How far is too far?

freshlook
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 12:06:14 +0000

Mussels, Thank you for your post. I would love to hear more about the transition and dealing with the distance as the fall unwinds and your DS settles in. As we contemplate such a distance, it’s nice to hear of a similar family who is in the middle of it. We have three younger children and I work in their school’s administration. Although I love what I do and how close I am to them all, it happened pretty much by accident that I am at their school. I think (its all relative i suppose) I am a pretty hands off parent when it comes to their work and how each individual child is learning- the faculty here is INCREDIBLE and inspiring so at this point my job is to stay out of their way (if that makes any sense).

My DD sounds like your DS- she is so enamored by the landscape, the distance, the adventure. Did you find that BEFORE you interviewed, he had a realistic sense of what he would see. Did it change much when he visited? Did the visit alone give him a real sense of what it would mean to be that far away? I am so curious.