I don’t think it’s worth it to go back and figure it out.
1.Free education and learning facilities.
2.A very structured day schedule.
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3.I liked that I felt secure.
I wasnt gonna starve.
I wasnt gonna freeze or die of exposure.
I liked that I had nothing to worry about.
But it wasnt worth owning nothing and having nothing.
It was boring as fuck.
Endless fucking games of pinochle.
I did two years and played so much pinochle.
I cant even get 4 people together to play out here.
Thats the only thing I really miss.
Besides not having any actual responsibility.
5.I cant find most of the good commissary items anywhere.
I have found Keefe coffee for sale on ebay, but at like 3x the price.
Bostons best is available but not the kind we had.
That shit was awesome, and what got me drinking coffee.
I dont think its worth it to go back and figure it out.
(dont touch my stuff and I wont touch yours pop in thing).
9.I havent been to prison but my Dads friend said he missed having food cooked for him.
10.I miss the camaraderie and forced social interaction.
11I missed the solitude of being alone.
I did about 47 months, from age 19-23.
Inside, I missed the brotherhood of those around me, that I ran with.
The loyalty in there is something you dont find out here.
The learning and humility factor was awesome; it was good being tore down and built new.
12.I work with this guy who told me about and made me prison soup.
He said he craves it all the time and makes it a few times a year.
Then its topped with crunched up Doritos.
13.I am not an ex-convict but one of my brothers is.
When he got out, my father didnt wanted me to see him.
(He accepted.)
Man, I miss the free food.
It wasnt the best but at least is better than moms food.
(His mother cheated on my father before he meet MY mother.)
14.The nice ass prison guard who…
I hate to admit this… had to look up my ass on my first day.
The dude was actually my age.
The only nice guard in the whole place lol.
Which is why he worked booking.
15.You are accountable for the things you say and do.
Im much less social nowadays so I guess I just miss being social in general.
18.Had a few very good friends I made while there.
19.Not a felon but mom is.
She was in for drug possession for a few years.
The most frustrating part, the drug wasnt even in her system.
She also liked having a job shes disabled now.
Dad is, he says he missed having no rent and free food and free gym.
23.I miss the friends I made in prison.
Everyone was sober and there was no game.
They arent the same people when you get out.
24.I do miss certain people.
Its a different sort of comradery than anywhere else Ive ever been.
Everything else kind of sucked.
25.Every one is (mostly) very respectful of everyone else.
I miss some of those guys every day.
27.Not me but my brother in law is out on home detention.
28.Im not an ex-con but my dad was, for drunk driving.
Before then he was a very successful businessman but alcohol got him.
On a side note, my dad was quite arrogant and always had to win.
So he smuggled cannabis out of prison just to prove he could.
If he got caught?
But my dad had to take his win.
29.In prison there was more to do.
I read 165 books in an 18 month period.
I made a couple good friends.
I listened to a lot of stories.
A lot were bullshit.
Others were genuine, though.
I gained a lot of perspective, and a degree of social confidence.
But, I do not miss anything about prison.
I grew from the experience, and I appreciate that, but seriously fuck prison.
