Over the past few days it has come to my attention there a lot more people here who have kids who were raised as JWs but are now free because you, the parents, are free.
Some kids seem to do very well with thier new-found freedom.
Other kids seem to struggle with old fears implanted byt the WTS.
I remember when I left. It was hard on my girls. They were 8 and 12 when I was DFed and they opted to stay with their father when we divorced. That lasted less than a year before they were begging me to let them come live with me. They could not tolerate his abuse. (How he got them to begin with, is a whole other story)
Sometimes our kids can talk to us and sometimes they can't. Sometimes they tell us what they think we want or need to hear.
After some problems on the board a while ago I opened a private, closed forum for the kids of JWD. It is on a different board and is password protected and not open to the public even to read. The kids are quite safe there. They are free to talk about anything (well within limits).
I encourage the parents to be involved in the forum (although it is really quiet right now). The kids can also feel free to bring up some of these issues about leaving the WTS and trying out new things.
If you are a parent of a child (less than 15) and you think your child might find this helpful please PM me or email me [email protected]
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