Re: Not wanting to go back - is this common?
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:53 pm
Well she went! Her Dad took her with his car full to the brim, at one point I wasn't sure we'd be able to get it back in.
He popped around later that evening (we're divorced) to collect her shoes, towel, the forms I'd forgotton to fill in & return. It seems she was first back, she is in the same room AGAIN for the 4th term running but she is in with the house friend she gets on best with and she got to choose the bed she wanted.
We discussed the situation and my ex mentioned her awareness of the financial implications which I snorted at because clearly 99% of the time she doesn't seem to care about that at all! We're both in agreement that she's focusing on the negatives of boarding life & that the friendship side that she finds hard would be with her wherever she went to school. Very much a case of rose tinted glasses.
Today I went into her room and discovered her glasses and various other items that she should really have with her..........perhaps next time I'll insist on helping to pack
He popped around later that evening (we're divorced) to collect her shoes, towel, the forms I'd forgotton to fill in & return. It seems she was first back, she is in the same room AGAIN for the 4th term running but she is in with the house friend she gets on best with and she got to choose the bed she wanted.
We discussed the situation and my ex mentioned her awareness of the financial implications which I snorted at because clearly 99% of the time she doesn't seem to care about that at all! We're both in agreement that she's focusing on the negatives of boarding life & that the friendship side that she finds hard would be with her wherever she went to school. Very much a case of rose tinted glasses.
Today I went into her room and discovered her glasses and various other items that she should really have with her..........perhaps next time I'll insist on helping to pack