Grandparents: Here is an idea. In response to my column on drinking and Purim, a woman contacted my wife yesterday and informed her that one week before Purim she mails each of her teenage grandchildren a $100- ‘Purim-gelt’ check made out to their name. Along with the check comes a contract with a code of responsible behavior for Purim. In order to cash the check, they must call her after Purim and inform her that they adhered to the terms of the contract. ……………… Looking to adopt a grandmother for your kids????
Best Wishes for Simchas Purim
Friday, March 02, 2007
A Grandmotherly Idea
From R' Yakov Horowitz:
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eeeehh. Doesn't suit me. This sounds like when parents say to their kids "Too bad you don't want to be a mitzvah boy. All you have to do is wash your hands for ha'motzi. Don't you want a mitvah note?" I dont like that kind of stuff. They have to want to do it.
ReplyDeleteSame for teens, they should want not to drink. They shoulden't need to be payed for it. Todays teens are spoiled enough. Now, they can just sucker grandparents and say "Ill be good if you pay me"
The secret is honesty.
ReplyDeleteFor some people, a high is worth more than money, which is why they spend so much on their addictions.
ReplyDeleteThe grandmother's idea works only for people in a narrow range, who are tempted by the wrong course but not committed to it. Once they're committed to it, codes of behavior don't register at all. They'd just as soon cash the check to buy alcohol or whatever.