Why does his mother regret allowing him to attend boarding school?
His mother regrets sending him to boarding school because that time she wishes she could have used to spend with him. She regrets it because she knew that she was going to die and that her time was limited. Although, that wasn't wasted time because he was getting a good education, but she felt that she could have used that time to spend with him since now she has no time left.
His mother also knows that before he left to boarding school was the only time that all of the family was home together. She obviously didn't know that she would be sick or else she wouldn't have sent him away. She felt that she made a mistake by sending him there. She even stated, "Because I didn't know I was going to die." That is why she regrets sending him to boarding school.
I think that is so hard. You never know what will happen in life. I guess we should all treat our lives like our time is limited so that we will never have any regrets, cause it is.
(: Hi Natalie,
ReplyDeleteIt is hard, things happen when you least expect it. All you can really do is just except it and try your best to move on. I think his mother does regret sending him to boarding school, but how was she to know she was going to be sick.
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