For those who were raised/born in the truth:1. Were you ever beaten as a child? And, I mean where the parent really crossed the line, not just spanking.
2. If yes, at what age did it stop?
3. Do you think it would have been the same if your parents weren't JW's?
what a great question !!!!!!!!! I wouldn't say beaten, but DEFINITELY threatened, endless amount of times, with things like : "do you want to die at armageddon", "you better go to the meeting or ELSE!", when you start thinking about suicide and hopelessness then YES they crossed the line. it stopped when I left JW land, actually no, it hasn't stopped, even when they call they still say something stupid, the last time was "don't you want to see your dad again.", I lost it. If my parents were not JW's it WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT, no doubt at all, I have no real family contact, just the occasional discussion on the phone that ends up in a verbal war. I have no respect for my mom or my dad, and probaly never will, that's just the way it goes, you can't pick your parents.