Just that really.
In what ways has your life improved since enrolling your DC in boarding school?
Or, if you're an ex boarder, how did your parents and broader family benefit from the decision?
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How has your life improved since you chose boarding school for your DC?
MisschiefMaker · 20/02/2023 18:49
Gwen82 · 23/02/2023 14:54
This is the op on another thread
This is a secret fear of mine.. that my DD will get to age 10 and I'll just find her boring and too much of a hassle to be around and want to send her away.
no words
Gwen82 · 23/02/2023 14:54
This is the op on another thread
This is a secret fear of mine.. that my DD will get to age 10 and I'll just find her boring and too much of a hassle to be around and want to send her away.
no words
Thisthatandanother · 23/02/2023 15:09
@Gwen82 we were unaware of how awful things were. We should have known that's our job as parents. My son once told me many boys didn't seem to have anything to miss (at home).
I'm glad he didn't feel that way.
He is a wonderful son and we don't deserve his forgiveness but we have it. We am travelling to the US next week to visit him and his family, we are very lucky.
Unfortunately these schools are always in the news for one reason or another. I sometimes feel I can't escape the place.
MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 23/02/2023 15:10
Actually, it's for your ds to judge whether or not you deserve his forgiveness, and he clearly feels that you do. If I were you, I would accept and respect his judgement.
Thisthatandanother · 23/02/2023 15:09
@Gwen82 we were unaware of how awful things were. We should have known that's our job as parents. My son once told me many boys didn't seem to have anything to miss (at home).
I'm glad he didn't feel that way.
He is a wonderful son and we don't deserve his forgiveness but we have it. We am travelling to the US next week to visit him and his family, we are very lucky.
Unfortunately these schools are always in the news for one reason or another. I sometimes feel I can't escape the place.
MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 23/02/2023 13:24
I would hope that no parent would pack their kids off to boarding school thinking about how they themselves would benefit from it. How sad for the child!
MisschiefMaker · 23/02/2023 16:02
I think family circumstances can play into it a lot, for example military families, families with step parents where there's tension, parents where that work long hours and struggle with childcare etc.
MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 23/02/2023 13:24
I would hope that no parent would pack their kids off to boarding school thinking about how they themselves would benefit from it. How sad for the child!
MisschiefMaker · 23/02/2023 16:02
I think family circumstances can play into it a lot, for example military families, families with step parents where there's tension, parents where that work long hours and struggle with childcare etc.
MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 23/02/2023 13:24
I would hope that no parent would pack their kids off to boarding school thinking about how they themselves would benefit from it. How sad for the child!
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Waspie · 23/02/2023 13:36
Surely the important question is whether your child's life has been improved?
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