Boarding school

NonGrannyMoll

There's no way I would let anyone else bring up my child, be it a daily childminder or a full-time boarding school. What's the point of having a child if you aren't prepared to bring him/her up yourself? They end up being just another pet to be kept fed, watered, walked and cleaned - whoever wants that for their children (apart from people with property or titles they want to hand down)?

Some of us Mum’s had to work!

escaped

I'd love to have gone for the sports and the social side. My London comp probably taught me far more about life though!

Same here 😁I have a good right hook.

Aveline

I used to beg to be sent to boarding school. No luck though ☹️

Me too, it sounded wonderful.

DH went and it wasn't so wonderful as the Enid Blyton books, but he survived it.

NonGrannyMoll

There's no way I would let anyone else bring up my child, be it a daily childminder or a full-time boarding school. What's the point of having a child if you aren't prepared to bring him/her up yourself? They end up being just another pet to be kept fed, watered, walked and cleaned - whoever wants that for their children (apart from people with property or titles they want to hand down)?

I had to work full time, I had no option . Obviously you did. Lucky you. My child was never ‘just another pet to be kept fed, watered, walked and cleaned’. What a horrible thing to say, and most upsetting to those of us who had a much wanted and much loved child but didn’t have your obvious financial advantage.

I'd love to have gone for the sports and the social side. My London comp probably taught me far more about life though!

My DH went to boarding school, always says he was happy there - not sure I believe him . I made it very clear before we married that any children we had would not go to boarding school - would have been too expensive any way.
I understand that sometimes it is necessary, especially if parents work overseas . A personal choice but I would'nt have done it for our children , even if we could afford it. It seems like having your child in care and who wants that !?

I have no doubt that a good independent school can provide a great all-round education which can indeed set a child up for life, but boarding doesn’t suit everyone. Probably your mother originally thought she would be doing the best she could for you, but then she couldn’t bear to part with you. I would be the same and obviously you were with your own children. Well done for standing up to the children’s father, and well done to him for not putting the paternal foot down.

I never had the opportunity to go to boarding school and sometimes wondered about what it would be like.A lot better education than the one I got am sure and endless clubs and sports and things to do probably.I had a happy homelife but quite restricted in some ways.

Yes we did send two of ours to boarding school.
It’s horses for courses, some will love it some not.

My husband went from 7 to 18, we did at least wait until 11/12.

There's no way I would let anyone else bring up my child, be it a daily childminder or a full-time boarding school. What's the point of having a child if you aren't prepared to bring him/her up yourself? They end up being just another pet to be kept fed, watered, walked and cleaned - whoever wants that for their children (apart from people with property or titles they want to hand down)?

I used to beg to be sent to boarding school. No luck though ☹️