn't believe that I was going to let a guy stay that I'd met once at a supermarket two years ago and even leave them in the house while we went away for the night. But total trust is how I roll. But before he left again I asked him why he knew he would be safe and welcomed with me. And he said , I knew you were a hobo when I first saw you and that you would always have the hobo code at heart.
He's now in Hawaii somewhere living up in the bush. You gotta love your people and care for them. And drama in real life with real people is awesome and the breath of life.
What I loved about my youth was instead of social media we just had each other and all the crazy s*** going down. It was awesome . Bring on the pot stir!!
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I hope that all just happened. I'm very very aware of the weirdness when the hobo world intersects with the middle class try hard world . I've been you many times and have rolled up and had to roll out many times.
Usually misreading people who I thought were loving and aware.
I remember very interesting experience I had where I had met a guy in a supermarket who was quite a drifter and had him around my house once before he moved on.
Two years later he wound up at my door pretty beaten down with nowhere to go having not felt even welcome with some of his old friends he had left their house and come to my place because he remembered me.
I have course let him stay as long as he liked even though he only slept outside on the grass. My wife couldn't believe that I was going to let a guy stay that I'd met once at a supermarket two years ago and even leave them in the house while we went away for the night. But total trust is how I roll. But before he left again I asked him why he knew he would be safe and welcomed with me. And he said , I knew you were a hobo when I first saw you and that you would always have the hobo code at heart.
He's now in Hawaii somewhere living up in the bush. You gotta love your people and care for them. And drama in real life with real people is awesome and the breath of life.
What I loved about my youth was instead of social media we just had each other and all the crazy s*** going down. It was awesome . Bring on the pot stir!!
Be well.
This was so raw and moving, loved it Jgray