South Central, I hope you will reconsider. I raised three daughters in the wts. The eldest rebelled at age 15 and plunged into a lifestyle that caused both of us much pain and grief. She eventually pulled out of it, and interestingly, she found religion again as a woman in her 30s and made significant changes in her life as a result. I made my exit and divorce when the other two girls were in their teens and while it was difficult and confusing for them, the eventually made their own choices to leave despite enormous family pressure from witness relatives. All are doing very well and living full, rich, productive lives.
I was one of six kids, all raised in the wts. I was the only who stayed "faithful" until age 40. The others had many problems which I believe were exacerbated by the wts. They all got into varying degrees of trouble, including drugs, alcoholism and mental illness. The unrealistic expectations, the shame and guilt ploys are all things that young people, who are already struggling to grow up can do without.
My point is, you can raise your kids with structure, loving discipline and care without the destructive, controlling, dangerous influence of the wts. You owe it to your kids to spare them the added burden of this religion will place on them. Some of us on the this forum are still trying to heal after many years away from this organization. I regret ever exposing my kids to it.
