Thank you again everyone. It almost feels like having family.Which leads to a little whine: my head has been in a completely confused state for the past several weeks, trying to figure out how to, and how much to, include (witness) family-- over and above my normal confused state when trying to plan anything. It colors the way we have to think about what sort of festivities to plan: do we have a small ceremony, and then a big party? Do we have a mid-sized ceremony, and then a big apostate laden party? Etc etc.
Baah, it has forced a painful epiphany for me: I don't really have my family anymore. I have much more ability to have family contact than many of you reading this, but in the end, for the important things, they just aren't going to be there. They are gone. And when they find out that Decki is an ex-witness, they are just going to be that much more gone. It probably wouldn't be worth it (for either side) to make special arrangements just for the one or two witness family members who might come.
Enough whining.
In honor of Ross and Diane:
Top 15 Signs you're at a Bad Renaissance Festival
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15) The castle and village are made entirely of legos.
14) Turkey leg bears striking resemblance to Cocker Spaniel leg.
13) Festival activities include "Ye Olde Wet T-Shirt Contest."
12) Eight minute drum solo in the middle of "Greensleeves."
11) "Belly up to the bar, me lad, for some grilled mahi-mahi and fresh California roll!"
10) Ye Old Glassblower makes nothing but crack pipes.
9) The meade is served in a coconut shell with a Fizzy straw.
8) Everyone seems to have attended the Kevin Costner School of British Accents.
7) Mosh pit follows the wandering minstrels.
6) Guillotine exhibit closed due to pending litigation.
5) Friar Tuck's pager keeps going off.
4) The Disgusting Ogre is merely an unshaved Marlon Brando.
3) "Tarry, wench, I prithee! Wouldst thou Macarena?"
2) Merlin the Magician's only trick is "Got your nose!"
and the Number 1 Sign You're at a Bad Renaissance Festival...
1) Jousting Crips & Bloods.
I have to bring this back to the top because I am still a little bit sad about this. I already know my family will not be going. I have always known this. Even IF I were a JW, they would not be attending. Somehow it just seems that I was just not the kid that got that kind of attention from them. BUT Not telling Sixy's family I am an Ex Jw only bothers me because I know it would bother them to attend if they knew.
I was just curious if any other Ex JW couples went through this?