Reply To: What REALLY happened with those boys that OTD en masse?

I don’t know about you all, but this story bothers me to the core. And it’s only the tip of the iceberg. (That, and my curiousity is what makes me seek the details…)

Think about it: Did you read Smile E Face’s “am I typical/normal” post? And the responses? So many admitting to having questions, and trusting no one close to them to ask or get answers from. So some are lucky… but others? Fall through the cracks. And I’m sure there are other scenarios… causing this OTD disease. It really is one… an epidemic in fact.

Mishpacha had an article this week that I think was so timely, and hit it on the head: We are losing our young ones to “emptiness”. And when feeling empty, yet with a good head on ones shoulders… it is quite difficult to stay in “the system” because that must feel terribly suffocating… and unfortunately, “the baby gets thrown out with the bath water” and EVERYTHING gets thrown out by the person feeling “EMPTY”.

Appreciate ye’all reading my ramblings… I’m tired, but I did want to try to get a point across anyway…

Would love to spin off this thread into: How can I raise MY children, to feel a strong connection to Hashem, and the Torah… as opposed to just doing things by rote, and possibly falling prey to this disease called OTD, otherwise known as “feeling empty, giving it up”.