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Anyone else up? Waiting for GCSE results

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tooanxious · 24/08/2023 03:47

And having yet another goddam peri period, so sat on the sofa while the rest of the house sleeps

Anxious for GCSE results this morning!

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GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Houseneedsalift · 24/08/2023 05:23

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

If you've nothing to add of help then why comment? I'm awake too. My DS school was dreadful and they had to pretty much self teach - no online lessons at all and it's really messed him up and he went from being keen student to struggling. I am worried for his future because of this. So yes I'm losing sleep because I care. And the pandemic wasn't his fault

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tooanxious · 24/08/2023 05:27

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Thanks for your input.....

Do you know how hard these kids have worked, through disrupted schooling?

Parents are allowed to worry.

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Sazza26xx · 24/08/2023 05:28

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Wtf

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:28

You can't blame the pandemic - they have been back at school for 2+ years.

It may not be helpful - but food for thought. Can't you see how over invested it is? I bet your teen isn't pacing the floor?

Sazza26xx · 24/08/2023 05:30

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:28

You can't blame the pandemic - they have been back at school for 2+ years.

It may not be helpful - but food for thought. Can't you see how over invested it is? I bet your teen isn't pacing the floor?

Teens are prob secretly shitting themselves, parents are allowed to worry about their kids

Gnittensmum · 24/08/2023 05:36

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Bored at 5am? Nothing better to do? Why not goad some parents waiting for their kids GCSE results? Really good fun 🙄

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tooanxious · 24/08/2023 05:40

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:28

You can't blame the pandemic - they have been back at school for 2+ years.

It may not be helpful - but food for thought. Can't you see how over invested it is? I bet your teen isn't pacing the floor?

You absolutely can blame the pandemic. They weren't in school properly for year 9, a lot of the prep for GCSES starts in year 9.

Go and derail some other thread.

Oh and actually, my DS has just come down and made a cup of tea, he's been awake for ages.

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Briefhistory · 24/08/2023 05:41

Me too! Mine’s at the Reading festival. Feels very odd without him here!

Good luck to all the teens on this thread. Weird to think we are talking about a whole future generation of people who will be helping us in old age… lawyers, doctors, etc. Some of your kids have really been through it. Special luck to those.

who remembers getting their own results?! I had to go to school to collect mine.

Briefhistory · 24/08/2023 05:44

🤣 I’m proper lolling at the goader. 😂 Mine has been pacing all week, he’s really worried about not getting as good grades as his sister. We were all affected by Covid - home schooling was weird & it was a delicate age.

Wipe his own bum 🤣

Runningover · 24/08/2023 05:48

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Teachers lose sleep over children's exam results too!

TiredWelshMam · 24/08/2023 05:49

I'm wide awake and I can hear DD pacing around as well. We're hoping for passes here, a couple of Bs would be amazing, but it really could go either way.

TeenDivided · 24/08/2023 05:49

A few comments

  1. There is a long running GCSE anxiously waiting for results thread over on the Secondary Education board if anyone wants to hop on there.
  2. The percentages getting each grade is going back to normal 2019 levels despite pupils possibly being less well prepared. This may or may not impact the marks needed per paper. 2022 is the anomaly, not this year.
  3. Good luck to everyone.
murielstacey · 24/08/2023 05:51

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

I don't understand?

It's pretty normal to worry about things like exam results surely?

murielstacey · 24/08/2023 05:55

I'm really anxious. I'm worried that he hasn't done well enough to stay on in his school sixth form. And then subsequently if he has, that he won't be able to do certain A-levels.

I'm going to be proud of him whatever (because he's a great kid), but I just want him to be ok (as we all do!)

I think it's the total lack of control over the situation that makes it worse!

The altering the grade boundaries thing makes me cross. I'm deliberately not listening to the news this morning.

Fingers crossed for everyone.

bendmeoverbackwards · 24/08/2023 05:56

I’m awake too.

Didn’t drop off till after 4am then awoken an hour later by dd, buzzing in her room. Loads of wasps outside her window, must be a nest, that’s all we need!

