ShiftedJewel -> RE: Relocating a TPE slave (3/6/2005 1:00:44 PM)
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We've done it three times (ok, so maybe we're slow learners) The first time was a nightmare. I have no idea how old those pics were that she sent us, but they most sincerely weren't recent, plus she had a daughter (older teen) and we would never ask a mom to leave her kids, so we paid for her to come as well. First warning was that she was twice the size in real life as she was in the pics, next came the realization that she only put her teeth in for pics (eeeeewwwwww), then there was the "I had problems with my hormones as a kid and now I have to shave daily" announcement (yes, HER face) and after that we found out just how big her appetite was after she/they ate us out of house and home. Then came the two month old kitchen table that her daughter (the older teen) used as a cutting board. Yes, it is ruined. As was the computer we let her use, as was the chair she lived in at the computer along with many other things.... We learned a lot from that experience. Second time was a lot better. She is still with us, as a friend, not a slave. She was never given the opportunity to "find" herself, we gave her that and she has given us several months of wonderful memories. She has been a great help to us, a teacher at times, and a student at other times, she has grown so much and we are very proud of her. And the third time, well, if you chat at all then you have probably met him, Jewels_gentle_giant.... another blessing for us. Sometimes you just have to take the good with the bad and learn from it. No, we didn't meet any of them face to face before we moved them to the house. We did talk a lot thought first and were very open about what it was we expected. And yes, they relocated from decent distances, the first was from the west coast, about 1200 miles away, the second was from the south, and gg was from up north. We're thinking about importing from other countries next....... lol Jewel
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