Comments on: Thinking Outside the Misgeret http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/ A community surrounding parenting, Judaism, and Israeli living. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lauren http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-12896 Lauren Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:23:12 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-12896 I LOVE THIS!! But I think I should apologize to my husband for the tirade he had to endure due to his mother insisting that our oldest was "bored" at home (at the age of 12 months). I thought she was just being silly - I didn't realize this is one of the Israeli Parenting Laws!! :) I LOVE THIS!!
But I think I should apologize to my husband for the tirade he had to endure due to his mother insisting that our oldest was “bored” at home (at the age of 12 months). I thought she was just being silly – I didn’t realize this is one of the Israeli Parenting Laws!! :)

]]> By: mother in israel http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-12640 mother in israel Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:48:02 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-12640 Thanks Maya and Dalia for reviving the discussion! Thanks Maya and Dalia for reviving the discussion!

]]> By: Dalia Weinreb http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-12635 Dalia Weinreb Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:18:06 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-12635 Just found this post even though its from a long time ago - absolutely had me giggling :-) Oooh the comments I have endured about not giving my baby that incessant chicken/veg soup every single day (don't little people deserve to have real variety too and eat along with the family???) and the bamba thing - don't get me started. Well done on your fabulous blog! Just found this post even though its from a long time ago – absolutely had me giggling :-) Oooh the comments I have endured about not giving my baby that incessant chicken/veg soup every single day (don’t little people deserve to have real variety too and eat along with the family???) and the bamba thing – don’t get me started. Well done on your fabulous blog!

]]> By: Maya (from How To Be Israeli) http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-12130 Maya (from How To Be Israeli) Tue, 25 May 2010 11:35:20 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-12130 I'm reading through old posts... as a secular olah, I can confirm that middle names are highly uncommon in our Israeli community. Interesting that they're common in the religious community! I’m reading through old posts… as a secular olah, I can confirm that middle names are highly uncommon in our Israeli community. Interesting that they’re common in the religious community!

]]> By: Welcome olim and potential olim | A Mother in Israel http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-9570 Welcome olim and potential olim | A Mother in Israel Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:22:43 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-9570 [...] an Elementary School in Israel Child safety Post High-School Decisions Thinking Outside the Misgeret (Israeli norms regarding small children) Number one reason for making aliyah Gan Stuff, Gan Finances More Gan Finances Babies and Hospitals [...] [...] an Elementary School in Israel Child safety Post High-School Decisions Thinking Outside the Misgeret (Israeli norms regarding small children) Number one reason for making aliyah Gan Stuff, Gan Finances More Gan Finances Babies and Hospitals [...]

]]> By: mominisrael http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-436 mominisrael Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:41:18 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-436 Absolutely! Absolutely!

]]> By: keren http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-435 keren Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:30:33 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-435 You forgot, once they start this soup it is instead of a nursing meal, so baby begins to lose weight (since it is eating "diet" food) and mother is then told her milk is no good any more and she has to add formula (obvioulsy not you, but this relates to many regular mothers)! You forgot,
once they start this soup it is instead of a nursing meal, so baby begins to lose weight (since it is eating “diet” food) and mother is then told her milk is no good any more and she has to add formula (obvioulsy not you, but this relates to many regular mothers)!

]]> By: mother in israel http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-222 mother in israel Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:57:00 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-222 Hi Doug,<br/><br/>I think that the coldness you see is somewhat exaggerated in your wife's family. As for middle names, most of the kids around here have a modern first name and a traditional middle name, after a relative, like Matan Naftali. It could be that what you're referring to is common in the secular community and I'm going to find out. If you look through the rest of the blog you'll see some other posts on groupthink. Thanks for stopping by and good luck with the in-laws! Hi Doug,

I think that the coldness you see is somewhat exaggerated in your wife’s family. As for middle names, most of the kids around here have a modern first name and a traditional middle name, after a relative, like Matan Naftali. It could be that what you’re referring to is common in the secular community and I’m going to find out. If you look through the rest of the blog you’ll see some other posts on groupthink. Thanks for stopping by and good luck with the in-laws!

]]> By: Doug http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Doug Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:21:00 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-218 As an outsider (my wife is Israeli but we live in my native country, America) I sometimes wonder at the intensity of Israeli groupthink. On one hand, when I see a diverse group of Israeli families at Disneyland, I think "how nice it must be to have a large group of close friends who you would travel half way around the world with." But stories like yours make me think, "thank goodness my neighbors keep their mouths shut about how I choose to raise my own children." I suppose it is a tradeoff.<br/><br/>I don't know if these are real examples of even older Israeli conventional wisdom or just nutty anomalies from my wife's family. (I keep telling myself that this can not be anything like a typical Israeli family. It is the only way I can remain optimistic about the future of the country :-) But here are a few that I have heard from them when our children were toddlers.<br/><br/>1)You shouldn't pick the baby up, or play with it so much. It's bad for the baby and tires you out. (note, we're not just talking naptime. They really think that babies should be confined to a crib, playpen or stroller even when they are wide awake and ready to play.)<br/><br/>2) Having both a first and a middle name will confuse a child. We gave our children an English and a Hebrew name. When they objected, I explained that everyone in America has a first and a middle name. They didn't seem to believe me. When I pointed out that I myself have a first and a middle name, they just nodded their heads as if that confirmed something they had suspected for a long time. As an outsider (my wife is Israeli but we live in my native country, America) I sometimes wonder at the intensity of Israeli groupthink. On one hand, when I see a diverse group of Israeli families at Disneyland, I think “how nice it must be to have a large group of close friends who you would travel half way around the world with.” But stories like yours make me think, “thank goodness my neighbors keep their mouths shut about how I choose to raise my own children.” I suppose it is a tradeoff.

I don’t know if these are real examples of even older Israeli conventional wisdom or just nutty anomalies from my wife’s family. (I keep telling myself that this can not be anything like a typical Israeli family. It is the only way I can remain optimistic about the future of the country :-) But here are a few that I have heard from them when our children were toddlers.

1)You shouldn’t pick the baby up, or play with it so much. It’s bad for the baby and tires you out. (note, we’re not just talking naptime. They really think that babies should be confined to a crib, playpen or stroller even when they are wide awake and ready to play.)

2) Having both a first and a middle name will confuse a child. We gave our children an English and a Hebrew name. When they objected, I explained that everyone in America has a first and a middle name. They didn’t seem to believe me. When I pointed out that I myself have a first and a middle name, they just nodded their heads as if that confirmed something they had suspected for a long time.

]]> By: SephardiLady http://www.amotherinisrael.com/thinking-outside-the-misgeret/comment-page-1/#comment-217 SephardiLady Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:38:00 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=89#comment-217 <i>This topic tends to get me going. </i><br/><br/>I'd say the topic could get anyone against the grain going. :) This topic tends to get me going.

I’d say the topic could get anyone against the grain going. :)

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