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Be happy-i would add on to you to rock the bed softly while rubbing their forehead and nose-that works like a charm. (I tried that firsthand and those kids where sleeping in no time!) Yawn… Im getting sleepy!
A group of teenage public school kids used to hang around our area…cutting off our eiruv, and scaring the kids. One time they came with bats so we called shomrim and they promptly showed up. I don’t know what happened after that but baruch Hashem they haven’t visited us since.
chesedname-well with all the wine you give them no wonder they are “out of it” in class!!!
How about making bedtime something really special? Spend quality time with them, talk to them…tickle their feet (yes im serious!-they love it when you do it)ask about their day…read them stories…Good Luck!
Wellinformed: you seem to enjoy starting threads on ruchniyus things:) Its good.
As for me my books of inspirations are visions of greatness, touched by a story etc….(maybe not as profound as yours)
(another cute email i received)
Are YOU a Rachmanus?
> If you get married at eighteen – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you’re still single at twenty – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you have three children when you’re married three years – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you have no children when you’re married three years – you’re a
> rachmonus.
> If you must learn in kollel for five years – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you must go to work at twenty – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you live close to your parents – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you live far from your parents – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your in-laws are involved in your life – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your in-laws are not involved in your life – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you have a job and work very hard – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you don’t have a job – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you “only” have four children – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you have twelve children – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you live on the top floor – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you live in a basement – you’re a rachmonus.
> If only the husband is working – you’re a rachmonus.
> If the wife is working, the children are neglected – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you move, it’s expensive – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you can’t move – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you attend a simcha every night – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you can’t go to simchas – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you must take household help – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you don’t have household help – you’re a rachmonus.
> If the husband is forced to help in the house – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your wife managed the entire household without your help – you’re a
> rachmonus.
> At fifty, if you don’t have work – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you still “have to work” – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your married children come too often – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your married children don’t come often – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you’re busy caring for elderly parents – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you don’t have parents ch”v – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you’ve married all your children at fifty – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you still have young children at home at fifty – you’re a rachmonus.
> At sixty,if you’re both home all day – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your wife works and you’re home all day – you’re a rachmonus.
> If your children must care for your needs in your old age – you’re a
> rachmonus.
> If your children don’t care for your needs in your old age – you’re a
> rachmonus.
> If you live until you’re old and weak – you’re a rachmonus.
> If you pass away young ch”v – you’re a rachmonus.
But…….
If you trust that everything Hashem does is for the good – you’re happy.
If you trust that Hashem guides your every step with love – you’re happy!
I just received this cute email.
A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.
Four worms were placed into four separate jars.
The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.
The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.
The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.
The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.
At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:
The first worm in alcohol – Dead
The second worm in cigarette smoke – Dead
Third worm in chocolate syrup – Dead
Fourth worm in good clean soil – Alive.
So the Minister asked the congregation –
What did you learn from this demonstration?
Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,
‘As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won’t have worms!’
That pretty much ended the service!
We asked a rav and he said if you were not going to buy it its fine, and also, if someone bought it they can do whatever they want to do with it-give it out…etc.
Im just adding on- it makes sense because anytime s/o lends you a book/clothes… you can’t take it? Someone bought it and they are giving it to you, i don’t see why you have to buy it first.
The slits that im talking about are not the small ones. This story happened a while back when the slits went all the way up! There is a big difference.
“No frum person goes OTD because of a slit.”
This could have been just “one too many” issue, like I said i don’t know him personally, but this was definitely a contributing factor in his going downhill.
OOOh, bannana boating is a blast!!!
The story is true, but i don’t know this man personally so i can’t tell you how he was before. But the way he made it sound was that he was pretty frum. It is scary.
A non frum man once told a schoolmate of mine that he was exremely frum but when slits came out everything went downhill from there…
WellinformedYid, thank you for posting this up, I will bli neder take upon s/t for myself to improve.
Why is it that no matter if i put a pair of socks in the wash only ONE comes out????
