Anonymity and the truth of being honest

Hey J,

Well. Today is my birthday! I am officially “37 years old”.

1. I’m realizing my blog isn’t totally anonymous just yet, and I’d like for it to be.

2. I’d also like to talk about income, money, and honestly everything that is on my mind. I’m comfortable, I think, with this becoming a category of my mind.

3. I shared my anti-cult videos with my mom and sister yesterday. More-so, I wanted my sister to understand that even scripturally we can misunderstand verses. But given my mom hated the articles, and I read that this morning on my birthday, it occured to me that:

   1. My mom might not be safe to talk to about leaving cults

   2. My mom might not be safe to talk to about understanding my 12 step process, even if I explain it she might forget

   3. I’m grieving the loss of not being super close to my mom

   4. My mom might not be safe to talk to about interpreting scripture and how this effects my sister, though I think she understands my sister is a fundamentalist

But before I jump into why I think being anonymous is good for covering FAYTH, I also wanted to figure out (honestly) how my income broke down so that I can continue to do this website, and the anonymous angle also helps me being very transparent about my income and anything else that I can be honest with here.

Income (Gross)

TOTAL: $228,059.88. I had 3 main income sources, including Unemployment, a trial with a tech company, and income through a W2

2023 Income

I guess the more I look at this, the more I think to myself … well, there’s not much I need to be ashamed about. But it DOES help me figure out if I can continue doing FAYTH.org as a side hustle, and just continue figuring all this out.