BTEC/T level/other vocational 25/26 - part 2

@LarkspurLane.. yes, absolutely! Hail is less fun!! Snow
was nice and pretty on DS’s building and the gardens around, and we got home in one piece despite some dicey moments with large vehicles so all good!

Ah, yes, I see what you mean re his assignments and whether the exam was a pass/fail only. If I was him, I would probably be relieved at how everything else was going, and get stuck onto my Core Maths! 😼!

Whoo- Hoo!!! ( that casts tickles me!!!)… I wonder if we will get more tomorrow?!!

Snow ❄️ here too!

Snow!
We had some hail here, which was depressing enough! Although snow is somewhat more fun than hail.

I wondered about exams going up as well as down, but I think they just take your best one. He's done enough resubmitting of assignments to take them up a grade, so I think we'll "bank" this one exam. I don't know if it was Pass/Fail only (people did fail), he seems to think he's done enough.

Core maths dates are among the A Levels and results on A Level results day. So DS gets an edge on his friends, who aren't doing A Levels until next year - provided of course, he passes that as well.

EXCELLENT NEWS to both @LarkspurLaneand @Raven08!!! Whooo-Hoooooo!!!! Very happy for you!! 🌟

Eek as to Core Maths! I’m starting to feel the nerves for DS’s English resit… I haven’t even been given the dates yet! ( shudder as to last years hell! .. I don’t want to google them as my 🤯as it is at the moment, the dates will make it real!), I totally agree @LarkspurLane! 🙀

And, good point as to if he resists his external exam for course in May, @LarkspurLane… could that go down as well as up? Mind you, yes he has enough on!

Well, I’ve been called to do early pick up because of the snow! ❄️…..

Good news!

Dds grades were officially posted yesterday and sge got a merit in everything, so thats great 👍
Well done to your ds @LarkspurLane 👏
I'm exam invigilating this summer so I can't escape the exams 😬

Thanks for kind words, we are all ok at the moment - eye of the hurricane perhaps?
In course news, DS passed the external exam he sat in January - he expected to pass but was not totally sure so it's a relief. This exam is necessary to get into Year 2, although they have another chance to repeat it in May. In fact, I think you can do it again in May to get a better grade even if you pass - but I have not floated that idea as he has more than enough to do!
Anyway, he has core maths to sit in May and I think one more external exam next year so there is always something to keep an eye on. I thought May was some distant time in the future, but once they get back after Easter, it's only a few weeks.

Hope everyone is ok, balancing family and coursework and all the other things life throws our way.

@Raven08.. note to self….. after 16 years with my beloved Volvo who only has a CD player…. Don’t know how to play audio book in my new car! 😹🙀😹! .. need to learn! Enjoy yours ! ( and hope her therapy goes well) x

@LarkspurLane .. and @Raven08….. just sending a huge hug before I set off up north back to see my Mum ( have to come back tomorrow for meeting but it’s her Wedding Anniversary ( 58 years! But 22 since Dad died), so I’ll message more when I arrive.

I just saw yours and so unbelievably similar, it is so saddening to to read. It sounds like the DD/DS attitudes are the straw at the mo ( a day at our local theme park yesterday m resulted in my and DS17’s only public “ fall out” …. Shuddering at my trying to disguise wiping tears under sunglasses), and @LarkspurLane, I wholeheartedly know what you mean likening it to
an abusive relationship. How are things this morning?

Anyhoooo, huge positive thoughts to you both, and I’ll be back after a jaunt through the hills/moors/footballers paradise and two motorways! 🛣️ 😽

Try and smile and enjoy the 🌞! ( until that disappears to rain on our parade, too!)😈😹 x

@LarkspurLane
I so empathise with you 💙
Between dd, older dd who is being very difficult since her breakup, and elderly parents, it's feeling very hard atm.
Dd1 snapped at me once to often last night and I told her that I'm sorry she's so sad, but I will not be spoken to like that and she flounced out for an hour.
Sigh.
Mum is behaving like a toddler, tbh. If she doesn't want to know whats wrong with her, or have tests, that's her decision, but I'm not picking up the pieces.
We were helping pils empty dhs aunts house (again) yesterday
4 hours and there's still so much to do 😕
Taking dd to counselling later so I get to sit in my car and listen to an audio book for an hour! ☺️
Dd seems to be working hard, is enjoying this project more than the last one.

We're clinging on by a fingernail here.

DS2 is going through a foul "I'm right about everything, let me tell you how wrong you are" and it's really starting to do my head in. Between times, he's so lovely, so it's starting to feel a bit like an abusive relationship (I know this is common with teens and I am not suggesting that it really is like that), as I get sucked into his "joy" and then suddenly get randomly attacked for daring to have a different opinion to him on anything.
On the thread theme, I am also worried about my mum. She's very independent at the moment but she is starting to struggle with life admin and just generally a bit unsteady, not just on her feet, but with her decision making, etc. She's a long way from me, but I am just back from a visit. The contrast between her thanking me for every little thing I do for her compared to the horrendous ungratefulness of teens is staggering!

I hope everyone is ok, it's a tough time being in the middle of teenagers and older parents - Easter is coming and I hope that brings some positives for all!

We are ok.
Mum remains the same - sleeping more, not eating much.
It'll be interesting to see if she has the outpatient tests 🤷‍♀️
Dd seems ok, she's off out tomorrow with a friend and has signed up to help with the drama dept costumes 😬
Hope everyone is doing ok x

Thank you! Tomorrow was the Big Day, so waiting to see how it goes. I don’t think it’s really hit him, yet. But, he is remarkably autistic, in his words!, sometimes, and sees some things in very black and white. So, “ we are where we are”……… I’ll see how it goes!

