My father was Jehovah's Witness before he had any children. Then he had two girls, then he had four boys, of which I am the youngest. As we were raised, we were EXTREMELY and strictly limited in our choice of music, friends, entertainment, and so forth. We had no choice but to attend their meetings three times a week. If we chose not to, we would be beaten and dragged to the meetings. (This is standard for JWs, except for the beating is optional, but children are given no choice.) When I was a young teenager, my mother bribed and threatened me in to being baptized (which makes you a full-fledged member of the orginization.) My father just refused his approval of me if I chose otherwise. So I did it.
At some point, my three brothers went their separate ways. None of them were baptized, so in a sense they were "free to go" once they were 18, as long as they left my father's house. Just recently I've decided to stop participating in the orginzation's activities.
2007-09-17
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