SJSinNYC- your comments are not ranting and are pure wisdom that should be spread to all seminary and high school teachers. I am not joking.
gavra_at_work- and who is allowing that kind of nonsense into their heads? where are all these “girls” coming from? high school and sem! Be a responsible parent and find out what they are learning in school and balance it with a good dose of reality! pick a school that teaches about real life! I now pronounce the new name of (wherever you live) as LAKEWOOD. now they can live where it is best for the family and finances and it doesnt have to be lakewood. not everyone can live there or should live there. or it will be the next brooklyn and no different either! take your daughters with you while you go grocery shopping and show them prices. how much you spend on rent, gas, electricity, water (some areas make you pay for this separately), transportation, clothes ect. show what likely income will be. have them cook dinner for your family and see what it is like. dont allow them to have unreal fantasies.
ok, i will stop ranting right now…