Just waved off a quaking ds - he is sitting the 11+

[hmc]

A real tug at the heart strings moment - he is a bundle of nerves and looked so small and vulnerable. I am really not looking forward to GCSEs in a few years!

All the best to him

Thank you anyhamster - I think we'll all be delighted that the process is finally finished

Yes my ds did his a couple of weeks ago

I think 10 years ago we may have been an the antenatal thread together April 2004 ;-)

I'm now thinking I've been on here longer than ten years
Terrifying !

Oh wow! It's coming back to me now. I knew I knew you from somewhere . Good luck re your dd's results - they must be imminent. How lovely to bump into you again!

Ha ha at the decade of mumsnetting - we need help

I just drove past hmc. Don't take hjm out for lunch. Towns always rammed. I did my last one last year. Third time. I will never have to do it again.

Did all three get in Betty?

Thanks for the tip re town - will make sure that we leave plenty of time to get there to pick him up after the exam, and will then head off elsewhere for lunch.

Yes. Thankfully. I'll dm you later when not on phone. :) btw afterwards he will be mono syllabic and just want to go and play.

I have just done the same, ds1 was fine though, I am the bag of nerves.

That's great Betty - avoids all the potential difficulty of 2 getting in and 1 not.

Best of luck Lizzylou for ds1

Thankyou and good luck for your boy hmc.
Ds is looking forward to a game of Fifa 15 afterwards
Is it too early for gin?

Gin is medicinal, so no not too early

at a decade of MNing
Good luck to all of you

Just picked my 2 up. One didn't answer 3 maths questions,he was pretty sure the rest was fine but still came out and burst into tears.

So glad I haven't got to do this again.

Counting down until wine o clock!

Thanks Olivia

LePetit - mine apparently royally screwed up the English paper and was a bit teary. Thank goodness it's done!

Ah, poor kids. Glad mine aren't clever. Crying and quaking

Good luck to all dc sitting 11+. At the risk of hijacking the thread and sounding a bit thick why do some children have to sit 11+. Dd is in year six and there is no 11+ where we live (Surrey/Hants border)

Muskey, it is quite rare here in Lancs, just one grammar school.

Hopefully the tears were not warranted. Ds1 came out and said that he was in a room close to the toilets "so that was good" and that they had really nice biscuits
He said the test was ok, but given that there were 650 children there today for 180 places I am really not counting on it.

Ive had a day of driving boys to rugby. Drove past again at 12. Saw queues of mums. Looked for you!

There aren't any grammar schools near me either, I think I'm quite glad as it sounds stressful for all involved

I sent his dad to pick him up Betty