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tooanxious · 24/08/2023 05:56

TeenDivided · 24/08/2023 05:49

A few comments

  1. There is a long running GCSE anxiously waiting for results thread over on the Secondary Education board if anyone wants to hop on there.
  2. The percentages getting each grade is going back to normal 2019 levels despite pupils possibly being less well prepared. This may or may not impact the marks needed per paper. 2022 is the anomaly, not this year.
  3. Good luck to everyone.

Im on that, I just started this as was awake and thought I'd find people to keep me company

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Cropout · 24/08/2023 05:57

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:22

Parents losing sleep over their children's exam results?

The world has officially gone mad. You do know that they have to wipe their own bums, at some point?

Jeez. My mum would never have let on at the time and I was encouraged to be be extremely independent but she admitted the other day that she didn’t sleep the night before gcse results.

of course parents worry about their children’s results and well being

thisdress1234 · 24/08/2023 05:57

@TheFutureFreaksMeOut
Oh good luck
I failed mine and am tempted to give it ago. I don't need it for work just want to pass it!

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:59

Love Mumsnet. Never a varying opinion allowed - lest it be a goader or troll.

Seriously - get a grip people. Losing sleep over children's exam results - is mad, in MY opinion.

I wonder if the father's are worrying. I'd guess not.

Our children are not benefiting from you living vicariously through them. They feel your worry, internalise it as pressure and nothing good comes from that.

There is A LOT to be said about letting your 15/16 year old tread their own path. They need to face their challenges with resilience and take responsibility for themselves at some point.

Again, just my opinion. It's allowed on a public forum. 🤷‍♀️

bendmeoverbackwards · 24/08/2023 05:59

@GADDay I’d rather be a caring parent than an individual who lacks empathy, understanding and kindness.

TeenDivided · 24/08/2023 06:01

I'm waiting on DDs maths resit. Well I say resit, this was her first actual sitting of the exams.
To be honest I don't think she has remembered results come out today.

Instead last night she had a meltdown regarding whether getting a snake was a good idea or not. (The one she has been wanting for 3 years and has done loads of research on, that we have finally said she can get.) A good distraction I suppose.

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tooanxious · 24/08/2023 06:03

@GADDay

Exactly, in your opinion... if you read Dow thread there are a few anxious mums and I imagine Dads out there (my DH has also been awake since 5)

My kids are incredibly independent, as long as I've paid the broadband and stocked the fridge, but it's absolutely ok for us to be concerned, there is a lot riding on this morning

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murielstacey · 24/08/2023 06:04

GADDay · 24/08/2023 05:59

Love Mumsnet. Never a varying opinion allowed - lest it be a goader or troll.

Seriously - get a grip people. Losing sleep over children's exam results - is mad, in MY opinion.

I wonder if the father's are worrying. I'd guess not.

Our children are not benefiting from you living vicariously through them. They feel your worry, internalise it as pressure and nothing good comes from that.

There is A LOT to be said about letting your 15/16 year old tread their own path. They need to face their challenges with resilience and take responsibility for themselves at some point.

Again, just my opinion. It's allowed on a public forum. 🤷‍♀️

Worrying about your children, and waking up a bit early because you're worrying is not 'mad'. It's normal.

No one is 'living vicariously' through them or not allowing them to 'tread their own path'. I am anxious about my son's GCSE results, as I was anxious about my own. Again, a perfectly normal situation Smile

And you are allowed to have a contrary opinion, and I am allowed to disagree with it and say that it (and the wording of being 'mad' etc) is pretty insensitive.

SomewhereWithSomeone · 24/08/2023 06:05

GADDay

Its very clear from doing a quick advanced search that you’re a deeply unhappy person with issues.

I don’t want my kids turning into someone like you, no empathy, nasty, depressed and complaining they’re skint. So yes, I support my children and that means I sometimes worry. They’re lovely adults and teens, unlike you, so my parenting seems to be going well.