There's an element coming through, as you'd expect with a Jehovah's Witness, that their beliefs, opinion, consciences are to be respected as the only ones that matter.
Yes, it's my father's right to exercise his belief, conscience and opinion that he did not wish to babysit for my wife and I so that we good go to a concert where the theme was offering praise and honour to Christ.
However, for JWs - as embodied by our local JW Reniaa - it's not acceptable for a non-JW to exercise their beliefs, opinion, conscience. So, if I were to forbid my parents to ever take any of my 3 children to a meeting in a Kingdom Hall (as I have done), that's deemed not acceptable by JWs and should lead to some sort of reciprocal action, such as not babysitting for us when we wish to attend Praise Gathering (did I mention how good and uplifting it was? My 9 year old son is walking on air this morning).
I'm no expert, but that sounds like cause and effect.
You see, Jehovah's Witnesses love cause and effect;
- If you don't go out in the door-to-door ministry to a sufficient time quota, you don't get to be a mic handler
- If you don't say the right things to the CoBE often enough, you won't be recommend for appointment
- If you choose to leave the teachings of the Governing Body, you're cut off from your JW family and friends
However, I believe that JWs should be aware that these principles will be flipped and pointed back at them;
- If you choose to shun your family members it's unlikely they'll be drawn to return to the Kingdom Hall
- If you choose to shun your sister in front of your daughter, your daughter will likely struggle to understand the "love" that's spoken of so often in the Kingdom Hall
- If you put your Watch Tower conscience before spending time with your grandchildren, it's unlikely you'll be asked to babysit very often
