I was one of the lucky ones as I was not destroyed. My early childhood in the Exclusive Brethren, tucked in a corner
of Ontario, Canada, was almost ideal as it was loving Christians
worshipping together in the way they believed.
There were a lot of edicts - no Christmas, Halloween, Easter, television, and most girls were forbidden to wear pants - but my parents didn't bother to follow those rules.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/have-you-left-a-cult-or-religious-sect-share-your-story/15776043/I-survived-the-Exclusive-Brethren
There were a lot of edicts - no Christmas, Halloween, Easter, television, and most girls were forbidden to wear pants - but my parents didn't bother to follow those rules.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/have-you-left-a-cult-or-religious-sect-share-your-story/15776043/I-survived-the-Exclusive-Brethren