Reply To: Going off the Derech

Imaofthree-I hear what you’re saying, and I had this conversation with my husband recently. He seems to think that the streets can’t be any better, and he’s pretty much been exposed to almost everything. The advantage to a dorm is that it will get him off the street, and give him some structure, which he badly needs. Maybe he will also start to feel better about himself if he starts to learn something. It’s true that I don’t know who he’ll meet in a dorm, but I don’t exactly know who he’s meeting outside either. Also, a dorm might stop him from hanging out with girls, which his chevra is doing. Right now, he’s home with nothing to do, he sleeps all day, and stays out all night. A dorm is the only thing I can think of that will change that. If anyone has any other suggestions, I’m listening….