commonsense

many people today have the inclination to shield their children from anything secular, the problem is that is you live in America, most likely your children will come across alot of shmutz just walking in the street and shopping in big name stores. We need to teach our children how to cope with this shmutz rather than closing their eyes so that when they do see it they have no idea how to react. I am not saying we should specifically expose our children but like aries says we should go with them and teach them how to find kosher books and what to do when they come across something objectionable.

poster: for the first 17 days the man who was the leader of that group took charge. They had emergency rations stored in the mine that should have lasted for two days. the leader doled out a minimal amount of food once every two days until they were found and a way was found to get them food. it’s very amazing that they all listened and didn’t kill him to get the food. they weren’t found for 17 days, most people would have given up hope long before then. there are so many amazing parts to this story!

SJS, i am one of the few here who support you. Although i have different ideas of what constitutes a luxury ( i do not think cleaning help is a luxury, i think it is a sanity) but i also know numerous people who pay for non neccesities before tuition. people who need expensive cars instead of cheaper versions, people who buy expensive custom sheitlach instead of the the much cheaper out of the box option, people who ‘need’ to go on yearly vacations and need radiant heating and granite counters in their newly renovated houses. when it comes to tuition these people have no problem claiming to have no money and the paperwork to back it up. As someone who tries to live within our means and worries constantly about money, but pays tuition on time i find myself resentful that i cannot afford any of these luxuries yet these people are paying much less tuition than me in the same schools. I know my priorities are right but when i can never afford the nicer sheitel i wonder.

smart teen as your name implies you sound very young.

i know a young woman who is otherwise healthy but has a terrible time fasting! at about 11 am i saw her almost pass out in shul. she went home and did not return. if this was mutar, it would be wonderful thing for her. her mother is a nurse and could put in the line and monitor it herself.

i would also like the posts to be numbered. when people refer back to old posts it’s sometimes hard to find which post they are referring to.

i got a call telling me to cast a write in ballot for moral. i thought this was a great idea and actually voted for old fashioned morality. I am curious if other people followed through and if this was noticed by anyone. anyone else hear anything?

feldheim puts their new books on sale relatively quickly and has amazing books on clearance. try their website or their outlet store. i have done very well on their books in the last few years.

in today’s day and age technology allows people that carry genetic diseases have children without the disease. If the person is aware they are a carrier they can do in vitro and test the embryos for the disease and only use those that do not carry the disease.

I would like to know why camps have to go to walmart? Camps bring busloads of kids to shpatzir around the store. Aside from all the points brought out in the above posts, it is annoying to the customers who are there to shop. I was there one year on July 3. It was maybe the first week of camp and already they were bringing the kids. the store was very crowded with summer people buying necessities to set up their bungalows and locals getting ready to celebrate the July 4th holiday. The girls were shrieking and clogging up the aisles inconveniencing those of us who wanted to shop. The locals were understandable annoyed. I think campers can survive until visiting day to go shopping. If the camps insist on bringing the campers there, they should try to go at less busy times.

Dear mr. yeshivaguy222, i have a question for you. what would you have done if the shadchan had told you that the girl was overweight. I am sure that you would have given an immediate no despite all the wonderful info you have found out. maybe the shadchan knows the girl well and her heart cries for her and her lack of dates despite having ala meilos except for being overweight which has become the biggest crime of the century. maaybe she thought that if you met the girl you might like her despite the weight and have a second thought about a second date. i’d be willing to bet this girl does not get a second date very often. It is hard to be a girl in the shidduch scene and being overweight makes it pretty much impossible. My heart cries for the poor girl! I truly hope she finds a much better person than you to marry!!!!

just a few small points, no one speaks of all the little expenses that add up really quickly such as presents for baalei simcha, repairs of house or appliances, etc.. It is almost impossible to stick to the budgets people have described because there are always expenses that are not chesboned in.

A sheitel is not a luxury, a woman that is working needs! to have a decent sheitel and they do not last very long when they are worn on a daily basis.

Equity taken out on a house must be paid back! You can’t borrow on it and pay it back when you sell the house. It becomes another monthly payment that you can’t afford.

you can also take a wet washcloth or towel schmatte and wipe them off. they don’t get as wet as washing them and they dry quickly.