Amber ~ There's something to be said for having seen the less than picture perfect part of the world. I ended up in a group of people just after high school when I was 17 that led me off the beaten path... I stood my ground enough and was on my own by then to not get too far into 'the scene', but I sure got a hefty education over that time. It DOES educate you for the future to have that knowledge. You NEVER know what you're going to end up with later...I ended up with a mob of teenage step-kids who were into pot (etc.), and not being the little 'white bread' upper middle class step-mom who didn't have a clue helped A LOT!!! At least it helped me. LOL!

I was telling DH about some of this conversation last night. Past men, the crew of men in a female's life, the different things they mean (or don't mean). The DHs must think we're all so weird.

And by the way, all there is to DO in Alaska is drink, smoke (some folks), fish...LOL! I spent two summers there. The city t-shirt read: "Skagway, Alaska: A quaint little drinking town with a fishing problem".

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