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Sorry another boarding school thread

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:32

What I want to know is whether there are any boarding schools that take 36 yo's. I quite fancy weekly boarding so I'd come home and see dh and the dc at the weekend. I like the idea of having my meals made for me and some of the evening activities so like loads of fun.

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Greythorne · 20/06/2011 22:33

Hee

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thisisyesterday · 20/06/2011 22:33

just marking my place. am interested in this too

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TakeMeDrunkImHome · 20/06/2011 22:34

If you find one, do ask if they take 46 yos too.

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amothersplaceisinthewrong · 20/06/2011 22:35

Can you also find out if there are organisations arranging gap years for 50 year olds - I missed out as an 18 year old!

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moondog · 20/06/2011 22:36

I used to tell my grandmother to go into sheltered accommodation on accoun of it being like halls of residence.

In same vein I am working all summer in a residential place and soooo looking ofrward to others dealing with all the domestic chores.

(Boarding school was fun by the way. Did 7 years of it and had a ball.)

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:36

I'm just wondering whether I'd fit into the uniform

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Bearcrumble · 20/06/2011 22:38

Not if you have spotted dick for lunch every day.

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:38
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Hassled · 20/06/2011 22:38

Yes - I was robbed of a gap year too. 'Snot fair. I never got to say .

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:39

Mmmmm spotted dick! Don't forget the custard.

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StealthPolarBear · 20/06/2011 22:39

join you for a midnight snack?

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shockers · 20/06/2011 22:40

Oooh, me too... I always wanted to go to boarding school!

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meditrina · 20/06/2011 22:41

Open prison?

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:41

Hassled Grin that is fab! Maybe you should just pretend to have been on a gap year just so you can do that.

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:42

Yeh to midnight snack

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wompoopigeon · 20/06/2011 22:43

The best thing is on a Sunday night, they put up a plan for the following week setting out all the meals.
So you never need to menu plan, prepare, cook, wash up or have that hideous 4.30pm realisation that you have not a single ingredient or even recipe idea in your head, and that everyone will expect a meal in half an hours time.
Also, boarding schools generally supply doughnuts on Tuesdays. IMHE.

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:44

Doughnuts! I'm sold.

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EndoplasmicReticulum · 20/06/2011 22:46

Go and work in one?

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MrsDaiBreadTwo · 20/06/2011 22:48

My DD is just packing her trunk for camp. I am so jealous. Swimming in the lake, campfires, horse-riding - everything I dreamed of at her age. I did go to boarding school and camp looks a million times better.

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Fifis25StottieCakes · 20/06/2011 22:48

moondog-my 86 year old grannys just went into sheltered and she has a better social life than me. Its definately opened my eyes to it. Im thinking about applying at 55. She goes for a pub lunch once a week, trips and evening shows. She gets her washing and ironing done for £4 per week and the hairdresser and beautician come in once a week. Cant bloody wait Grin

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iMemoo · 20/06/2011 22:49

I don't want to work in one!

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bucaneve · 20/06/2011 22:51

It would be brilliant! no cooking, no getting up early to wait for the bus in the rain, lots of interesting lessons, and your friends would all live in the same house as you....day dreams about boarding school for grownups

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moondog · 20/06/2011 22:56

Fantastic!
And mates and Harvey's Bristol Cream on tap.
To say nothing of super comfy armchairs that sort of push you up when yo get out of them.Waht's not to like frankly?

My granmother had a friend in a lovely one.The residents could tune in to CCTV on their tvs and keep an eye on comings and goings.
A fair few gentlemen callers by all accounts.

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beanandspud · 20/06/2011 22:57

I'm only coming if I can creep down to the moonlit swimming pool in the middle of the night and eat tinned peaches.

Actually it would be quite nice just to be told what to think instead of having to do it for myself. And I'd like to learn some history.


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NeverAttributeToMalice · 20/06/2011 23:03

Join a convent? Grin No thinking required, none of that awful sex stuff (although still too much getting down on your knees, IMO), uniform optional. No financial worries, but all mod cons. What's not to like?

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