tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post7053298905749257831..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Take A Kid To ShulBrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-81847177670511194552008-04-13T20:47:00.000-04:002008-04-13T20:47:00.000-04:00Smoo,People assume all kinds of things. If you ne...Smoo,<BR/>People assume all kinds of things. If you need the help you can't wait until it is proferred--ask for it. The leader of the learning group might be willing to pick up the one child that is going. Re the socialization, I assume you are feeding your family on Shabbat, so invite someone over to your house for a meal. People reciprocate where they have been invited. Or people may assume that you are the one who will feel odd so they don't invite first. Are there high school girls in your neighborhood? They may need to make their "chesed" hours and would be willing to babysit a child at home so you can go to shul with the others. Or they might be willing to take someone to shul if you need to stay home.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it would be ideal if everyone else picked up on what help is needed in a one-parent home, but if they don't you need to educate them by asking for specific help. Sometimes people just don't know what they could do to help and will respond positively when they are given some specific way to help.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-81761555505477685702008-04-13T09:57:00.000-04:002008-04-13T09:57:00.000-04:00Interesting post and certainly something our commu...Interesting post and certainly something our communities should be aware of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-66797289241787008062008-04-11T13:34:00.000-04:002008-04-11T13:34:00.000-04:00Hey wolf can we xchange links on our blogrolls?Hey wolf can we xchange links on our blogrolls?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-41509219716967532008-04-11T12:16:00.000-04:002008-04-11T12:16:00.000-04:00A very relevant topic for me. I am a custodial dad...A very relevant topic for me. I am a custodial dad of 4 young children. On Shabbat morning, if one is sick or lazy and doesn't want to go to shul, I find that some fights aren't worth it but the rest of us must remain behind. It would help if someone just stopped in on the way to shul and ask if they can help me get everyone out. When I got divorced, it became as if we had fallen off the radar. No more family shabbat lunch invites aside from family and one or 2 of the closest of friends. Without the invites, socialization suffers greatly. Only one child has friends from the local school and if finally asking for play dates. You can forget about dragging everyone out on shabbat afternoon for the learning group (if it is only for one child). And because it is all on one person, the kids don't get as much individual attention as the could. I miss the special feeling that a women provides for the shabbat environment. Don't get me wrong, I'm doing a bang up job but it would be better to have the missing elements.smoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540322073693784985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-30726684151146333382008-04-11T08:41:00.000-04:002008-04-11T08:41:00.000-04:00Kol hakavod!Kol hakavod!Mighty Garnel Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571194550300367249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-30587647325146367582008-04-11T08:10:00.000-04:002008-04-11T08:10:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for bringing this to people's at...Thank you so much for bringing this to people's attention! <BR/>I have linked to your post, as this is a very important issue that is very close to my heart.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-63308686097972699652008-04-11T00:07:00.000-04:002008-04-11T00:07:00.000-04:00Passing on what you have learned throughout your l...Passing on what you have learned throughout your life is important. One way to do this is by writing an <A HREF="http://www.articlefeeder.com/Religion/Ethical_Wills__Writing_Your_Last_Sermon_on_the_Mount.html" REL="nofollow">ethical will</A>.Wild Learning Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075562942473972823noreply@blogger.com