WLG,
As weird as it may sound, I have become a bouncer after leaving. Now don't get me wrong, I have a REAL job too, but for some reason, I like working as a bouncer. It gives me something to do on the weekends, I have a whole new group of younger friends who look up to me and do not judge me. And rather than be one of those tough "chip on their shoulder" type bouncers, I can reason pretty darn good even with the drunk. So tonite (New Years) I will be out babysitting the intoxicated, listening to great music, looking at hot women who are turned on by a man in charge (and therefore I will be getting groped) and able to just be me. I find that it is relaxing to come home and unwind afterwards. My children come over every 2 weeks and they are totally cool with it.
The funny thing is, when I was in the KH, the elders used to always get me to stand behind them when they wanted to harass a DF'd one or a "troublemaker" because of my intimidating size. I always thought that it was a form of bullying then and didn't like it. Now, I have no problem with it in a bar, but at a JW function, it seems unloving. I remember doing it (bouncing) when I was younger and I was looked down at because of it. Now, who cares, it ain't like I am pretending to care about a man made religion anymore.
