Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:44     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would a upper class DC area family ever even consider boarding school, when there are endless excellent options right here?

To get the kid away from a "difficult" home life.
Then it may be worth the obvious risk.



B/c it's family tradition AND the kid wants to go.


So you let your parents or parents in decide where your child will live?
Who cares about the tradition. We need to do what WE as parents find best for OUR kid. Why the fear In breaking tradition?

Yeah, and then they claim the kid is raging because of a chemical imbalance. Nice.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:43     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would a upper class DC area family ever even consider boarding school, when there are endless excellent options right here?

To get the kid away from a "difficult" home life.
Then it may be worth the obvious risk.



B/c it's family tradition AND the kid wants to go.


So you let your parents or parents in decide where your child will live?
Who cares about the tradition. We need to do what WE as parents find best for OUR kid. Why the fear In breaking tradition?


The kid wants to go.


And he needs an advanced, very accelerated math curriculum and languages not offered at local privates.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:41     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would a upper class DC area family ever even consider boarding school, when there are endless excellent options right here?

To get the kid away from a "difficult" home life.
Then it may be worth the obvious risk.



B/c it's family tradition AND the kid wants to go.


So you let your parents or parents in decide where your child will live?
Who cares about the tradition. We need to do what WE as parents find best for OUR kid. Why the fear In breaking tradition?


The kid wants to go.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:39     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would a upper class DC area family ever even consider boarding school, when there are endless excellent options right here?

To get the kid away from a "difficult" home life.
Then it may be worth the obvious risk.



B/c it's family tradition AND the kid wants to go.


So you let your parents or parents in decide where your child will live?
Who cares about the tradition. We need to do what WE as parents find best for OUR kid. Why the fear In breaking tradition?
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:39     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would be devastated sending my child off to boarding school. If my mil's voice was bigger than mine on the decision I would would be considering divorce.



THIS


Yeah but your teenager will be happy to get away from your helicoptering.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:29     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:I would be devastated sending my child off to boarding school. If my mil's voice was bigger than mine on the decision I would would be considering divorce.



THIS
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 18:16     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, it would be a shame to deny your son this opportunity that others would love. Hard to get admitted to Andover.


This is exactly the sort of advice that OP should ignore.

plus 100
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 05:54     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
What an ignorant, mean-spirited and judgmental thread (and that was at its high point).
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:11     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
A valid conclusion is finally reached after weighing all the evidence.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:09     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Anonymous wrote:If you child attends public school you must suck as a parent and hate your child per previous post. Are you that poster?


No, but I agree that people who send their kids to public school and/or private boarding schools and/or private day schools must really hate their kids and suck as parents unlike those who homeschool.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:09     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
I would definitedly be in favor of raising the tuition for area private day schools by 10% per year indefinitely in order to maintain obvious demand.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:05     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Well, if that's the case then 90% of Americans suck as parents and hate their children.

This portends gravely for our country.
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:04     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
If you child attends public school you must suck as a parent and hate your child per previous post. Are you that poster?
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 01:02     Subject: Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
I'm the one who brought up homeschooling but my kid attends public. Will go to private boarding for HS. Family tradition and all....
Anonymous
Post 02/18/2014 00:55     Subject: Re:Questioning boarding school...mother's dilemma
Where do you send your kids to school?