Thank you, Tuesday,
After I saw this, I called my son. He made an abrupt exit from the JW's long before I did. The first meeting he refused to go to, his Dad kicked him out, right then and there. My heart broke that night and I have never recovered. I fought and cried and begged and screamed at his father, but in the end, the decision was made. He was 18 years old.
All I could do was make sure he had what he needed to be on his own. I bought sheets, dishes, etc, whatever he needed. I secretly gave him money behind his dad's back. I have apologised for not being able to do more for him at that time. I cannot imagine treating him the way that boy in the video is being treated by his mother.
We have a pretty good relationship now even though we live in different cities. We talk on the phone and text each other all the time so that we each know what's going on in the other's life. He's a great 22 year old man now! I'm not with his dad anymore, which was upsetting to him at first, but he understands how difficult living with that man was.