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That's exactly what I thought! Perhaps she had children with him and wasn't getting any financial support?

As of when I left the NY school about 8 years ago, people were still asking permission from either the head or their tutors to marry. I know a wonderful, happily-married couple who didn't marry for a long time because the school said "No." Yeesh!

ADG - No offence was taken. I admire her dedication as well. I just wanted to give the SES credit where credit is due no matter how many other criticisms I have of it.

Glad they changed their minds about the breastfeeding - and I'm so with you on the "extended" thing that I don't think of it as "extended" at all! WHO recomends BF for min two years. However I should add that the old rule regarding BF was not just something I read in the book, but was confirmed on ...

ADG - When you are trying to figure out what food allergies you have, you typically go on what is called an "elimination diet" where you start with very few foods that almost no one has an allergy too (lamb and pears being two of them, rice is another) and then gradually add back in other foods unti...

You write, "I belive your problems are on a personal level. and NOT with the entire community of the St James Schools." Well, you can believe what you like but, as it happens, my problems are very much with the entire community of the St James schools. That's because the entire community of the St ...

The lenghty descriptions has only made me aware of the teachers' pasts. But I do not have the right to judge a person from their actions in the past. Especially when I have never seen them in such a different light. You may have a memory of some vicious abuse by a teacher. But with the same teacher...

AS - not all of us have read those posts or have seen the link to your Yahoo forum. Would it have been so hard to post a link to it?

I agree - thank you NYC. Although I spent a lot of time reading when I first joined, I never read those posts. I knew some teachers had apologized but it was really good to read it in person. I think this was very timely of you to post given the latest discussions regarding who has what agenda and l...

Well, lots to respond to here, but I don't have time because unlike afitz, I DO have a life, and today I am doing birdwatching with my family, and then doing some volunteer work. I'm afraid I'll have to clarify some of my comments about service because I don't think you understood my meaning. I'm no...

Concerned Parent - I'll attempt to address your point about pro-SES forum members briefly and succinctly. Having grown up in the School of Practical Philosophy in the US, having parents who attended for years before I was born, going to their youth groups, attending their adult classes, and finally ...

Hi Michael, Welcome to the site. I'm sorry to hear how much your experiences in the SES have hurt you, and I certainly can't blame you. The school's take on homosexuality is one of the main points I brought up with my mother when trying to explain why I left and why she should too. (She did, BTW, tw...

Just to clarify, I wasn't saying that it was rude for Katherine to have a username that wasn't her name. I felt that her playful mocking comment about everyone else's was rude, given the reason for their anonymity. And you're right, anti_ses, I don't think Mr. Boddy is doing a good PR job, but it's ...

Anti_ses - "jolly little moniker" is something he took right from Katherine, who, under "patienceismymiddlename", when revealing who she was, said that since we all had them, why shouldn't she? Which was very rude, IMO. Furthermore, when you are dealing with David Boddy, you are dealing with a PR si...

Hi NYC, Thank you for your attempt to talk with the NYC staff about this issue. I'm sorry that you didn't get an honest response from your tutor - but thems the breaks with institutions like the SoPP. Everyone else, As I'm sure most of you know, I grew up in the NYC school and could have predicted q...