Reply To: Going off the Derech

smc-funny you should ask, you must have Ruach Hakodesh. My son went back to school (not yeshiva) although we are happy that he is taking some steps to improve his life. He has a goal now to finish HS and get his diploma, and G-d willing we hope he will continue to pick up the pieces of his life. He still hangs out with the wrong crowd, but the truth is, unfortunately, they are the only ‘crowd’ who accepts him in our neighborhood. On the other hand, there have been many shlichim along the way who made contact with our son and still do, and we are hopeful that he will eventually see that the religious are not ‘so bad’ after all. He is still pretty far from religion, with only sporadic sparks of connection. I pray that we will see more but we still have a long road ahead of us…

Thanks for asking.