The real problem when you get to the stricter end of any religion is you have to “Other” everyone not like you. You know a Secular kid isn’t discussing Yiddishkeit with your kid. The problem is you and his Rebbeim have told him only you live a good life and everyone else are low lifes who spend their lives on drugs and parties. If your kid goes to a Secular house and sees people living a functional, happy, disciplined life of purpose it’ll upend everything you taught him. You can see in the comments who is who. You know the ones that are always attacking and putting down everyone not like them are the super Machmir ones. My Mother (& others) taught me, there are good and bad Chasidim and Yeshivish and MO and not religious. Judge people based on how they act, not how they dress or what they claim to be. The MO serve a purpose because many who are MO would leave Orthodoxy before becoming Charedi. Also, Charedim collect money from the MO and they give even though they know what many Charedim think about them. (Did you ever see a MO collecting in KJ?) So appreciate them for the roll they play. The non-Orthodox give a ton of Tzedaka which benefits the Frum so also appreciate the role they play.
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