by Magwitch 6 Replies latest jw friends
Onemore started a thread on the Organization's year in review...
I thought it would be interesting to hear of individual's highlights of 2010
Magwitch's 2010 Review
Nice_Dream's 2010 Review
* I researched this religion online and realized it wasn't the "truth" this Spring
* I attended my last memorial and DC ever! Didn't even bother with the CA
* I am enjoying life and making new friends
* Sent out my first Christmas cards!
Let's see...
1. I got outed by my wife, then DF'd from the organization.
2. I saw Terminators 1-3 for the first time.
3. I almost separated from my wife about 3 times.
4. I survived the first year of marriage. Anniversary celebration sucked, though. Awful fight that night...but we moved on.
5. I have not been to a "Christian meeting" since March 28th. I'll drink to that!
6. I have learned that ex-JWs are better friends than JWs.
7. I have solidified my belief that my decision to leave the JWs was the best for me, though maybe not the best for my family. But hey, I don't negotiate with cults.
8. Favorite movies this year: Toy Story 3, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (haven't seen Inception yet, but I want to add it to the list in advance)
9. Favorite TV shows: Caprica, V, Heroes, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, whole lot o' 'Lost'
10. Many, many awesome phone calls, text messages, and e-mails to my best ex-JW buds. You know who you are.
11. I discovered Facebook!
12. I found a bus route that cuts my commute time by 10-20 minutes and saves me $7.00 a month. Nice.
13. Favorite books: The Hunger Games trilogy. Couldn't put 'em down.
14. Began the process of forgiving the WT and my wife, to work towards peace. Forgiving myself? Maybe next year.
15. Snuck several cheap movies, video games, and books into the budget without too much flak from the missus. Thank you, bargain bin at FYE and Kindle Store!
16. Got the coolest mix CD of all time from Jamie Bowers. Jesus Christ Superstar is forever stuck in my head. Thank you.
17. Paid my own rent for a full year. Finally, I'm a grownup! Sort of!
18. Greatly improved in the art of diaper-changing and cleaning up around the house.
19. Became a skeptic/agnostic/Christian--a Skeptnostistian [skept-nahs-tish-in]. It's great. No meetings, occasional, sporadic study, no recruiting, open debate on all subjects, and most of all, God doesn't care enough to kill you for your sins! I mean, how perfect a religion is that?
20. Moved journal-writing underground for the first time, as spouse monitors and attempts to control content of my journaling. The signal, however, can't be stopped.
2010 sucked. Badly. Worse than 1998, 2005, and maybe even 2009. But hey...who cares? Beats being dead. 2011 might be better, you never know!
-sd-7
Nice Dreams - I sent out my first Xmas cards too - it felt wonderful
SD7 - The first year of leaving the Borg is always traumatic in so many ways. 2011 will be better!!
zoiks' 2010 review
For the first year ever, my wife and I did not step foot in a KH once.
My wife's emotional well-being has dramatically improved.
My children got to celebrate their birthdays for the first time.
Aaaaaannnd, as predicted, we then got divorced (three times!), the children are begging on the streets, I am addicted to meth and prostitutes, my wife is into Satan worship and the occult, and we have been left with nothing but squalor and diseases.
Zoiks...Aaaaaannnd, as predicted, we then got divorced (three times!), the children are begging on the streets, I am addicted to meth and prostitutes, my wife is into Satan worship and the occult, and we have been left with nothing but squalor and diseases.
So true! They naturally assume we will become Satan incarnate once we stop being the Stepford Wives
The year for me was not that bad.Although I hope my family in Haiti is okay.School was hard for me but I think I will be okay.
