My own daughters reported me to the elders for looking things up on the internet, criticising the organisation in my own home and for associating with a 'marked' brother and his wife who hadn't been to meetings for over 2-3 years (they post here). Because my family was a 'model' JW family and we had a lot of friends in the congregation the elders panicked and hurriedly organised a special marking talk on the Thursday night service meeting. My wife and I have been marked for apostasy and are generally shunned if we should happen to see JWs in the street - which doesn't bother us at all.
Out of all our long-time "friends" in the congregation - over 20 years - not one has telephoned or called round to see how we are or to ask why we left. The elders have frightened them to death and our daughters have been spreading malicious lies. From being 'the best father in the world' I am now the worst.
Interestingly, someone I know was called on by the JWs during their field misery and he asked what happened to me (he later telephoned to tell me the story). The two JWs said that I had left the organisation after finding out something but I won't tell anyone what it is!
That's a good one! So, people supposedly want to know why I left but how can I tell them why if they won't talk to me?
I guess the elders would LOVE me to write and tell THEM what it is so that I'd be playing their games and they could DF me. I couldn't care less if they DF'd or DA'd me but I won't give them the satisifaction of having something from me they can use and be able to tell the congregation "We told you so!"
Being free and genuinely happy for the first time in 20 years is my answer to all JWs.
Ian