actually, i tell people a lot that i am an art model, because at least it’s one step down from sex work. i told my parents that for a few years. i’ve taken a lot of figure drawing classes so i knew all the details of the profession. you shouldn’t be so ashamed, at least you aren’t stripping or hooking!

though i bet art modeling is a lot less soul-numbing in the long run… i might try it out some day. the only thing is that i am always cold, and i just can’t imagine standing still that long without clothes in those drafty art rooms.

I’m one of those people that embraces the beauty of the naked human body. My mother thought it was really important to teach me proper human anatomy at a young age (“It’s called a vagina, Caitlin, not a crotch”) and I think her open mind has something to do with how I turned out.

In short, I think what you do is great and brave. But you’ve heard this before.

And um, totally awkward question – but do they care or comment on what you do with hair “down there”?