Mindchild,
I too was beaten severely by my father for many years for many things similar to your experience. I remember clearly occasions where I was dragged out of the Kingdum Hall and assemeblies to be beaten... I remember the hurt and embarresment that accompanied that! So I send you all my love and can tell you that my relationship with my father is non existant as a DIRECT result of the years of abuse... he had the WT to hide behind as he was simply not "sparing the rod"!!
Britty xxxxx
They wouldn't have made the cane if you weren't meant to break the rules!