Hangtenfeet
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Hi, I was just wondering for the tickling producers out there (both big and small), what was the major motivating factor that got you started in the tickling / foot fetish business? I know alot will say money, but what was the money for? College? Pay Off Loans? Loss of a job? Divorce? I was just curious if some would be willing to bear their story here.
For all that are wondering, here is mine: Many years ago, as a single younger man in my 20's I dabled in some tickling work, making home made videos with girlfriends or girls I dated, just for fun. But here is what finally kicked me into gear.
About 10 years ago when I was still in the military in my latter 20's, I met this woman while working part time at a bar. Long story short four months later she got pregnant and we had a whirlwind short romance and courthouse wedding. Then I learned very quickly we really had nothing in common, then I discovered near the end of our relationship (by getting into her personal letters from her past) that she was bit partial to women rather than men. Which explained alot in our relationship.
I filed for divorce after being treated like a piece of furniture for two years. Things were tolerable after the divorce, until I filed for a modification of custody with our child three years later to make our visitation equal (3.5 days each) when my work schedule got better. She refused to even discuss it with me for a year prior to that. That is when the war started. All of you that have been through nasty divorces with children, you completely understand what I am saying here. For those single people out there, look hard and date long before you leap and make babies!
Anyway during the mediation (which nothing can be used outside of the mediation room in court) The ex-wife's lawyer threatened to triple my child support if I did not let the case go. Being someone that is more about principal I fought the case. Long story short, her attorney took advantage of some loop holes in the law, (not to mention I had to fight half of the case as a pro se litigant because I did not have alot of money to pay for a family attorney). In the end I lost visitation with my child because I was living full time on a large sailboat I owned at the time and that did not count as a legal residence. My child support was more than tripled, and I was also ordered to pay my ex wife's legal fees back to her because the judge did not think enough circumstances had changed in my work scehdule to see my daughter one more day a week living less than two miles from my ex wife's house.
Within that year alot of things started to happen when the economy turned south and I was put in a position to where I had to change careers while still trying to pay my way through school. I was falling deeper and deeper into debt, and my ex wife was just dying to get the chance to throw me into jail if I fell behind on my $1000.00 a month child support payment.
So I got together with some old friends, put together a plan over coffee with them, and we started making tickling clips. We first built a website (all of you may have known Hangtenfeet.com before we sold it this past year to another media company), and then a few clip stores, and now we make special clips for private collectors. It is all done legally and it is alot of fun to do. It was the way I got ahead and escaped my slump. Given all the pressure I was under, I was very motivated to make it work, and it has. But in the end it was to afford the grossly over inflated child support payment for my child. I have since gotten it reduced to $700.00 a month and I am able to make the payment every month.
As far as the ex wife, well that hasn't changed. She is still the same and still tries to make trouble in my life anyway she can. But I am a much happier person than she, many times over. I have never understood the dishonesty, greed, and low levels some go even at the expense and happiness of their own children. I love my child with all I have.
Anyway, I have always wondered when you pay a producer money for a clip, what is the money going toward? To what cause? to what end? Well now you know my story and a big part of my life that I have never shared here before.
I look forward to reading some of your stories and comments. Be well.
Tristan
For all that are wondering, here is mine: Many years ago, as a single younger man in my 20's I dabled in some tickling work, making home made videos with girlfriends or girls I dated, just for fun. But here is what finally kicked me into gear.
About 10 years ago when I was still in the military in my latter 20's, I met this woman while working part time at a bar. Long story short four months later she got pregnant and we had a whirlwind short romance and courthouse wedding. Then I learned very quickly we really had nothing in common, then I discovered near the end of our relationship (by getting into her personal letters from her past) that she was bit partial to women rather than men. Which explained alot in our relationship.
I filed for divorce after being treated like a piece of furniture for two years. Things were tolerable after the divorce, until I filed for a modification of custody with our child three years later to make our visitation equal (3.5 days each) when my work schedule got better. She refused to even discuss it with me for a year prior to that. That is when the war started. All of you that have been through nasty divorces with children, you completely understand what I am saying here. For those single people out there, look hard and date long before you leap and make babies!
Anyway during the mediation (which nothing can be used outside of the mediation room in court) The ex-wife's lawyer threatened to triple my child support if I did not let the case go. Being someone that is more about principal I fought the case. Long story short, her attorney took advantage of some loop holes in the law, (not to mention I had to fight half of the case as a pro se litigant because I did not have alot of money to pay for a family attorney). In the end I lost visitation with my child because I was living full time on a large sailboat I owned at the time and that did not count as a legal residence. My child support was more than tripled, and I was also ordered to pay my ex wife's legal fees back to her because the judge did not think enough circumstances had changed in my work scehdule to see my daughter one more day a week living less than two miles from my ex wife's house.
Within that year alot of things started to happen when the economy turned south and I was put in a position to where I had to change careers while still trying to pay my way through school. I was falling deeper and deeper into debt, and my ex wife was just dying to get the chance to throw me into jail if I fell behind on my $1000.00 a month child support payment.
So I got together with some old friends, put together a plan over coffee with them, and we started making tickling clips. We first built a website (all of you may have known Hangtenfeet.com before we sold it this past year to another media company), and then a few clip stores, and now we make special clips for private collectors. It is all done legally and it is alot of fun to do. It was the way I got ahead and escaped my slump. Given all the pressure I was under, I was very motivated to make it work, and it has. But in the end it was to afford the grossly over inflated child support payment for my child. I have since gotten it reduced to $700.00 a month and I am able to make the payment every month.
As far as the ex wife, well that hasn't changed. She is still the same and still tries to make trouble in my life anyway she can. But I am a much happier person than she, many times over. I have never understood the dishonesty, greed, and low levels some go even at the expense and happiness of their own children. I love my child with all I have.
Anyway, I have always wondered when you pay a producer money for a clip, what is the money going toward? To what cause? to what end? Well now you know my story and a big part of my life that I have never shared here before.
I look forward to reading some of your stories and comments. Be well.
Tristan
