"JK- You had a lot dumped on you at an early age for sure. The fact you were conducting a book study at age 13 was evidence of either elders dumping on you or else stalking you while conducting. That is horrific that you were abused by this elder- even having to cower under the dash to get away while out in service ! So sorry you had to go through that my friend.
One question I had : because you were the only male in your family who a JW - did your mom expect you to be the " little man " of the house , the " spiritual " head ? I know there was a time period my ex-wife did this to my older son !
Going through what you went through was REALLY traumatizing > I'm glad you have overcome it and found some happiness in life. Peace out, Mr. Flipper"
Not really, my sisters were older than me. My eldeest sister, 10 1/2 years older; and Barb was 3 1/2. I didn't get the pressure your son did. Please let him know that I am sorry for him.
As for the abuse and those years, I still have a large gap of time with no memory whatever. I know that people on here will advise me to go to counseling; but I did that, to no avail. The brain is a pretty tough organ. Those memories are just gone. Years of my life, except for little snippits. My Junior High and High school memories are spotty at best.
JK