Gcses 2019 support thread 5

Hands up who has 3:15 for meltdown?

Arrived in city for hair appointment (early because anxiety levels rising) got to hairdressers to find it had gone. Notice of "no re-entry" in window but nothing else
Walked/Ran round corner to posh department store, went to salon. Dd crying. They were super lovely and trying to get us in. Whilst there I checked original hairdressers website to find a "we have moved" message. Luckily a brisk short walk away.

We are here, she's pleased she didn't do her make up before hair 😂 I am slowly regaining my resting heartbeat.

Foslady did you get the dress .

myrtle hope the weather is better for you than where we are !

Oh - just looked at it again - it’s described as a horror 🤦🏻‍♀️😱

Thanks Fos will definitely look at it- we finished gossip girl last night 😅
Yeah I guess social media makes things 1000x worse. Party is for 100 so she is a bit sad. Apparently she was described as too quiet!

Arewedone - thatbis so mean of them, I was always the left out girl on the edge so I know how it feels (bothered not bothered) - definitely have a mean girls night! (Although I’d also be tempted with The Craft - ‘we are the weirdo’s mister!’

Myrtle - maybe save the 🍾till after make up application 🤣it all sounds such good fun!
Dd will be ok, it’s just unfortunate she is part of the committee welcoming new girls at school this afternoon and a whole bunch of the current girls will be going on to the party afterwards.
Yes mean girls is very apt

arewedone oh thats not nice for DD - are there any other parties happening that she's going to? She could watch Mean Girls to reassure herself that the IT girls don't stay queen bees...

Phew foslady i thought your prom was tonight! I have to admitt ...i thought the dress collection was cutting it a bit fine !

We're holed up in DD's bed listening to the Spotify playlist that they (school and pupils) compiled for tonight - there are some eyebrows being raised

iambuffy sorry to hear about your mom and aunt...

foslady - yikes, hope collection goes okay....

Will post a photo later! Nails done this morning... DD was going to have her make up done but decided to do it herself, however when we were forward planning we booked hair appointment nearby to where make up was being done. Now we're trekking to the hair appointment rather than having one on the doorstep... Never mind it alll eats up the time I suppose. I've been summonsed to DD's bedroom to accompany her whilst she does her make up - shes now stressing about her make up being on her face too long

Is it too early for ?

Oh it is myrtle today !!
I am getting sooo over excitedited about these prom dresses 🤣🤣

💐@ buffy. Life can be so shitty at times and always comes in a bundle. Sending kind thoughts!
Good luck to those with prom tonight.. Myrtle look forward to hearing about it!
Fos hope the dress is a winner!
Dd has been excluded from the “it girl” group big party tonight which she is a smidge upset over,but she’s never( thankfully) been part of it but because there is no prom everyone is talking about this party so she feels left out!

I’ve left my driving license with the pick up card so as long as she remembers it......🤦🏻‍♀️!
Our prom is next Wednesday

foslady whose name is it adressed to ?
Check what I.D she needs to take.

buffy sorry to hear about your mum and aunt.

Yes please to headless prom pictures !
Is foslady the first prom ?

No prom for us .
They do it in yr13 so ds1 next week.

Oh don't forget to post a headless pic Mytrle!

So sorry to hear about your mum and aunt Buffy

Thanks for all the support guys, it has really helped.
Let's have some prom pics before everyoen disappears!
Ds prom next week, and sixth form induction not until lats week of term, he has spent 3 days on x -box!

Oh, and after her dad said he’d sorted a prom car he now might not have done.......luckily I have a friend on standby........

So sorry to hear your update Iambuffy - just when you need a break from it all...
Dd couldn’t sleep last night either - hoping it will settle down soon. She has to pick up her prom dress today - post office refused to hand it to a neighbour to sign for despite me putting a note on the door - I know it’s to cover them but for crying out loud!!!!! So now dd has a bus trip to the next town to get it (more expense on top of the p &p!). She said she’d then go to the gym but when I pointed out that this thing should come in a box about a foot square changed her mind. It looks like I now am doing a YouTube HIIT session after work with her!!
Good luck with the prom!

Just discovered dd is in school all next week for 6th form orientation and 'activities'. She's looking forward to it and tbh so am I!

Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for all the support over the last few weeks. Dd managed to make all exams except fro history and English lit which has caused some upset as history was 4th Level choice but now looking at Physcology.

well done to everyone for making it through and heartfelt wishes to all those who dc who have suffered illness along the way.

dd was mean to be starting NCS on 30th Jue but when I chased last week they told me she had been wait listed. I complained as last communication, we had was 21st Nov stating she had place, they offered a place on 21st July but she's not happy as wanted to be with friends. She is going to ring them and sort it out.

its prom tomorrow but dd not going now as she's worried about having a fit.

she's exhausted so taking a few days to relax, sleep, make friendship bracelets and hopefully tied room up! looking to do some volunteering over summer, possible job to raise money for Borneo trip next year.

We are also looking at getting her some support to understand and manage stress as this maybe one of her epilepsy triggers; we have started looking at new ways of working as she was a crammer and that will not work going forward due to possibility of a fit so starting to set her up a system and process for sixth form now as she intends to study 4As and an EPQ as per standard 6th form requirement on top of gold DoE

I'm planning a couple of days in London next week with dd and would like to see a show. Any recommendations as she's not that keen on musicals.

I will be lurking over summer, have a great time and see you all on22 or just before

Oh dear lambuffy sorry to hear that your mum and aunt aren’t well. It sounds like you are perfectly entitled to a good moan.
Hope your mum is feeling better today. Perhaps the dentist will be lenient if you explain why you couldn’t attend as cancelling wasn’t likely to be a priority with your mum in hospital.
For everyone else enjoy the proms.