We had our meeting on the last day of the year 2006. The previous 5 yrs we had gone to the 9pm fireworks display in our local area with other witness familys. This was so our children could enjoy the display and the family atmosphere.( They also had rides and a concert for the kids).
Well, back to the meeting. The PO got up before the final song and said " We want you Brothers to remember what night this is. The World is out there celebrating and partying. We don't want to get caught up in this......etc etc" I cannot remember word for word. But it was enough for my wife and her friends to feel guilty about going out to see the fireworks. They said they couldn't go because their Conscience would'nt let them.
My boy was 6 and suddenly he was'nt going with his friends at all. He looked so dissappointed.
I was "boiling inside". I said to my wife " Can't you think for yourself? Use your own mind" Etc
If that brother had'nt said that, we all would have went as a family. Instead i took my son and met up with one of the other fathers who brought his children and we had a nice night.
It would have been good to have our familys with us though.
But i guess having Fun is wrong. The New System would be a fun place to be would'nt it!