Danny Bear, that is so true.
The year after year embarassment of having one of your parents come to school to explain away my non participation in holiday festivities, or some other jw tabu event or field trip.
At least your parents did that for you. I remember my Mom attending my first day of kindergarten to tell the teacher, but after that I was on my own, every year. I dreaded the first day of school, whereas my friends looked forward to it.
God, these are awful memories.