“Why don’t you just get a job and quit begging for money?” 

I’ve gotten this question a few times over the past couple of weeks, over the past couple of years. Every time, I’m left grasping for words. I know those who have asked the question love me. The question has come from some of my oldest and closest friends. I’ve been told  some thought me going on the Word Race was just a phase. Maybe they thought I would go back to “normal.” I know they don’t understand why Corrie and I live the way we do. I know they simply don’t see the same value in what we are doing that we see in it. I also know I’m left feeling deflated, shamed, looked down on or simply feeling unseen. 

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