I was raised JW but left after serious family issues and a complete lack of support from them. I won't go into it here.

I didn't attend church at all for many years and completely lost faith. But after DD was born I took her down to our local Anglican church and have never stopped going. It felt like home, the people were welcoming and we received a lot of support. Perhaps my expectations have changed as I got older too. They are an evangelical Anglican church (some churches do more of the high-church type services/practices, some don't) and I was much happier with their inclusion of women as ministers, etc. This wasn't something JWs did and it never sat right with me either. The other thing that was important to me was the children's program, since giving DD a grounding in faith in a positive way was part of my motivation.

I know Catholic parishes can often be the same, it depends on the area, the congregation and the priest. There's nothing wrong with visiting a few churches and seeing if that fits for you. If you are comfortable with keeping some of the traditions of the Catholic faith but can't find a church you like in your area, I would try an Anglican church first as they are probably the most similar.

GL!