Reply To: Going off the Derech

Imaofthree-nice to hear from you again! I haven’t yet found a Rav who specializes in OTD kids, although I have found other professionals who are helping. Anyway, I’m not sure my son would open up to a Rav at this point. I’m trying to hang in there, but he is really drifting away and shocking us with new ‘revelations’ each day. I haven’t stopped davening, and I think of you too. I pray things will get better for you 🙂

mom12-I’m actually trying to get my son to agree to speak with someone on the basis of helping him to cope with his anger toward his parents, which seems to be suddenly running rampant. ‘Where is it coming from?’ I keep asking myself. He is softening a bit on this issue, and I’m hoping this week he will agree to go, B’ezras Hashem. If not, then I will try to do as you suggest, although I wouldn’t put it past him to just hang up the phone and start screaming at me. I think you, me and Imaofthree should all daven for eachother, perhaps even at the same time, and in this merit of achdus, Hashem will answer all of our prayers.