Sad my grandchildren will go to boarding school

[MiMaMe]

I have 2 sons, eldest lives locally we see his children most weeks. Youngest lives in Paris currently, but they move somewhat often. He and his wife have a 2 year old and are expecting their second. We have come to visit them for a week.
In conversation it has come up that they plan to send their kids to boarding school as they move about every 2 years. His wife boarded from 8, weekly boarding until 11 then full boarding. She went to a prestigious international boarding school and said it was incredible. They plan to replicate this, perhaps waiting until 11 to board at all if they can.

I don’t know many people who liked boarding, we considered it but decided it was very cold. They already have a nanny who seems to see our grandchild a lot more than her parent do. AIBU to be sad about this?

@herewegoagainy so you bitch about it in most posts but admit you would offer it from 14 or 15 if you could afford it. I could comment on the hypocrisy there. But I won’t.

@herewegoagainy after all yesterday you were saying it was an institutional upbringing…

Boarding is great for the right child. It’s stable schooling and friends for life. Moving school
every 2 years isn’t great. I’d look at boarding in these circumstances and, as you don’t live in the same country and aren’t being grandparents very often, it’s not your decision. You will see dc I the holidays. Just like now!

@MiMaMe Have you been near a boarding school recently? Cold? You know absolutely nothing of modern boarding. My DD had a great time. I would not do it if dc was clingy. You need to get up to date with what boarding looks like, not what you imagine it to be. Let your DS and his wife decide and you keep visiting in the holidays.

Some rude and inappropriate comments on here, OP, from people who haven’t understood your original post. Stupid comments like ‘Are you offering to home educate them?’ or ‘ Keep out of it.’ Numbskulls.

Your title says that you feel sad. Best wishes 🌺