Reply #53: The homeless... [View All]

[GoddessOfGuinness]

When I was a college student, I became acquainted with a couple of women who were homeless. One was a senior who was living off her SS check. She'd pick it up from the post office every month. She was a devout Roman Catholic...went to mass every day and was convinced that she had visions.

The other woman was the daughter of a neighbor of mine. Her mother would periodically take her in for a day or so, then kick her out again. I'm pretty sure she had substance abuse problems, possibly the result of self-medicating. She made cash by selling sex.

Both were victims of circumstance who should not have been living on the streets of Baltimore.