My boys go to a prestigious boarding school. Ask me anything !

[tummyduck]

Ask me anything about my boys who board at an all boys’ school ! Any disrespectful questions will be ignored

What qualifies as a disrespectful question?

Why do you send them away?

How old are they? How often do they come home?

How old were they when they started boarding? Do they enjoy it?

How do you reconcile yourself to sending your children away from home ?

Don't you miss them?

Ditto what’s already been asked. Why are you paying someone else to raise your kids during term time? With the greatest respect.

What was the appeal of boarding school? Whose idea was it? How on board were the kids? Do you think they have truly settled?

How much will you have spent on their education in total by the time they leave? Do you think it was value for money?

Why don’t you want your children living at home?

I think she wants questions about fhe prestige and how her DC got in - clever sausages. She wants you to ask all about their lives and boarding school life.

Not going to happen - i imagine most people arent interested.

How did the decision to send them to boarding schooll come about? e.g. Did you or your OH go to boarding school? Are you a military family?

Do you think you will ever regret not spending time with them throughout their childhood?

Are you there OP?

I don't know as you haven't answered any of the main ones.

How much does it cost? Are they happy there?

What was the main motivation for choosing boarding school?

Thank you.

What makes a boarding school a "prestigious" boarding school as opposed to any other boarding school and why did you feel the need to point out the prestige element?

Are they funded by scholarships and, if so, how did they apply and win them?
If not and you're paying, do you feel it's value for money?

What made you choose this particular school, did you look at more humble schools.

Looks like OP assesses all questions so far as disrespectful, given the lack of answers!

AMA - except questions that I don't like.

Do you feel very sad when you know there are times when your boys need a parent, but they only have adults who are paid to be there?

How do your boys feel about being brought up by paid staff?

Do your children still have any contact with the friends they had before they went to boarding school @tummyduck ?

Did you go to boarding school? Anyone I know of that went to boarding school tends to go because their mum/dad did (so an family tradition).

We sent them at the age of 11. they are now 13 and 16.
we made the decision based upon what we thought was the best school for them.
it was my husband’s old school.
we live abroad half the time due to my husband’s work- it was a good way , we thought, to continue stability in their education.
when we are back in England they come home for the day on sunday.
otherwise see them for a long weekend every half term (exeat) and all the holidays. Which are longer than state schools

it wouldn’t have been my first choice but I have seen how it has been really good for them with all the travel we do

No, but my husband’s and his family all did , so it was part of their culture

A whole day on a Sunday!!! Lucky boys!