I cried myself to sleep the first couple of nights (mostly becuase I was literally whisked away and put in boarding school (I applied late, was waitlisted, and then got in, 3 weeks after I had already started classes at my local school, and my parents had booked a family trip to Hawaii with 1st class seats (hey, that’s important when you are 14)).
But I got to love it, and have sent (or will send) all of my daughter’s to boarding schools with no fears.