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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know two kids declining Sidwell for 9th; two declining STA. All going to top 5 boarding schools.

It will be interesting to see how well they predicted their yields.  They probably have these declines built into their estimates but time will tell.  [/quote]

I don’t know if I could ever send my children totally boarding school regardless of how good it is even if it was 100% free. No judgments I get the benefits it’s just not for me in particular.[/quote]

We felt the same way until our DC went.  She loves it, and she gets to come home for visits every 4 - 5 weeks.[/quote]

We didn't send my two DCs to boarding school but I think of their friends who attended BS, their parents spent more time with their BS kids than I spent with my DCs. My DCs didn't want to spend time with me on the weekends, yet their BS friends would come home and spend time with the family. They would facetime regularly. The parents would visit and take the kids out to dinner. I opened my eyes that it might be a closer relationship than I had.
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No, it sounds like your children just don’t want to spend time with you.  My teens attend a private school in DC (where we live), and we’ve maintained a close relationship throughout high school.  I see them 7 days/week, and they usually hang out with their friends for a few hours on Saturday.  It’s a pretty balanced life.[/quote]

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