“Why did Chelli agonize over a decision that wasn’t hers to make in a vacuum? She had 14 other people to consider”
I’ve been an avid reader of Family First for years and often find myself nodding in agreement while reading an article or essay in your pages. I’m consistently impressed with your material. However, nothing prepared me for last week’s To Be Honest column. I practically jumped off the couch to offer Mrs. Schon a standing ovation.
No, she didn’t offer solutions for world hunger or peace in the Middle East, and yes the issue of “faux vulnerability” is a quintessential “first world problem,” but let me be clear — my soul felt seen.
You see, I, too, feel the bile rise in my throat when I get one of those emails, with that sort of copy, or scroll through LinkedIn for business purposes only to be confronted by one million posts dripping with nauseatingly “vulnerable” writing. I respect everyone’s right to drum up business in whichever way they see fit, but Mrs. Schon and I (and I suspect many other people out there) have a message for the world; the vulnerable copy trend has run its course. Unfortunately, at least for this consumer, it now has the opposite effect entirely and I run for the hills whenever I’m confronted with it. Mrs. Schon, your professionalism and unwillingness to stoop to gimmicks and silly trends is admirable and shows a tremendous strength of character. May Hashem continue to bless you with abundant parnassah!
Tova L.
Chelli, you probably did the right thing when you told Paulina that your married friend Bayla and her husband and children couldn’t join your meals at your singles shabbaton.
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