Even the kids must be resisting more nowadays, or maybe they aren't being brought up in the "discipline and mental regulating of jehovah" as much as they used to be.
Thanks to the internet, the kids are walking out the door which is a smart move----get out while you're young. The older ones are more or less stuck in this dead-end religion, as they've given up 40, 50 or more years to it.
Could it be that the wts is losing its' authority over the r&f a little.....
I'd have to say "yes". That's why they've had 2 WT studies within 6 months of each other, telling the R&F they must cut off their own flesh and blood if they "rebel" against the WTS. This pathetic attempt to squash any sort of individualism in the Organization is reflected in the numbers.