Reply To: Going off the Derech

mom12-thanks for commenting. I have mixed feelings about these types of yeshivas. On the one hand, maybe my son would like it better bc it’s low/no pressure. On the other hand, he doesn’t come from a dysfunctional family B’H, and part of me feels he doesn’t belong there. Maybe I’m wrong to think this way. Some of the kids he hangs out with in the street come from high risk families, and they have little to no relationship with their parents. I always thought perhaps, part of the solution would be for him to connect with a ‘successful’ yeshiva kid. I’m also afraid of exposing him to the few things he hasn’t done yet. If there was a yeshiva for kids who are struggling with the system, who need space and yet support, I’d be very interested. I just hope he would be too…