How has this year been important to you?

The good
1 I came out
2 I moved
3 I started high school and survived

The bad
1 My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer and just had 2 surgeries and will prob go through radiation and might have to go through chemo. She also might have to undergo breast reduction surgery. I feel so bad for her.
2 My dad has to undergo colon removal surgery in 2015 due to damaged inflammation as he has colitis.

2014 has been an ok year.

 

1. I came out with little fallout from friends
2. Got a divorce, and we're still friendly
3. Started a new job
4. Moved from a posh suburb to a trendy part of town and much smaller digs with my dog
5. Joined this site and met a corps of good friends even if we're far-flung
6. Joined the RGMC and became good friends many of the members
7. Got a gay shrink
8. Went to a gay camp
9. Had a bit of a break down
10. Found an accepting church

I'd say it's been a big year, and one, I'll in many ways, be happy to see in the rear view mirror.

 

-Joined EC and came to accept, the undeniable fact, that I am gay. (Not that is a bad thing, I love it! )
-I came out to my mother, the hardest one of all, and, to my surprise, she was very accepting.
-I came out to everyone through Facebook. (Was received with good comments)
-Met many nice people here and my boyfriend Quem.
-My mother continuing to surprise me by her support of my relationship.
-Got to know myself more.
-Started to change some things in my life, like my religion. (Still a Christian, just not Pentecostal)
-Gained more confidence in myself.
-Got Pokémon Alpha Sapphire!!
-And the most important of all!! I cut my hair... :lol:

Well, those are the things that happened. Well, my parents divorced too, but that's not really important. It's not any different than before, although they seem to get along better now, and less fights, so that's good.

 

1 joined ec
2 outed myself to more people
3 got a job
4 major changes in family good and bad
5 learned a lot about myself

 

My plans for the future changed completely.
I set very, very high goals related to the aforementioned plans.
At school, I was below average, now I'm doing great.
I became good at things I was terrible at.
I realized that I was bisexual and I happily accepted myself.
I stopped being friends with a person that wasn't worth being friends with.
I made new friends.
I stopped hating people
I got people to listen to me. And I listened to them.
I became much, much, braver.

Wow, I can safely say that this has been a great year. I've never been able to say that before :')

 

The only good thing: I came out. The rest... well let's just say 2014 was a pretty shit year for me. I had finally accepted myself for who I am and thought I'd try and make 2014 a great year but it just got worse and worse. My bestfriend's grandfather died and it was really upsetting watching her go through all the pain and grief. Shortly after my dog died and this marked probably the worst day of my life. I cried for days after wards and still do from time to time. I can't put into words how much he meant to me Then to top it all off, my stepmother causes a huge argument by insulting my family and because of what I've said to her I'm no longer allowed to go down to her house which sucks because it's where my dad lives. Now I don't see him very often and when I do it's really upsetting as I can tell he's depressed about not seeing his children. So to answer the thread question: 2014 was in a bad way an important year for me. It was probably the shittiest year of my entire life

P.S. I found out about two weeks ago that my sister suffers from depression and self harms. Seriously? I hope life will get better than this because it's pretty shit if I'm being honest.

 

- Joined EC and accepted myself as gay :icon_bigg
- Came out to everyone via Facebook =]
- Met many nice people here, including the love of my life, Kabuki
- Started my second year of university
- Changed future plans =D
- Got different games, including Alpha Sapphire!
- Became much more confident
- Started exercises to work (a bit) on myself =]

 

Finally accepted myself and came out, met my bf, came close to quitting grad school but didn't and now am on a good path...it's been a big year

 

It hasn't.

 

- It's the first year where I actually wanted to be out
- Since that didn't happen, it hasn't been a particularly happy year
- I feel like I've grown a lot at my job and have been recognized for that
- I'm toying with the possibility of moving to a different city to shake things up
- I discovered the time suck that is EC. I don't even want to know how many hours I've spent on here.

 

This year I finally cared enough about my life to get rid of the poisonous people who were tying me down, and it didn't happen easily either. I had to be mean, that's what it took. I bluntly told them how selfish and leach-like they were and that they were no longer to have access to my time, and it was the best decision I've made in a long time.

 

Good, in that I finally accepted my bisexuality, and my gender identity / expression (still a work in progress, however), and had a few sexual experiences that were the best of my current lifetime

Rotten, in that I also experienced the worst depression I've ever had thus far (emerging from it now though )

 

Been a real headmash of a year - found out, came out(a bit), gained a nephew, lost a parent.

I kinda want to get the rest of my coming out over with before 2015 - so I can start the year with a clear conscience but that's not happening so I might pencil that in for 2016 instead.

 

• Came out to my parents
• Went to my sisters wedding in Rhodes
• Became more outgoing

 

2014 has been a year of immense self-discovery. After years of denial, I came out to myself at the start of the year, and now I'm only half in the closet. I no longer feel ashamed or scared of casually telling people that I'm gay.

However it sucks that I haven't plucked up the courage to come out to anyone in my family. But hey, that's what 2015 is for!!

 

-Joined here.
-Recovered from anorexia.
-My aunt recovered from cancer.
-Finally got my dog all his shots.
-Became more vegan.
-Got my first latop (Alienware 14).
-Discovered Linux and computer security.
-Picked up a few bad habits and got rid of them.

 

This thread is so depressing; why do I even keep continuing to read new responses...

 

Good:
- I accepted that I was gay, joined EmptyClosets, and came out to my parents and 4 friends.
- I did great at school this year.
Bad:
- I still have to stop being friend with that homophobic prick who's in my class.
- I still have to come out to the rest of the world.
- I'm currently depressed

Overall:
I achieved a lot but there's still some effort to do regarding coming out.

 

Good:
I came out to my school: great reaction :icon_bigg
I came out to my parents: better reaction
I stopped repressing my gender feelings
good grades as normal
lots of nominations for extra field trips with an allotted amount of kids

Bad:
two relatives died
grandfather very sick
close family friend is fighting breast and uterine cancer

Overall:
It was a pretty good year