How are things with you/DD/Mum? 🥰

Evening all! I hope everyone has had a fun week! …. Nearly Easter holidays! I hope you all have some sunshine this weekend….. 🌞 x

Sorry to hear that @Sisublondie x

@LarkspurLane Thanks for your kind words. It did get cancelled. They were flying with Middle Eastern airline, so that kind of narrowed down options to reroute. But, totally! I felt sick at the thought of him going had it miraculously gone ahead. My good friend used to live in Dubai, and her friend who is still there is flying from Dubai to the same place on holiday on Friday ( day before DS due to fly), so 🤷‍♀️…. Luckily my DS1 just got home from Uni reading week in a Russian country, so least he is back ( mind you, that seems fairly quiet right now!). I was due to go abroad over Easter for my Wedding Anniversary, ( only time we have ever gone away for one!), and that’s been knocked on the head, but, hey ho!
How are things going now we have ( had, here!) the better weather?!

Happy Mother’s Day!!!!! 🌺 💖🥰 🌹!!

I hope everyone is having a lovely day! DS has had second day at local theme park, so just had lovely pick up in driving hail but he was buzzing with happiness, which is great as his Big Trip was cancelled on Monday, unfortunately after I’d gone up north to take my Mum to hospital ( not that I could do anything, but we all like to be in hand when our DC are upset, don’t we!) .

@Raven08.. WELL DONE!!! That is amazing!!! She must be so happy -you must be so relieved!!
How is DD1 doing? Did she have a good weekend, all considering?
And, how is your Mum? Thinking of you. 🤗

Well, I hope everyone is happy and had a fun day, whatever you have been doing! ( other people’s laundry and taxi service, annoyingly round here, so sod all service or WiFi in order to catch up! ).

💖

Happy mothers day to us all 💐
Dd has almost completed her 30 hours work experience 🙌
She's busy with college work, but also trying to see friends, which I'm pleased about.
Hope everyone is doing ok 👍

@LarkspurLane
I'm loving the less rain and blossoms and bulbs appearing ☺️🌼
We are away for a few days after Easter 🐣
Very much looking forward to it

Hi @Sisublondie
I feel so bad for your ds...it's such a disappointment 😞
You must be so proud of him 💙
We plod along here...
Dd1 is still heartbroken 💔 but has had some closure of sorts from her ex. She's been torturing herself with "what ifs" 😞
Dd is busy with her next project, which is two pieces of work. She may start training next week for a hobby event later in the year...
I think it might do her good as it'll mean shes busy 2 days a week during the summer holidays.
Hope everyone is ok x

This is really hard.
I would be concerned about flying through the middle east at the moment - even if they open airspaces for him to go, you don't know what will happen when he needs to come back.
Is he going somewhere that reroutes might be possible? They can't leave half the world blocked off for the indefinite future.
(and it goes without saying that it's worse for those in the region ... but it is still hard for people indirectly affected)

However, he is young and there could be other trips.

No BTEC news here at all, we seem to be in a lull. Improved weather and daylight has improved mood - and only three weeks til the Easter holidays!

Happy weekend everyone! Nothing particularly interesting to report…. Still waiting to hear about DS Trip! But! Given it’s into and out of Dubai in less than two weeks on a Middle East airline it’s going be a- 💯 cancelled! And b- do I really want him flying in volatile airspace in any event?! NOPE! So, I’m anxious about how to deal with that once he’s aware it’s not going to happen. He worked so hard to be accepted- did the application all on his own, and prepared for the interview and apparently came across excellently by himself too, as he “ wanted to prove he could”. He has always been in DS19 shadow, unfortunately, who sailed through school, no bullying, popular sports team member, tons of popular friends, good A” Levels, gap year, Uni, and this trip meant the world to him. He FINALLY had something in common with his brother.. it might only have been a “ vaccinations “ chat, but the only chat I’ve ever heard them have where they knew what each other were talking about 😼.

Anyway! Hope everyone has had a good week, and a well deserved rest 😸.

@Raven08…..🙄🤔….ATE 🍪!!!!!! 😹

@Raven08.. I hope you are the biscuits!!!!🍪

Ah, I’m so sorry to hear both about your Mum’s return to hospital, and older DD. Re your Mum, that def sounds like it was a confusing, unnecessary discharge from hospital, followed by a swift yo-yo return! 🤷‍♀️🤯. That is surely detrimental to her mental health.., I wish you the best of luck getting heard successfully about that. 🤞
Hopefully some therapy, and speaking with a counsellor, will help with older DD. It must be so hard, seeing her suffering. Sending massive positive thoughts for her, too.
Yay for DD getting cracking on her folders! 2/3 way though, good going!
🙏re the job!! I’m hoping that this may be a teeny distraction, at least, for the trip if it is cancelled. The college have sent out a predicted letter, essentially stating given the escalating conflict, it’s pretty much a “ wait and see” approach… it’s so sad for all of them who have worked so hard to get a place… they all had to be interviewed, as it was well oversubscribed. It makes you realise how many thousands of others are having trios/ weddings/honeymoons et al. cancelled, in addition to those living/ stranded out in the areas currently . At least he is safe at home.

i hope things pick up a little tomorrow… x