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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why send your child away if there are options at home?  I just don't get it. Don't you want to have dinner together, hug each other, sit companionably and watch TV, discuss current events, do mundane things like grocery store and special things like museum or movie?  I'm not trying to start trouble, but I can't imagine sending my 14-year-old away for long stretches. [/quote]

My kids are in college and in high school, and despite all the stress of raising teens, I would never have given up the past few years of having them at home and watching them grow into young adults.  Sure, they weren't around the house as much as they were during their childhood years, but that actually made the time with them more precious.  We've had some of our best conversations during late night study breaks or driving home after a sports practice or game.  If they'd been away at boarding school DH and I would have missed so many opportunities to get to know them as their adult characters and personalities took shape.

My views are also influenced by my experience growing up on the west coast with several cousins who came east for boarding school.  Their relationships with one another and with their parents suffered to some extent because of the distance.  It's easier these days to stay in touch via texts, Skype, etc., but I still wouldn't want to have my kids live outside our home at such a young age.  Sure, they'll leave home at 18 or 19 for college, but there's a big difference between a 14 y.o. and an 18 y.o.        [/quote]

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