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Do Teddies have kids who struggle academically?

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oioos7 · 03/07/2025 17:57

Hello All,

Just seeing if any current parents can tell me if the vast majority of kids at Teddies thrive academically. I have heard this from current parents and students.

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DecidedlyUndecided · 03/07/2025 19:10

My teddies didn't do very well academically because most of their lessons involved taking the register repeatedly.

MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:10

RichardOsmanTheSecond · 03/07/2025 19:07

Are the teddies and furries like The Jets and The Sharks?

I've just met a bear called Maria.

EmpressaurusKitty · 03/07/2025 19:10

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 03/07/2025 19:08

So he identifies as a female ?

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Who says they all have to be male? Don’t go misgendering my teddy!

MyUmberSeal · 03/07/2025 19:09

DirtyPeepingMucklowe · 03/07/2025 19:06

Naughty Ted — pissed about for three years at uni, now spends his days on the checkout dicking about.

I wish we still had the laugh emoji 🤣

MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:09

soupyspoon · 03/07/2025 18:20

Yep and then still working at the same job which is nothing to do with their degree.

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Usually estate agents or presenting kids' TV.

CaptainMyCaptain · 03/07/2025 19:09

MyUmberSeal · 03/07/2025 19:07

There’s always one.

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It's true though.

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 03/07/2025 19:08

EmpressaurusKitty · 03/07/2025 19:06

My teddy came to university with me but she wasn’t much help with essays.

So he identifies as a female ?

Namechangerage · 03/07/2025 19:08

I don’t think teddies have kids

comedia mr bean GIF
MyUmberSeal · 03/07/2025 19:07

MsFogi · 03/07/2025 18:11

Oh dear lord why do private school parents think that everyone knows and cares about their school!? Seriously - they all end up at the same universities!

There’s always one.

RichardOsmanTheSecond · 03/07/2025 19:07

Are the teddies and furries like The Jets and The Sharks?

CallMeDaphne · 03/07/2025 19:07

oioos7 · 03/07/2025 17:57

Hello All,

Just seeing if any current parents can tell me if the vast majority of kids at Teddies thrive academically. I have heard this from current parents and students.

Yes, but only if at six o’clock their Mummies and Daddies don’t take them home to bed.

EmpressaurusKitty · 03/07/2025 19:06

My teddy came to university with me but she wasn’t much help with essays.

MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:06

EmpressaurusKitty · 03/07/2025 19:04

Maybe that’s why it’s safer to stay at home.

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Quite. Bog standard comprehensive it is.

DirtyPeepingMucklowe · 03/07/2025 19:06

Naughty Ted — pissed about for three years at uni, now spends his days on the checkout dicking about.

sexy ted GIF
MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:06

RefreshingMist · 03/07/2025 18:46

My sons teddy can't even get a girlfriend (probably because he needs a good wash) so thoughts of children are just a pipe dream for now

Thoughts and prayers 🙏.
I have a Snoopy who always scores quite well on University Challenge.

Wolfpa · 03/07/2025 19:05

BIWI · 03/07/2025 18:26

They have growlers though.

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I have moved to an area who call pork pies growlers it caused many confused conversations where people were talking about eating massive growlers which then lead to many laughs once I understood what they were talking about.

EmpressaurusKitty · 03/07/2025 19:04

MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:03

They set traps?! Oh my god. That's tough schooling, even for soft toys.

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Maybe that’s why it’s safer to stay at home.

MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:03

PersephoneSeethes · 03/07/2025 18:45

Sorry, OP. You mean St Edwards (Teddies) Oxford? From what I have heard from the traps, there is little to no SEN support at the school and is aimed at strong, vibrant all-rounders.

Does that help?

They set traps?! Oh my god. That's tough schooling, even for soft toys.

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MagdaLenor · 03/07/2025 19:02

MsFogi · 03/07/2025 18:11

Oh dear lord why do private school parents think that everyone knows and cares about their school!? Seriously - they all end up at the same universities!

😂😂😂
This made me laugh so much because it's so true 🤣! Of course we should all know what Teddies is!

2dogsandabudgie · 03/07/2025 19:00

I heard that Nookie Bear had lots of kids (showing my age there).

Delphiniumandlupins · 03/07/2025 19:00

We have so many soft toys that I swear they're breeding. No evidence that they're struggling academically and a few have been to university - only one per DC.

MayaPinion · 03/07/2025 18:55

I AM SICK TO THE BACK TEETH OF POSTS ABOUT FURRIES. THEY’RE NO SMARTER THAN ANYONE ELSE.

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 03/07/2025 18:54

PervyMuskrat · 03/07/2025 18:46

But which toilet does he use? Or does his just do his business in the woods?

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It's the Pope that shits in the woods, but I'm not sure if Teddy has a religion

Tigergirl80 · 03/07/2025 18:53

SnowyPetals · 03/07/2025 18:49

The ones you make yourself in Build a Bear are very clever because you can stuff in extra brains.

😂😂😂