Parents of Year 12s - exam time again! (oh no!)

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Just noticed we were running out of thread!

dd has her summer placement to finish off this week. She's really enjoyed it and I don't think we could thank the Nuffield trust enough for the opportunity. I think she just has to finish the write up.
Then a week off and boom, back to college.

The next term looks potentially a bit daunting I think.

Slightly off topic, but I don't think you lovely lot will mind - have any of you thought about 18th birthday celebrations yet? DD is unlikely to want a traditional party due to her anxiety. Just wondered if anyone had any plans that were a bit "different"

chocolate for ds who has ASD we went to a posh restaurant as a family and then had a cake at home.
It is his 21st this year and we are doing a trip to Bletchley Park/Museum of Computing - overnight as it is some distance from us.

No idea what we will do for dd who also will not want a party but doesn't like 'fancy food' either.

we are coming up blank for ideas chocolate. dd would hate a big party too. Karting has been touted as a possibility.

Dd would hate a party too. So I'm taking her to London to see a couple of shows. I've got some free nights in a hotel because I booked a school trip there, so we'll use those and see some shows off her choice.

DD hates big parties. She much prefers smaller gatherings with close friends. She has a summer birthday and will be the last of her group to turn 18. She has decided that she would like to go to a cocktail bar in Leeds with a few friends. Her present will (hopefully) be a trip to California.

I had booked a local church hall for DD's birthday bash, but the woman I booked with nearly wet herself in horror when she discoverd it was for an 18th. All sorts of criteria have been placed upon us, and I just have a feeling that the hall committee will do a spot check on the night and discover a load of 17 year olds necking vodka. If we have the bar open, we have to have at least two responsible adults in attendance. If we don't have the bar then it is no alcohol allowed on the premises. If they do a spot check then they would close the party there and then and it all has to be over by 11pm anyway.

I have to persuade DH to let her have the party at home - but last time the toilet became blocked and he had lovely time unblocking it. In their defence, we had an ongoing tree root issue but he was not best pleased.

Has anyone ever hired one of those blue toilet cubicles?

voilets, with Warwick it was the distance from anywhere for my friend.

My sister it was a few things, she had an awful start, which was partly the unis fault and wouldn't happen now, I think pastoral care is much improved everywhere. The second year she lived in Leamington and buses took ages to campus, were infrequent and didn't run at weekends. This probably also doesn't happen now.

Aldo personal stuff happened which didn't help.

So most of it isn't especially relevant to DD but I have very negative feelings about it. Which I'll get over if she feels it's the right place for her.

DS1 had half a dozen friends in the house for his 18th. He dragged all the Lego out, and they played Mario Kart and some silly games. I think 2 cans of lager were drunk. We also had a family get together separately.

DD won't want any kind of party, and I expect Insight do the same as Ms AD and hit London for some shows.

DS1 had half a dozen friends in the house for his 18th. He dragged all the Lego out, and they played Mario Kart and some silly games. I think 2 cans of lager were drunk. We also had a family get together separately.

DD won't want any kind of party, and I expect Insight do the same as Ms AD and hit London for some shows.

tio cure for me

Tech found that FE had become hidden for some strange reason.

Ds1 has only just turned 17! I really don't want to be worrying about 18 parties already.

We were going to do a big 18th with a marquee as halls wouldn't take them. Luckily, my daughter realised it would make her anxious and us if we tried to police or support any very drunk guests so she didn't go ahead. We are going for a large family meal in a village pub. She has booked a kareoke room and a restaurant for a group of 8. Cheaper and more relaxing for all concerned.

Thanks for info on Warwick -all views useful. No uni seems to be perfect but many seem good.

I'm not thinking about 18th birthday yet either!
DD's will be right in the middle of exams, so I expect she'll celebrate it properly once exams are over and we'll just do a family dinner somewhere at the time.

She is having her AS results-"gathering" here tomorrow night (postponed from Thursday which she cancelled when she realised how worried her friend was about not being able to continue in 6th form)
Luckily friend did better than expected
Unluckily (for me) they decided they definitely needed to reorganise the party to celebrate!

DS's birthday isn't until around Easter so we have a little time to think about something. I've a feeling he won't want a party though...!

Mind you if he did have a one I suppose it wouldn't compete against the recent 18th of a former premier league footballers son who was at the same school - took place in the hotel the dad is a part owner in and had the bloke from The Courteeners doing a live set.

An eighteenth party is not on my radar. It's the other side of HE applications and so comes under the heading of "things to think about later"

I heard it was very boring starfleet

Can't avoid 18th parties here - it's upon us very shortly. Don't think my DD will have a bash like footbll players either I won't feel she's missed out though as I have to confess I don't know the courteeners.

I hadn't even considered that 18th birthdays are almost upon us!

DD will be one of the first amongst her friends. We've managed to put off pressure to have a party so far this year because we've had constant building work going on. However, the combination of the end of building work, and her 18th may tip her over into wanting one again.

She seems to be in a bit of a dark hole at the moment. The realisation that "shit just got real" and that one of her closest friends will not be in Y13 with her is making her a bit introspective and withdrawn again.

Thanks everyone. I've come up with a couple of ideas, which I'll share just in case it helps anyone:

• local nightclub offers hire of a booth from £100
• stretch limo to a gig or show
• party bus (this looks so cool)

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might as well get this thread full up..

nearly done....

there we go, all finished.