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Mom, Don't Tell Dad What I'm Doing

Author: Rifka Weber LCSW

January 6th, 2018

My 23-year-old son recently came back from a year in yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael. Since his arrival home, I have noticed some changes in him, little “red flags,” and have been unsettled about it. Last week, he finally confided in me that he had gotten involved with the wrong crowd at the yeshivah dorm.Apparently, the downslide was rapid, and he has started using drugs. He refuses to tell me how he had the money to support this …

I Really Want My Marriage To Work

Author: Rifka Weber LCSW

November 14th, 2017

Question: I began my marriage four years ago with the firm belief, imparted to me by my choson teacher, that to “give, give, and give again” is the assurance for eternal bliss. We had met before we got married quite a number of times. Both of us felt that we have a good understanding of each other and our emotional struggles stemming from our respective volatile family backgrounds, where, we had both been witness to varying levels of …