Gcses 2019 support thread 5

Dd is back having had a lovely time Girls were dressed up, boys weren't. Drink was WKD, kopperberg and bucks fizz, closely monitored by the parents. People were drunk but not hammered. All in all a good first experience. Phew!
Rugby hope your ds has had a good night too!

Ds out at a party tonight, his deadline is 11pm, have had text to say on way, took a few cans of lager, hope he’s been sensible.

Foslady your poor dd! Well done for sorting out another dress...could you send back the smaller size or would that be really naughty??? I must get dd to try hers on or we might be in the same situation!
We spent the afternoon bra shopping. Dd was mortified to be spotted carrying bras by similar age boys - you forget how sensitive they are! Bless her - wr have bought 3 to try with the dress. Fingers crossed one will fit!
She is currently at the party. She nearly didn't go when the one person she knew bailed but was brave and decided to give it a go. I've been expecting a call to rescue her but she is still there I got a text saying loads of people were drunk and she was worried they'd be sick(she's got emetophobia) It's a steep learning curve😂

Oh God prom dress emergency averted!!!!!
I asked her to try her dress on and the damn zip was really tight 😱.
Dd burst into tears saying she was fat (no you are a size 10/12), then said she was due on, has been stress eating and more tears and had just eaten. (Bearing in mind she bought the dress over a year ago when it slightly big for her).
Went on the website and she couldn’t find it..... luckily I did find it and have ordered a bigger size, so then she got upset at the extra cost 🤦🏻‍♀️.
The dress isn’t too bad a price for a prom outfit, and if it is due to other circumstances then we have the smaller one still, and we’ll find somewhere other than eBay to sell it on (Vivian of Holloway tealength dress anyone?????).

DD off out to party number 2 here - she's taken one can of cider and seems to be pretty good and not drinking more. Didn't appear that many have over indulged when I picked them up at 11pm - fingers crossed same for tonight.

There are two young men who apparently both like DD, judging by how she talks about them one is definitely more in the running than the other

DD doesn't really cook (I know bad parenting) so this summer we're going to teach her to cook the basics... each week she'll make a meal but one that will serve her well in the future - so a roast dinner and then ideas for left overs, proper slow cooked bolognese, a casserole of sorts, a dhal (although I'm getting a lot of push back on that!) - any other ideas?? She's not keen on risotto, likes paella but can't imagine thats a practical student food..!!. I have loads of cookery books and enjoy reading them page by page but DD wouldn't - however I recently bought Ella Risbridger's cookery book "Midnight Chicken" which is lovely and reads like your big sister is in the kitchen with you helping you along - I'm hoping that may appeal to her.

From talking to Dd about how so much alcohol arrived she explained if people have snapmaps on they can see where everyone is gathered and some of the more party types show up uninvited.
Thankfully she doesn’t go to many!

I can't decide whether I am relieved or slightly sad for DD that she has never been to a party

Same with DS. I think I'll stick with relieved. Plenty of time at 6th form college and certainly at uni. I genuinely can't remember if we did anything when we finished our GCSEs. I suspect not, while I remember going out after A level results. I had a Saturday job so I had some increased hours over the post-GCSE summer, and that is all I remember.

It’s great to see the prizes that have been awarded and how schools have celebrated - leavers stuff was done all before the exams at dd’s.
So glad the shoes are sorted as well!!!
Think we’re all ok for prom now - although wantvher to try her dress on to check otvatill fits ok (was ok 3 months ago - she bought it in February last year!!!! ). Keep seeing panicky messages about where to go for last minute alterations - don’t want to have to join the throng!!!

partner

Partier not partner

SilentSister I think they’re all individuals and the most important thing is that they do what’s right for them Ds likes a party - went out at 5 last night and has just got an Uber home (he’s my party child). In contrast dd (year 9) and I went to the theatre last night (Amalie the musical - 100% recommend) and I’m currently sitting in a very cold atrium whilst she does her Grade 5 music theory- I can’t see her ever being a big partner.

Hope all those dc who have finished are enjoying a break - huge congratulations to all the prize winners and stay strong and healthy vibes for those who have exams next week.

Ds and his mates wandered back from their party before 11pm - said they were bored!

I can't decide whether I am relieved or slightly sad for DD that she has never been to a party.......

Fibbke- yes smoking and juuls 😳

Collected Dd and BF at midnight, could tell she had had a drink due to non stop chatter to in the car home but she’s up and at the gym this morning. BF was at a the one too many drunk stage but thankfully a funny drunk. Not sure his parents were too pleased!
No vomiting at the party but were a couple of drunk criers. Vodka, Smirnoff ice and beer. Amazes me they can buy it!

So many of them smoke!!! Dd has asthma which was pretty triggered. The party host had provided Smirnoff ice and beer but apparently someone smuggled bottles of whisky in

No don't say that! First party tonight

Dd went to a party last night and apparently loads of them were vomming by 10pm. not envy

Our school doesn't do awards until October as part of the school wide awards evening. No idea if DD2 will get any, but she's certainly in the running for English, MFL and possibly French too. They only ever get one for GCSE though.

A level award winners either get collected by younger siblings or sent in the post - DD1 might be up for English Lit.

DD2 is aching a lot today, but then she did go on the bouncy castle a lot, which is not great for her joint.

Marmite how lovely. Congratulations to all the award winners.

DS2 had a short assembly after Physics (which he was happy with) then brought some mates back for an afternoon's gaming.

His school does a joint GCSE and A level Certificate Presentation Evening in December in the Cathedral. It means they get a chance to see everyone again, Sixth form social committee organises a party afterwards.

DD's teachers had made them a funny film for the leavers' assembly, which is really nice especially hearing a lot of your schools haven't done anything.

She also came home having made a decision that she does want to go to sixth form college rather than the local school, which I'm really pleased about as I think the greater mix of people and more going on will suit her better. Hopefully now she has something specific to focus on rather than not knowing what she's doing she'll be a bit happier.

Thanks for the company throughout, look forward to seeing how everyone's DCs did in August. First, holidays!