Reply To: Going off the Derech

WhatIthink-It makes sense what you said. But it seems hard to compete with the temptations that are out there, even if the family is happy being religious. It could be that the mitsvos just don’t make kids that happy, especially when you see the secular world appearing to be ecstatic from other things. My son has been listening to secular music for a long time, and now he had the chance to go with his chevra to an outdoor beach party with some singer or DJ that he likes. Hundreds of kids dancing on the beach, loud music, beer… the intensity overpowers even the happiest of religious events. My son said the most telling thing as I was pleading with him not to go. He told me that he can’t be religious bc of me. I guess that is the bottom line. I feel like I’m in aveilus