My daughter is at home with her new daughter and an older couple visited them in her home and brought some lovely outfits for the baby. They stayed for about a half hour and ther company was very much appreciated. The following day they were at a JW get together along with my mom. They asked my mother to please not say anything about their having visited my daughter, her husband and the baby because "they have enough problems in the Hall without having to deal with more".
My daughter married outside "The Truth" and these folks went to her wedding. He subsequently gor removed as an elder after having been an elder (Congregation Servant) since the late 1950s! He has recently been allowed to say prayer again.
When my mother told me of this, I quickly responded to how terrible this religion is to make people feel like they can't see a friend or share the joy of a baby being born.
Incidentally, with my mom's urging, my aunt, who refused to go to this heathen wedding, sent a check for $50 and wrote in it that it was for my granddaughter. (I know that if anyone asked her if she gave the parents a gift, she could say "no, I sent the check for the baby")..... I hope the baby gets to bring the check to the bank soon and she better sign it, too.