Time for a change of tactic
Orthonomics begins her post on "unpopular advice"with a letter to the Yated and offers some answers.
I think the fact that the letter writer is able to say,
is a very positive thing. She'elas chacham chatzi teshuva -- a wise person's question is half an answer (because he frames the issue correctly). While asking this question, the person is taking note that raising children with the expectation that their needs will forever be cared for by others is not the way to go. That and the recognition that they can no longer regard their parents as a never-ending sourcde of funds show maturity. So there is at least something positive coming out of this economic downturn -- that and the more modest bas mitzvah celebrations I've noticed in the 7th grade of this year in contrast to the 7th grade last year in the same school.
I think the fact that the letter writer is able to say,
"We’re justasking, what should we do? What is the answer? How are we supposed to manage?There is probably no answer to this question, but one thing I can say is that when my children get married, I’ll probably do things a lot differently. Maybe the way we’ve done things until now didn’t make as much sense as we thought they did…"
is a very positive thing. She'elas chacham chatzi teshuva -- a wise person's question is half an answer (because he frames the issue correctly). While asking this question, the person is taking note that raising children with the expectation that their needs will forever be cared for by others is not the way to go. That and the recognition that they can no longer regard their parents as a never-ending sourcde of funds show maturity. So there is at least something positive coming out of this economic downturn -- that and the more modest bas mitzvah celebrations I've noticed in the 7th grade of this year in contrast to the 7th grade last year in the same school.
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