This is corny. A Rabbi decided to follow this Jewish guy, lets call him Mr. A. so he sees Mr. A. walking into a Mcdonalds. The Rabbi was not going to go in this tuma place so he watched the man through the window. Hes sees Mr. A. putting down his coat, and goes on line to order. He goes to his table with a nice juicy cheeseburger. The Rabbi watches the man washing his hands, sitting down, and is about to put the cheeseburger in his mouth. The Rabbi couldn’t take it anymore, he rushes in and says “Reb Yid, what are you doing?” Mr. A. says “calm down did you see me come in, take off my coat, order,wash my hands…?” the Rabbi says “yes.” The man said “great now i know the food that im eating is strictly under Rabbinical supervision!”
Wolf you answered-“That’s fine, but then that reflects a personal failing on the part of Bilaam — not a collective failing on the part of the nations.”
I don’t understand Moshe was great so does that mean klal yisroel didn’t do aveiros? everyone has bechira if they want to be good/bad. Not necesarily does it always reflect on their leader.
im not like any rav or something but i think i have an answer for you. No one is born bad, everyone is born with potential to do good its all how you use it. billaam had great potential to be good yet he used it all in a negative way.I once learned that the reason eisav’s head was zoche to be buried in meoras hamachpaila was because he had great potential to be a tzadik-it was all in his head he knew torah, yet he used it all for bad. i imagine its the same with bilaam. Likewise its true that Moshe had good qualities-but he worked on the to become what he was, its not that he just had them. I hope this answers your question.
“Yes it’s very sad that i can’t find one decent company that makes shells in a tzniusdike fashion with ample room for the hands.”
Just buy a bigger size
what are you talkimg about-schools preach tzniyus since day one
“Another terrible breach in tznius is this new fad (I don’t even know how new, its been a big problem for a while) to wear a tight fitting white shell under the skirt.” huh? you wrote under the skirt. you mean the shirt-right?
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I am a lifeguard and i noticed that many MOTHERS who bring their little kids to the pool after day camp hours are busy schmoozing with other mothers and are not paying close attention to their kids as they should. Its very upsetting for a lifeguard to keep reminding the parents to watch their kids (even though technically its not her responsibility as most pool rules are that little kids have to be with an adult)Mothers please-the safety of your children come first!
Wolf-me too 🙁
Im trying to understand how a Rav can poskin not to tell the other side any serious mental issues they have, because i personally know a wonderful girl who got married to someone who had a mental illness and is on medication without her knowing. After a few horrible,abusive months she got divorced. Unfortunatly he does not want to give her a get. Its very sad-if things were just said out in the open this whole mess could have been avoided.
This is a very sad day for klal yisroel. Hashem should watch over him and his family.
“the young husbands would be scared silly to criticize the tznius of their new bride” hanab-you are correct, but i am talking about “older” couples, who have established a sense of trust already and are not scared to step on each others toes by telling them straight out that they are dressed innapropriately.
Im imagining it works the same way with Mitzvohs-if someone was positively affected by something that you did it will tip the scale in your favor-even though you might not recall it.
hamalbin pnei chaveiroi, hamalbin=whitening, when you embarass someone you’re whitening his account of aveiros and putting them on your account.
Wolf-i agree with you a thousand %. i don’t think takanos on stores will help. Everyone has to be honest with themselves and determine whther they are tzniyus or not; and unfortunately that is the minority.
Another thing that bothers me is some HUSBANDS allow their wives to dress innappropriate. Someone just told me that she went to buy a dress and she knew it was too short but her husband told her “it looks great on you, nu so don’t sit with it!” and she bought it! true she knew it was short but her husband allowed it! i am a little shocked, because i know her and she is frum. Anyway she told me that her teenaged daughter told her respectfuly that its too short so she said its good chinuch for her daughter so she will lenghten the skirt! i wanted to tell her shes a little mixed up – lengthen it for yourself, so YOU can dress tzniyus!
bp totty-thanx. Thats very interesting, but why would a person forget their name?
while we are on this topic can someone find me the source why we to say the pasuk for your name in shemona esrei? i always wanted to know-thanx!
“blinky, so interesting about that, I’ve usually found that in cases where they give an “all of the above/none of the above” option, that was the correct one.”
Kapusta-i ddn’t say that. i was trying to say that any answer that is final such as always, never… are usually incorrect as there are always exceptions to the rule. I do agree with you that none/all the aboves are pretty much correct.