oomis1105 this is your quote…
“It seems so obvious to me, that this is what young women should be doing nowadays.”
Should indeed, and I too stayed home for many years. Unfortunately too many either did not benefit from the type of appearant upbringing that you and I were Blessed with or maybe they can’t handle their lives-it can get overwhelming, and we all handle things differently.
oomis, you are so right in your feelings but once the children are already in shul they need to be trained appropriately, it is NOT their fault if they don’t know the protocol.
In a perfect world the little ones should indeed be cared for at home, but as I understood feivel, the child was already there in the shul – we could make the most of this opportunity even if the parent can’t/doesn’t.