Red Nails: “maybe you’re living in a little shteltle somewhere in yehupitville, i dont know. but i know where I live, in New York- EVERYTHING is OPEN, and all our kids see and hear all the psychotic stuff that goes on and all the garbage. “
Mammele: “Although most of us were happy with the “old Lipa” he’s traveling all over the world for really big bucks, not all these guys are so frum and he’s trying to both impress and “blend in”.”
This is a problem not only here but all over the Jewish world where we are trying to ‘blend in’. We are different, we are special, we shouldnt try to blend in! Isnt this the reason we were taken out of mitzrayim – the fact that we remained pure and lived solely for Hashem? That we didnt change our clothing and language?
If we know our children are exposed to all the garbage, we should be doing other things to distract them from outside influences. I’m not experienced, but just letting children listen to things we know they shouldnt listen to, or wearing things we know they shouldnt wear, or doing things we know they shouldnt be doing, etc.. because we live in a society where everything is open so ‘lets pick and choose the best option of things they shouldnt be doing to prevent them from doing worse’, is twisted thinking.
We are an am kadosh and we are different…