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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went through the same thing after our daughter decided to go. Like “what have we done?”. And I went to boarding school!

It was an amazing experience for her. Trust his decision and go with it-but also nothing is permanent if he doesn’t like it.

Your feelings are normal. [b]Many will stereotype parents who send their kids to boarding school as unloving, not close, etc. nothing could be farther from the truth[/b] on our end-we talk all the time, see them often and they have thanked us many times for the gift of going. [/quote]
Yes this! Only now do I fully see how much I was at the center of my mother’s universe and what a big act of love it was for her to let me fly without expressing to me any sadness for herself or any doubts about my capabilities. Just support, encouragement, and “I believe in you.”[/quote]

Sorry, I don't believe this one bit. Unless kid has a special academic need or talent that can only be nurtured in a boarding school environment, there is zero reason to send them away from home at that age. Particularly with excellent private options in the area. These are people happy to outsource parenting during the difficult teen years, when their kids need them most. I went to an Ivy with a number of boarding school kids. They were not close to their families, more like cordial acquaintances. And they grew up much too fast.[/quote]

This was not my experience at all. I went to BS and my children went to BS. We all have the closest friendship/sisterhoods with our classmates and cherish the time with our families at home. Your experience is just a random outsider (envious?) observation. [/quote]

Nah. DH and all his siblings went to boarding school and are all damaged because of it. [/quote]

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