I'm a family man with a wife, kids, job, thoughts, and feelings of my own. 3rd gen JW. Climbed the ranks from childhood to elder. All family had intensive JW life with highlighters bought in bulk @ Costco to accommodate all the studying and meeting prep we did. On the platform weekly right up to stepping down and fading. Feel very fortunate to have my family all fade together. Currently navigating the life of being distanced by most JW 'friends' and shunned by JW family even though none of us have D/A or spread 'apostate' views.