Year 11 GCSE support thread 6 - exams and proms

Doesn't bear thinking about. Puts all our various worries and kid's foibles into perspective.

OMG, his poor mother watching that!

No, BTM, I didn't!

Oh yes, self-centred teens. I can sympathise! We have quite a bit of that here, especially with DD.

Horse, not surprising you were worried - did you see his mum being interviewed?!

Totally get it Horsemad, the whole typhoon thing freaked me a bit.

Good to hear they are all a little self centred right now and I think you are spot on HSM.

Errol, I should have thought that through a bit before asking! Your DD is very impressive

Have got a grip now! It's typical for that to happen when MY DC is there though

Horsemad - the reason shark attacks make the world news is because they are very rare.

Sugar, I'm sure you're not the only one whose teen has got just a tad self-centred! Mine (being not merely a PFB but an only) has frankly got far too used to having her whims catered for of late. Last friday she asked if her other pair of jeans was clean as she needed them for saturday. On being told that they were waiting to be done, and that she should sort the darks and put them in the machine she said in a tone of horror touch other peoples dirty clothes . I gave her a look and said, we're not that filthy and you can wash your hands after. Yes, I know, she should have been doing this sort of thing since she was a yr7 but better late than never.

The robot isn't a kit, it's their own evolving design. Maybe I should suggest they try to design an automatic laundry sorter next?

Oh goodness Horsemad, that is not good for the old blood pressure, have some

Really glad DD is doing well Wooly graduation is a big milestone, congratulations to DD1.

I don't really mind the hair but am a bit pissed off I have ended up paying for it by stealth as wanted that to be a bit of a carrot to try and find a job. And I don't think it was very fair on DH to come out with a camera trained on him to get his reaction in the airport but guess teens do these sorts of things.

I had a bit of a go last night and I think she realised she was being quite shitty. I do realise it is hard for her and would have overlooked a fair bit of it but all put together it was a bit much.

Life in this house has revolved around her with exams and Japan the last few months and to get told she doesn't fit in, she's never felt like she's belonged, we don't need her etc on top of the other bits she came out with, got a bit much. She knew she went over the line and there were tears and much justifications. But she has been better after it.

Errol, this robot sounds brilliant ! Is it a kit ?

Just been watching a video on BBC news about a surfer being attacked by a shark in South Africa!!! OMG, it just appeared from nowhere.

Sugar, hopefully she's just having a few days adjustment back to real life - after that sort of trip it must be an anticlimax.

Woolly, so glad your dd2 is doing well, and your dd1 too.

DD is planning to get a nose piercing as soon as she turns 16. And was talking about a belly button one too today. I don't really care, but DH HATES piercings (she has 5 ear ones currently!) She has dip-dyed her hair in the past, but nothing currently.

I have never dyed my hair - I have natural very blonde hair and I never felt the urge!

Sorry your DD is being arsey, Sugar.
Impressed by the computer-programming and robot-making DC - not skills either of my DC possess!

Checking in again. Sorry to hear about your FIL Sugar and well done to your DD Errol and your DS AuntP. Apologies if I have missed anyone else's news - I have been dipping in and out of the thread.

I've had a bit of a busy week with DD1 graduating. It was lovely and I was very proud I sobbed like a baby throughout She looked so happy and it was brilliant to see her celebrating with her friends. She is away from home at her summer job but is also currently applying for internships to beef up her CV. One of them is walking distance from my mum's house but I couldn't inflict them on each other - my mum is 85 and eccentric and very set in her ways and DD1 would talk her hind leg off given half a chance.

DD2 is doing great health wise. She is having a fine old time reconnecting with her primary school friends. She is also applying for summer/weekend jobs but seems to be doing them one at a time much to my frustration.

HSM my DD has been told that the school she has applied to for 6th form no longer offer the A level that she particularly wanted to do (Graphics) - they are offering Product Design as an alternative so I hope she makes the grade to do that.

Sounds fab, Oddboots!

How is your DS finding it? Is he staying away from home?

I sort of wish I'd tried flamboyant hair when I was younger. But having never dyed in my life, 54 might be a bit of a late start! DD shows no signs of wanting to do anything like that - though we still have the question of whether DH will go through with doing his, with stripes, if she gets however many A*

Oddboots, that sounds great for your DS - how did he find it?

Meanwhile, DD and DH have their robot at the stage where it will move and avoid hitting into things, but always turns the same direction so can get trapped. She's also been designing an alternative from (fairly) basic components with no microcontroller and no computer code - will be interesting to see if she can get it to work.

We had the summer beautifully planned to avoid being away for results day... that's why we should have been on holiday now. Hmph. Oh well, at least DD and DH are playing nicely, which in the scheme of things is something to be very grateful for!

Oh dear, I think I'm in the wrong generation, I've just dyed my own hair purple for the summer holidays, in my defence I never did it when young and I only have a couple of year left before I will need to leave my term time job for something less physical (progressive disability) so I am making the most of the holiday.

DS however is being very sensible and is at a computer programming course at Cambridge University.

Well i'm kind of ok about it but appear to have paid for it by stealth as she dI'd it from her spending money. £70 .

That is impressive Spud snd makes me feel better about not booking the car onto the Ferry last year.

All is not going smoothly chez Sugar. DD is somewhat cocky on her return now she has green hair and found she can survive perfectly well without us. She misses her friends who are like family

She was very hurtful about her Dad this morning, not to his face thank goodness. When called on it she didn't back down. She nearly went to repossess DS's present she bought back this morning to give her friend as she couldn't find where she had put that one.

She didn't try to repossess mine as DH and I didn't get one. My tidying the downstairs in her absence has been taken as a personal a front and I think she was contemplating combusting when I asked her to unload half the dishwasher.

We're only on day 1 of the main holidays. I believe she has an Art project. I'm keeping out of it and she had better hope 6th firm take her with bluey green hair or come up with a way of raising the funds to return it to something they are happy with.

Spud

I am hoping that being away on holiday will keep results nerves at bay at least till we get back. I imagine results day will be very stressful as she went very strange when she got her results last year and wouldn't tell us what she got/come back in till late afternoon. Not looking forward to it!

BigTillyMint I don't know. Just didn't think. In fact we must have been half cut when we booked the holiday because not only did we book it over results day, but we managed to book our flights in the wrong direction. DH and I both sat down together to do it, checked and checked again etc but still managed to mess it up. We don't go away often.......never would have guessed!!

Sounds like your DD is cogitating about her choices......sounds positive that she's wanting the books for the homework.

DD has no homework other than keeping fit, otherwise the first weeks will be painful. Waiting for a uniform list and hoping to god it's not too expensive.

I'm enjoying the quiet during this lull....not looking forward to tensions rising again closer to results and then the nerves ahead of the new term. I'll enjoy it while it lasts!

Hi all, how's tricks?

We're still chillin' here in Casa Wordfactory. Both kids have received emails from sixth form with suggested reading for the Summer. I have facilitated by ordering books/movies from Library/Amazon/Abe books but I am resolutely not nagging though it is killing me.