He's 19yo and took Alevels last summer.
He's been working for a fast food chain whilst trying to pusue his dream which involves a very demanding selection process by a government agency, which of course was suspended by the lockdown and now is being incredibly inefficient about restarting (lots of confusion over dates etc)
He spent a long time on furlough, was one of the first to volunteer to go back. Just before lockdown he'd been promised promotion and that didn't happen either. He's been back since late May and they've been delaying but he's finally heard that it will be this month.
Meantime DH, his dad has been diagnosed with cancer and whilst we have plenty of hope, the news is quite grave.
Through all of this DS has stayed positive and cheerful, he was a joy to have at home during his furlough (before the diagnosis).
Today, in receiving the first good news in ages, his imeadiate reaction was to announce he's treating us to a pizza delivery for tea....and I burst into tears.