Really? A gratuitous slap to 'boarding school parents'

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<p>From the Amazon summary page for this book: Have a New Teenager by Friday: From Mouthy and Moody to Respectful and Responsible in 5 Days</p>

<p><<parents may="" survive="" the="" terrible="" twos="" and="" first="" years="" of="" school="" all="" right,="" but="" teenage="" bring="" entirely="" new="" alien="" creatures.="" so,="" parents="" have="" a="" choice:="" either="" send="" that="" teenager="" to="" boarding="" visit="" him="" when="" he="" reaches="" normalcy="" again="" (in="" about="" ten="" years)="" or="" choose="" experience="" best,="" most="" fun="" life--together!="" secret="" is="" in="" how="" parental="" cards="" are="" played.="">></parents></p>

<p>Really? I guess I am used to the ignorant blurtings of neighbors, but I didn't expect to be fighting the self-serving spin of 'experts' who write books, too.</p>

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<p>Here ya. On the other hand, there is some truth in that flip comment. As boarding school parents, our relationships with our kids are inevitably different–and, arguably, easier and more pleasant than the status quo.</p>

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<p>Anyone can call himself an expert.</p>

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<p>With all due respect, why would you even read a summary page for such drivel?? Next, you’ll be quoting John Tesh (though Tesh may have a little more cred). :)</p>

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<p>I overheard more than one set of parents at the Revisit Days that commented in exasperation that they were ready to drop off their teen that day…</p>

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<p>It’s a roller coaster.</p>

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<p>Another view, from across the pond:</p>

<p>[What</a> sort of sadist sends a child to boarding school? Me - Telegraph](<a href=“What sort of sadist sends a child to boarding school? Me”>What sort of sadist sends a child to boarding school? Me)</p>

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<p>That was funny!</p>

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<p>^ ^ Pops, thanks for sharing. That is hilarious! Gotta love the British.</p>

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<p>When you look at the picture in the article is that the ocean outside their window?</p>

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<p>And sending that “spotty, poisonous caterpillar” to BS sure beats having to continually spike his Gatorade with Thorazine to endure that “dark, stagnant tunnel of festering vileness that is adolescence” were he to remain at home.</p>

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<p>@Pops2017: fabulous article. Thanks for sharing it!</p>

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<p>@PA-C: Roedean is right on the water so yes!</p>

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<p>@classicalmama wrote: “Hear ya. On the other hand, there is some truth in that flip comment. As boarding school parents, our relationships with our kids are inevitably different–and, arguably, easier and more pleasant than the status quo.”
Agree.</p>

<p>T</p>

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<p>@2kids,
The real gratuitous slap to boarding school parents is in the hilarious article that Pops linked-- see the readers’ comments to the article. Same old tired accusations of:
Why did u bother to have kids if u are just going to send them away…</p>

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<p>Thank you for the article. I’m not sure if I can butcher a chicken. ;)<br>
I’m perfectly capable of teaching advanced math (I say, till you are in 20th grade) but my kids want none of that from me. ;(</p>

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<p>I missed the comments following the article the first time around. Went back and read a few; the same old stuff. One said something to the effect of ‘the kids hate boarding school, they are just too nice to tell their parents.’ </p>

<p>NOT. Maybe there are a few of these out there, but most teens are more known for being rather forthcoming in the complaint department. I have listened so carefully and have heard nary a negative peep from ours on this subject. He is thriving. </p>

<p>I suppose anyone who advertises that you can have a completely changed teen by Friday if you buy his book is just looking to sell books.</p>

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<p>“Do I really want to be there to experience every strop, every mope, every accusation of how totally lame, uncool and unfunny I am? Personally, I’d rather contract these chores out to the professionals.”</p>

<p>Amen.</p>

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<p>“Do I really want to be there to experience every strop, every mope, every accusation of how totally lame, uncool and unfunny I am? Personally, I’d rather contract these chores out to the professionals.”</p>

<p>Amen.</p>

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<p>From the article:</p>

<p>*Why is it more loving and caring to send your kids away to boarding school? . . . Partly because children, like all herd animals, prefer to be with their own kind. *</p>

<p>Love it! :D</p>