Mishpach New serial to rock the cradle

amother

Myrtle

Sun, Dec 08 2024, 1:48 pm

I agree that this is all very confusing. And its not surprising that readers are getting mixed up between stories. It keeps switching between both young couples.
Having said that, the recent situation with yehudis's rent $ is beyond unrealistic. How does such a misunderstanding occur in the shidduch world?
This is is a basic discussion before the kids get engaged (some parents even ask this before 1st date). I dont have married kids yet but I know from other people that when both sides mert before engagement the 1st question is "so how is the rent being paid?"
Did yehudis's father give over an unclear message maybe?

amother

↑ Marigold

Sun, Dec 08 2024, 2:55 pm

I suspect that he committed to half the rent with the intention that yehudis would be getting a better job and paying it herself.

I'm curious how this will play out, and I really hope she will continue teaching!

amother

↑ Denim

Sun, Dec 08 2024, 3:37 pm

amother Marigold wrote:

I think (as another poster said) that she is going to end up in the same office as Raizy (the one who has 2 kids and is pregnant). The boss said that some resumes had just come in...
Maybe Raizy will end up in the heim
Maybe they'll commiserate about both having fathers who are tight with money

amother

↑ Watermelon

Sat, Dec 14 2024, 9:45 pm

amother Marigold wrote:

Nope. We found out this week. He didn’t commit. He I told-you-so’ed his wife Leebie that he was right and they found machatanim who didn’t ask for support. It was the shadchan who messed up and it looks like Leebie’s going to pay the price.
Am I the only one who noticed that Leebie’s so nice to the young mothers in the grim but so snappish and mean with her own younger kids? I’m having a hard time with the serial because both Amram and Leebie aren’t characters I can sympathize with. Every week when I finish reading I want to ship them off for a few months of intense therapy. When they’re in a better place emotionally they can come back into the pages of mishpacha magazine and finish their story.

amother

↑ Green

Sun, Dec 15 2024, 8:48 am

amother Watermelon wrote:

It's not so unusual in a situation like the one Leebie is in, that she's lovely to the people at work, but not at home. She sounds like a lovely person, but is stifled amd stilted at home because of Amram.

Very often, these people are blamed and told 'Chesed begins at home' and 'What's the point of being nice to everyone else if you don't traet yur kids nicely' and all that. But they've given up! They have what to give, they aren't appreciated at home, so they have to be nice SOMEWHER.

It's very sad, but unfortunately not uncommon.