The following is an excerpt of a “Reader Comment” appearing on page 4 of the New York Metropolitan secion of today’s New York Times. FYI:

At age 49, I became a call girl in Washington, D.C.. I was told that there was a “market” for “mature” women. My clientele stayed at the Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt, J.W. Marriot, Willard, the Mayflower,etc.. and I worked out of my art and book filled apartment. It was the best job I ever had in my life. I met wonderful people, some of whom I am still in touch with. I wish I was still doing it. It was a greater education than four years of college and decades of globe trotting.
I learned about myself. I learned about boys, men, girlfriends, wives and human nature. My self-esteem and self-respect soared. I don’t regret this part of my life for a moment. I only wish I had done this sooner.
This isn’t a career for everyone. Some girls and women become “bitter and twisted” or end up involved in drugs or the wrong element. I came out of this unscathed and I attributed that to listening to my intuition, not being greedy, and being a New York City girl.
E.W.

However, this shows up on Page 4 of the Metro section - not where the majority of the readers will see it.  If this had come from a stereotypical burned out "crack-ho" who dissed all of her clients, it would have been on the front page and the lead story on all TV news channels...

huh, when did my mom decide to provide?

Hmm, I'm curious who this lady is.