Finishing year 13 in 2017

Juggling, snap 're 99 and 01 babies!
It's so interesting to see how much some of them have changed - Matthew for example. I didnt realise it was on last night too so have that to look forward to

I've loved following Child of our time through the years - fascinating stuff, especially as I have DD born in 1999 and DS born in 2001, so either side of the millennial children.

Am hoping we continue to hear about them throughout their lives, as happened with the very watchable 7 Up series.

On the drinking thing DD isn't interested at the moment, which is great. She's spent many a party nursing friends through their drunken stupours though which she hasn't found so fun. Seems young people possibly more likely to go to either extreme than we did in our day ( I think there are other non drinkers) I do worry about some of them though.

Bebumba it is the norm round here and where friends live in various other cities, though maybe it's just in some circles?

It's really interesting watching Child of Our Time - how different some of them are to when they were very young!

Oooh, thanks for the reminder about Child of Our Times. DS2 was at kindergarten with one of the girls in it, so when they were little every year there would be a camera crew filming for a day or so. It will be really interesting to see how they've all grown up.

I watched Child Of Our Time last night ono. I actually found it a bit upsetting. Having seen it I definitely wouldn't be encouraging alcohol at parties for young people.
Ds is not a drinker and it left me wondering if this is the norm or am I just naïve and out of touch?
Never thought of myself as conservative before!

DS is getting up at 9am each day and cracking on with revision without me nagging which is just as well as I have to nag DS2 to revise for his end of years (very early, I know). DS1 has decided he can have a couple of evenings off to meet up with his mates/gf over the holidays as he is less productive then - it all sounds very sensible and (almost) mature. I say almost because the meeting up bit is taking place in a pub but they went out last night and he was back home by 11.

DS tells me that you can buy 'proper' fake ID for about £50 which actually scans like real ID. However these are 'citizen cards' and he says the only people who have them are under 18 as all the over 18s just use their driving licences. Ironic really.

Errol, did you see Child of Our Time last night? The bit with the vomiting 16 year olds? Let them bring their own drinks if they want to but don't supply!

DD generally takes a bottle of Echo Falls or a quarter bottle of vodka or both but I don't think there will be many parties till after the exams now.

Mine gets up at 10am in the holidays.But seems to work late into the night.Last night practised the Double bass at 11pm.Good thing the two boys are in the attic.
Have to fit a double bass ,me and two kids in the car tonight.Dd2 at just 11 is too young to be left for the evening with ds1.Can't find a baby sitter and Dh is away.
Dd normally takes a bottle of Cava/Prosecco to parties.Some friends like Malibu,some don't drink.Some get very drunk at parties.

HSM My DD is late to school just about every day! But it's "only" tutor so it doesn't matter apparently!

Oh dear, your DD's all sound much more sensible than mine

Although she is putting in a lot of work ATM - after getting up earlier than she does for school yesterday in order to bag a seat in the library, she got up early again today to go into school for a 4 hour revision session. and will be doing so again tomorrow

Mine has no interest in clubbing... she doesn't like crowds, or excessive noise, and barely drinks. Though its just occurred to me we may have a first next week - a few friends all over 18 coming for a sleepover so should I ask if they want a bit of drink as well as pizza?

HSM, DD has fake ID but she rarely gets asked for it in pubs/clubs despite being only 5'2", but they don't go into central London!

DD went clubbing on Saturday night in central London. She says the bouncers scan your ID, the software checks if it's legit, and then your face and age flash up on a screen. No getting away with anything there HSM

On Sunday we went to her youth orchestra concert. I give her full credit for getting up in the morning and getting on with it after her late night. I got a bit choked up when she took a bow after her solo . It's her last concert ever with this group. Y13 is full of lasts, isn't it?

Mostly for us teta, but if they can go steadily too that would be good ☺

As long as it's the mantra for the parents not the students juggling ..

"I'll start one. Hold on." HSM

Sounds like good general advice for the next few months !

I'm micromanaging ds1 for his revision (12) doing common entrance but desperately trying not to manage dd for her A levels.She seems to revise intensively until late at night but had this weekend off mostly apart from late nights.She was miffed as her friends went to a club and she is not yet 18.Some had false ID but dd is half Asian so it's difficult to falsify ID.

DD has firmed her combo of Sheffield and Swansea! On Friday, the day before her 18th birthday!
In a way the first decision of her adult life, and one I couldn't really make for her, though as she generously said it feels like something we've done together - what with all the Uni visits and discussions over the last year or so.
We had a nice day on Saturday when sun came out enough for a little BBQ in the garden.
Am hoping she might make some choices around accommodation this week, and we need to see if we can make some progress on Uni finance too.
Everyone is telling me it's not too onorous, and I think we have the P60 so I hope they're right!

knowing how quickly the past year has gone between gcses and now when my dd is in year 12, I'm keeping an eye on these threads!