Attending boarding school far from home -- experiences, thoughts, etc.

hsmomstef
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:03:07 +0000

I would never be able to stand the gray clouds of winter – but my son says he will be fine. I think that as long as he is active (he is thinking of doing cross-country skiing for his winter sport) he can get through the gray doldrums of winter. Except for this winter (which has been unusual) the sun is always shining in Colorado! I love it.

Thanks for the input, guys. My son has done plenty of travel on his own and spends most of the summer away from me (has done that the past 5 summers). Yes – he knows that those first weeks can be tough. Things are never quite as fun/exciting/perfect as he thought they might be – but he knows to just stay busy and he will be fine.

He doesn’t have any concerns – they are all mine. I will say that when he is away for the summer, we talk on the phone about 3-5 times a week (just depending on how busy it is). We just touch base for a few minutes and it gives him a chance to unload if he has issues, bounce some ideas off me or get some input on a decision. I suspect we will keep up the same routine when he goes to boarding school. He calls me, so the frequency just depends on whether he wants to talk to me or not.

I am more concerned about the logistics – will he feel left out and abandoned if most of the kids get to go home for weekends and he doesn’t? (he will be coming home for breaks and such). If we only come up to drop him off, pick him up and for two parent weekends – will that be enough?

If parents live close enough, do those kids get to do things my son won’t?

I just kind of want to know ahead of time if there will be issues.