We also got guilt gifts when they would leave us with relatives while they went to Watchtower conventions when we were younger. When they went to New York in 1953 I think it took us most of the 2 weeks they were gone to read all the comic books. Home for me was not a safe place. Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Halls were not a safe place for me. My dad would rarely talk to us as children except on mothers orders or to punish us on his own.
Witness can be lonely.
Regular contact with people with the same experience has been a real benefit to me. My social network doesn't allow time to be lonely. The Jehovah's Witnesses, one piece at a time, threw away their power over me. All their enforced unity did was drive me away and ultimately free me. If you need more information from me or if you just need to talk please write or call.