Reply To: Going off the Derech

aries2756-thanks for the language on how to speak to my son about having a Shomer Shabbos home. As far as the jewelry goes, he wants me and my husband to buy it for him, but my husband is dead-set against it.

Derech HaMelech-I like how you and aries2756 put things. The main issue is really the other kids. If it weren’t for them, I could probably close my eyes and close his door to what he is doing. But he shares a room with his brothers, and doesn’t really care who sees him mechalel Shabbos. And he doesn’t even confine it to his room. Although he tries to wait for everyone to leave the room, he’ll make calls from the kitchen on Shabbos too.