D I S C O V E R B L O G S
From The Archive
A curated selection of Teresa’s writing on family, travel and reflections on daily life.
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The Reality of Australian Boarding Schools
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Forget Harry Potter—the reality of boarding in Australia is far from the elite fantasy we see in movies. What most people don’t know: 76% of Australia’s 23,000 boarding students are from rural and remote areas, who simply don’t have access to a local high school. For these families, it’s not about privilege; it’s about…
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Should we send our children to boarding school?
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At what age? I asked around, and the answers couldn’t be more different. Some people still cry decades later about being sent away at 5 or 6. Others begged their parents to let them go at 10 and loved every minute. For rural families, it’s often not even a choice. No high school nearby…
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21 Ways the Empty Nest Shows Up
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Their song came on the radio yesterday. The one they played on repeat that entire summer. The one that meant they were home, they were happy, when we were all together. And then I lost it. Completely. This is the kind of stuff nobody tells you about when you’re in an empty house, your…