Models

Everyone has had a hand up from someone at some point in their life. There's so much great advice in this thread already.

In looking out for you, I'm just trying to find red flags in the situation so you don't get taken advantage of. The only thing I can think of, from what you've said so far, is that when most people start a job, they don't tell their employer what they aren't capable of doing and why. But some employees will try to bond with you, by getting personal, to get more work.

Also some people who've been in tough situations as kids, want to be taken care of, and led, as a way of experiencing and/or compensating for what they didn't have as a child. This is also facilitated by feelings of worthlessness, incompetence, victimization, etc. People who have these issues can only help themselves and often live life with an empty hole inside they try replacing with drugs, alcohol, sex, relationships, etc.

Now all that doomsayer stuff being said follow your heart with you mind as a guide and do what you feel is right. Sometimes we heal by helping others.

Thanks to everyone for the great advice, and all of it will be taken in. This being said, I would like to add a couple of thoughts. As for Armpitlover, I do respect your concerns, and will definately think about them. This being said, this isn't his first go into the adult modeling world. The model is currently in one of the popular twink magazines with a full layout. So I kinda go both ways with the content, to use it or not to.

As far as CorbinFisher, thanks, your post was well written, and had alot of great advice. In the end I suppose it is all about following your heart on these issues.

I would like to point out, that why I would consider helping him out financially where I am capable, that wouldn't be my primary thing I would be going for. More of mentoring, helping to guide him, and help him to learn to figure these things out on his own, and show him a path to help create his own successes in life.

I see alot of myself in the guy, and feel like if he was really given a chance, he would take it, and run with it, and be successful. I have this think where I always root for the underdog (if you haven't noticed in my Anna Nicole and Britney threads). I don't want to be an enabler, or a crutch to get from leaning on one person to the next, but a person to guide, and help him make that way for himself, as I believe that is the only way to success in life. Its like when people hit the lottery, they get all of it so fast, and 90% of the time, I think they always end up back at square one, and that would be accomplishing nothing.

I tend to distance myself from models with problems and refer them to the appropriate resources in our area - specially when it comes to serious health concerns such as HIV and AIDS.

I'm not a professional at this kind of stuff and their are lots of organizations that now how to help if people want to learn to help themselves - problem is, a lot of people in this world want hand outs.....

We don't hire youngins but, believe it or not, you don't have to be young in the business to be completely fucked up

Some models respect my opinions and guidance and some don't give a shit what I have to say (I remind them of their fathers) - in the end, I don't like getting frustrated when I see someone getting completely fucked over by the industry - so I distance myself and try to keep it on a business level

Of course we clothe and feed and house people who need a little help - nothing wrong with that

Wow.

I have no advice to give, but I am blown away by the amount of kindness shown here, and good advice.

It was one of those threads where I couldn't actually post anything of any use, but I couldn't bring myself to not post anything (no, I'm not sig-spamming, I really did read and appreciate).

That's all, really.
Blum