Comments on: Minnesota Mamaleh: Free is NOT Shtoopy http://tcjewfolk.com/minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy Twin Cities Jewfolk: the hub for hip Jewish stuff in Minneapolis and St. Paul Sun, 20 May 2012 21:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Galit http://tcjewfolk.com/minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Galit Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:46:31 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7369#comment-3638 thanks so much for the note-- excellent to hear from you! i really, really like the distinction between "freedom from" and "freedom to." and i agree with you-- there's probably an ebb and flow quality to our freedom desires throughout our lives. it's interesting (and slightly disconcerting!) to think of how our kids will view (and what they'll maintain) from their upbringing. thanks so much for the note– excellent to hear from you! i really, really like the distinction between “freedom from” and “freedom to.” and i agree with you– there’s probably an ebb and flow quality to our freedom desires throughout our lives. it’s interesting (and slightly disconcerting!) to think of how our kids will view (and what they’ll maintain) from their upbringing.

]]> By: Ima2seven http://tcjewfolk.com/minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Ima2seven Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:13:47 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7369#comment-3571 Great piece! I think conversation starters and self reflection for the week are the point of the seders, when done right. One of my 8 year olds asked me today "Do I have rights?". I love to say "no" flat out, because then there are no expectations. But I then build on that. I once told my now 15 y.o. that "freedom to" is all we want when we are kids, but as we get older we start to seek out "freedom from" lots of stuff. I strive to see the restrictions of my voluntarily observant life as "freedom from" as much as possible. Don't think my kids will ever see it that way, though, no matter how much we contemplate "freedom" in our house. : ) Great piece! I think conversation starters and self reflection for the week are the point of the seders, when done right.

One of my 8 year olds asked me today “Do I have rights?”. I love to say “no” flat out, because then there are no expectations. But I then build on that.

I once told my now 15 y.o. that “freedom to” is all we want when we are kids, but as we get older we start to seek out “freedom from” lots of stuff. I strive to see the restrictions of my voluntarily observant life as “freedom from” as much as possible.

Don’t think my kids will ever see it that way, though, no matter how much we contemplate “freedom” in our house. : )

]]> By: Galit http://tcjewfolk.com/minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy/comment-page-1/#comment-3452 Galit Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:34:31 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7369#comment-3452 thanks for your comment, lisa! i always love hearing from you. it *is* nice to have a basis for the non-example. for better or worse, it comes whether or not we purposefully introduce it, right? thanks for your comment, lisa! i always love hearing from you. it *is* nice to have a basis for the non-example. for better or worse, it comes whether or not we purposefully introduce it, right?

]]> By: Lisa Thompson http://tcjewfolk.com/minnesota-mamaleh-free-not-shtoopy/comment-page-1/#comment-3389 Lisa Thompson Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:43:06 +0000 http://tcjewfolk.com/?p=7369#comment-3389 I love how you brought humor into a serious topic in this post, Galit! I enjoyed learning about Passover (something I know almost nothing about). I love the girls' drawings--they are remarkably different, yet both so sweet and a reflection of who they are. Shtoopy is such a great word that it might be worth introducing into our repertoire of "bad" words--or not? I love how you brought humor into a serious topic in this post, Galit! I enjoyed learning about Passover (something I know almost nothing about). I love the girls’ drawings–they are remarkably different, yet both so sweet and a reflection of who they are. Shtoopy is such a great word that it might be worth introducing into our repertoire of “bad” words–or not?

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