Reply To: Going off the Derech

adams-My son was 5 when we moved to Israel. My husband and I have spoken with someone here in Israel, but then we got in touch with Avi Fishoff in NY. Since then, we have been trying to do TP, and stopped with the therapist here bc his approach, which is basically a tough love approach, is the opposite.

Imaof3-My son is going to a very low pressure yeshiva with his ‘friends’, so I don’t know how much he’s getting out of it. I keep telling myself to hang in there bc, like you said, in about another year, he’ll probably go to the army, and be off the street.

You are so right about parents of kids OTD going through a mourning process. It’s not just the lost dream that we mourn, but it’s also the child they used to be. Thanks for reminding me to take breaks. This has been one long roller coaster ride…