Hello Shannon

Welcome back!! I don't have kids, so I can't say about that side of things - but I have had similar discussions with my hubby (who was never a JW - lucky swine!) about my life being split into two people.............

I never felt that I had views on many things in life - the only views that had been drummed into me were that everybody was gonna die very soon, and I was gonna live if I kept to the rules image

When I left the org - everything that had been important in life vanished - I floundered for a long time - sometimes still do!! We have every right to be angry because of our 'stunted' development - all we can do I guess is try to begin to live life as we should have done all those years ago...........

That's the great thing about this place isn't it - it doesn't matter how often you visit - when you do return you are coming home :-)

Hugs
Sam xx