Welcome aboard, Dr. Zhivago! I was raised a JW, stayed in it for much too long in my adult life. I refused to use any keys to freedom, so the elders had to unlock the prison door (by DF'ing me).
So I lost all my JW friends and my parents and 1 grandmother. It isn't worth going back though. I had to hit the "reset" button and start all over with new friends and a new life at age 40.
I come here to this site to spew my evil apostate venom.