It’s almost always the woman who gets screwed in a divorce. Apparently, one woman took that concept quite literally. Melinda Brennan, a 46 year old divorced mother of four from Chappaqua, NY (yes, the same town where Bill and Hillary live) was arrested and charged with prostitution. Police say Brennan advertised on Craigslist offering to have sex for money with “upscale men.” (BTW, isn’t that an oxymoron—upscale men paying for sex?) Brennan, a registered nurse, divorced in April and has been struggling to pay the rent.
I guess it would be easy to kick her while she’s down. Why didn’t she just move to a less expensive town? Why didn’t she take a second, legal job? But what strikes me is the lengths to which some women will go to take care of their children. I can imagine her feeling like the kids had already gone through enough, just dealing with the divorce. She probably didn’t want to further disrupt their lives by uprooting them and moving to a new town.
I certainly don’t condone Brennan’s actions, but I do feel sorry for her. She must have felt completely desperate to resort to such measures. Sometimes, divorce really sucks!
Boris Klossner Says:
Most people handle divorce or breakp_up in many various ways. Some haven’t any reaction and just move through the motions of divorcing and becoming on with their former lifestyle. If only everybody could possibly be like this. But, you know we are human and that we are governed by our thoughts.
Nurse Says:
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Nicola - Divorce Coach Says:
She may have thought it was the easiest solution to her financial woes, after all it is the worlds oldest profession but why would you advertise on Craiglist, surely she could have got in touch with an escort agency that actually knows some ‘upscale men’