Harder.
In the early 90's we were having a long weekend in the southwest and staying with some relatives. I was able to do quite a lot of witnessing over meals. It was easy to talk with them. When we left I felt motivated to do more because of our children. I wanted them to be witnesses and to motivate their hearts to serve God. I didn't want them to be like a lot of young ones I had known who were witnesses but still had to be reproved for this or that (now elders) I hadn't been doing much for some years i had no ambitions at the hall. That was about to change. At least thats how I felt on the way home.
That summer i had no plans to attend the assembly which was imminent and my relative who was attended told me about a talk which later the information was in the Watchtower following year which caused me to stop the field service and with in two years I was not attending the hall.
However after missing a few memorials (which out of all the meetings is the one i would miss) I attended along with my family. For them. It was a hard decision for me but I did it. When we arrived several elders were outside that hall doors but went in as we walked across the parking lot without a greeting and i thought they were out there to greet people silly me.
I tried going back twice more, both times regularly, for the children sake. The last time I went for almost a year and was probably the most regular attendee at the hall. I didn't force my children to go. They wanted to go.
However I could never see going back to believing like I did.
When I first stopped going I wanted my wife to continue and take the kids. I felt that if I was wrong which i thought i probably was at least i wouldn't be hindering them. I felt it had risks if they did as it cause division in the family and i thought some would try. One of the meetings I attended with my teenage child the last time i went to the meetings for a spell an elder came up to us after and started speaking to us and told my child how happy he was to see them attending and told them in front of me "You don't have to listen to him"