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We are redshirting our late september twins (cut off is Oct 1).  My husband was born the same time of year.  He hated starting at four and he hated graduating at 17 and being the youngest.  [b]It was tough on him. Personally sending a 17 year old off to college really did not appeal to me.[/b]

We talked to their preschool and a few other educators and figure the three days is not a huge deal.  I still struggled with it.  I thought that they would be the oldest in the class. Guess I am wrong.  They will graduate at 18 and be slighly older.[/quote]

If you don't want them to go to college at 17, just have them take a gap year. Who says they have to go to college right after high school? Most of my friends didn't, and I wish I hadn't either. I don't understand why people feel obliged to start college at 17 just because they started Kindergarten at 4.[/quote]

sure that's a possibility.  but a gap year isn't for everyone.  [/quote]

EVERYTHING isn't for everyone.

The main point is that, IF a problem happens to arise about sending a 17-year-old to college, there is a solution for that problem WHEN THE CHILD IS 17. (Capital letters for emphasis.) It's silly to hold back a ready-for-kindergarten child on grounds that the child might not be ready to go to college 13 years from now.[/quote]

Exactly.[/quote]

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