<p>Hi vivsters, </p>
<p>“she thinks I won’t eat properly, I won’t sleep properly, the flight is way too long, I can’t carry my luggage by myself, I can’t take care of myself when I’m sick, I’ll ignore her, I’ll waste money, etc… (the list of her worries goes on and on and on). She doesn’t want me to leave home unless theres a close friend living nearby.”</p>
<p>I applied to boarding schools and I know my parents are happy about one in particular because they have family living close by. The other two schools, I’m not so sure what they’d do if I got accepted, so I share that problem. But for the other statements…
You would probably eat properly because of the great food offered at BS
You have lights out so you would finally fall into a habit of sleeping right
The flight may be too long but wouldn’t it be if you went to an Ivy?
Pack light? hehe… well I’m sure you have the confidence in yourself to carry it. 
When you are sick, there are nurses on campus at BS
You could agree to talk a certain time maybe once a week over skype or something, mail her letters… I mean you might ignore her at first because you’d be excited, but I know eventually I’D get homesick and want to talk to her.
And let her know that you know that the money your given won’t be endless and will eventually run out, so you would have to spend wisely. </p>
<p>I mean overall, you will make mistakes and learn from them, but that will better prepare you for Ivy League schools and life in general! </p>
<p>Hope I helped!!!</p>