i know of some that pioneered because they felt they had to.
we know of many that felt awful because they were ridiculed because they were witness children and had to get baptized and face school pressure, all the while hating it.
When I was pregnant with my daughter. The Elders tried to convince me that it was best not to let my babys father see her after she was born. Even as "mind clouded" as I was I knew that just wasn't right. So I fought them, and fought them, until I just started to drift away.
i was always amazed by the certain elders that really got into giving heavy counsel, while, they themselves, needed to take their own advice.you know, the elder that always picked on the families that weren't perfect, and was the first to volunteer to give the local needs talk on how to bring up your kids.
meanwhile, the elder's own children were smoking and dating "unbelievers".
and i always smirked when the theocratic ministry school overseer gave tough counsel on timing and the use of word-whiskers and pronunciation, while always violating his own criticisms............what drove you crazy??
I was talking with my brother the other day and he asked me " What were you suposed to do when you got a nose bleed? If the blood runs down the back of your throat." He said that technically that would be eating the blood in the eyes of the JW's.
I told him that I had no idea. Does anyone know what the policy was? Now I'm curious.