JERUSALEM (VINnews) — I’m at Aroma and I’d ordered a coffee and a tea. The tea was for my son who had a train to catch and was at the doctor’s office upstairs. Six to seven minutes pass and my son arrives in a huff with five minutes to spare before his train was to leave. The Aroma staff seemed more on the under-caffeinated side this morning. I told my son to tell them that his train was about to leave and to please hurry up.
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The always watchful and charming waiter overheard my exchange. He comes up and lectures me that I have to give my son more independence – that G-d has provided my son with his own mouth and that I should let him use it. He reminds me that my son is a grown man and that while loving mothers mean well, we have to foster a sense of independence in our sons.
I thanked him for his advice and of course I’m stuck with my son’s tea when it finally arrives five minutes later. The waiter comes up to me again, says:
-Nu nothing to do- it’s your problem now you have two drinks.
Yeah, I got that…
And the point is??
And do you think it doesn’t happen in America?
W T I – welcome to Israel
So a buttinski waiter commenting on things that are none of his business is a good thing? And also slow? Hmmm. This Story does not inspire Anything but a ? Why is it here?
I can sympathize, my 13 year old son was hospitalized over night, he wanted his (expensive) laptop to stay with him overnight, we of course said no. The young doctor yelled at us in front of our son that we are helicopter parents, we have to give our son his independence and allow him to make his own decisions. Later on discharge that same “doctor” tells us he wont allow us to be present for post discharge instructions as our son is responsible for himself. Of course our son developed complications due to not taking care of himself (as any normal 13 year old ). Our relationship will never be the same.
Since we’re sharing war stories…
My friend was in line at a Govt in Israel. He’s the next one to be called. It’s 4:55 and the last behind the desk is reading a novel. After simmering for a couple minutes he asks her if she can help him. So she looks at her watch and says no, it’s already 5 o’clock. And closes her book and leaves.
Major culture shock. Coming from the US
Independence?
It’s no longer acceptable for a man (boy) to call a young woman (girl) before a date!!!
How do you expect them to be independent?
If my kids I don’t care if they were forty years old and they were out of line on religious issues ,I would smack the hell out of them. You need to control your kids even when they are young adults. This liberal freedom for kids is killing the young generation.