Due to my schedule, I appologize for not participating more on this forum. A man goes through different "seasons" in life. Each season carries different interests, etc. A shift away from BL to other bodies could be a shift in intrests, or maybe more... I am a realitively young MM (43 yrs old but raised in 2010). Through my membership, my 3 sons and a younger brother joined. I was JW in 2011 and am SW this year, my youngest son is JW. I work various shifts and have skipped sleep and family time to attend Stated Meetings, Degrees, funerals, etc. Lately I've been a little upset with BL. When "more experienced Brothers" are hyper critical of my sons, who are learning degree work (raised in 2011) and have conferred degrees, it upsets me. One particular brother yells out during degrees with "his" corrections. He has been told that the degree has been changed but he is correct and the ritual book is wrong. If a brother chose to attend BL less due to situations like the above and attend SR or Shrine more, would he be wrong? Isn't it better for a Brother to remain active in Masonery in another body than drop out entirely?