Year 13 support thread - The End.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Not the end of the threads, just this chapter of life. We'll keep going, don't worry!

However! Not to be used until this one is done

DD had high winds and rain for hers.

Ursula DS had hideous wind and rain for his bronze. Hope your DD was OK!

Superb results Shanghai and fatbottom !!!! Well done!!

DD had her prom on Friday. She asked me to come and get her and her friends at midnight but then t text at 11 to say they were going out and they'd get a taxi back. She seemed to have had a good time but wasn't too drunk, just merrily tipsy when she came in at 2:30.

We've got concerts and school play this week (this is the school play she wasn't in, until the day of her last exam when she volunteered to do lighting). She still hasn't done much to her bedroom, which looks like a bomb has gone off. I've said if she hasn't made a decent start by the time I break up for holidays I will be taking the whole lot to the tip!!! It is truly disgusting!

We are the same. I know she will be secretly hoping that I will have 'done' her room whilst she is away, but the weather has been too nice, I've done it too many times before and I've been busy pandering to the horse.

But it transpires that something I need is in there. I need to be brave.

Others who have done DofE Gold - what have your DC done for the residential section? DDs MH issues this year mean that that section is not currently a possibility. It seems so unfair that she has worked so hard on the rest but that she cannot complete because of serious social anxiety. She has done a few things previously that might well have qualified, but just can’t at the moment.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Dd did Guide camp.

I can't remember the criteria but I do know they have quite a few years to complete it so there is probably no rush unless she wants to complete at the same time as her cohort.

Will school not help? Is there a school trip coming up she could help with?

DS did a residential last year - engineering g education scheme I think it was called - a week at university experiencing undergrad engineering, labs, lectures etc. It confirmed he wanted to do engineering not maths, and ticked the residential box too. Not sure that is of much help to your DD.

hardwicke This doesn't help if she wants to do something this summer, but universities have volunteering projects. Some like ds's have 'supported volunteering' which enables people to volunteer while also having some support themselves. It has been so helpful for ds and he is now doing a variety of things with them. One of those was a residential trip for young adults with learning difficulties. ( I got to the point eventually). It might be worth investigating what is available at your dd's university.

I have just posted dd's PIP renewal form. Hideous things and something else to wait anxiously for the results of.

Thank you, I'll give it some thought. I suppose she doesn't need to finish it this year. She'll have three months next summer, and hopefully she will be well by then, or at least well enough to handle it.

DS1 is back from 5 nights at a Belgian rock festival.

He got straight in the shower, then is planning to eat 'all the food' and then will sleep for some time.

I hope your son had a good time Third and that the DoE dc survived in the hot weather.

Dc sent his results into his firm choice of Uni last Wednesday and his place is now finally showing as firm! Seems they have been very busy as IB and French Bac results all came out last week too.
Makes it all a little more real.

He was reminded that he needs to bring the original paper certificate with the results with him to registration in Freshers week.

It may be the same for A level students (??) so worth making sure they keep the precious original copy safe when it arrives in August in case they need it too.

That's quite scary Downey!

dd hasn't switched off yet, so yesterday she did lots of paperwork stuff, phoned the gp for an appointment () and was just generally grown up.

Brilliant news Downey

A level students, in my experience, don't. Presumably because it's via UCAS. DD won't have her certificates until December anyway.

My recollection for DD1 was that she didn't need A level certificates but that was 4 years ago.

DD1 & 2 are now determined to turn their brains to mush by binge watching RuPaul's Drag Race and Love Island and cackling all the while!

Makes a change from dieing each others hair I suppose.

Congrats to downey, fatbottom and shanghai ! What a relief for you and what amazing results.
Lonicera DS is not a high-achiever and 16th August will be very scary! He has just managed to survive his holiday (come back with awful cough) and finally turns 18 this week!!

DS1 has been informed that everything the assessor recommended will be paid for by DSA:

• Laptop (he has to contribute the first £200)
• Printer
• Software to assist with note-taking, reading & essay writing
• Training in using the above software
• 1 hour a week with a specialist mentor

He was initially reluctant to apply as he didn't think he would get funding for any support, but I persuaded him to apply anyway. I have just made him say out loud: "Mum, you're the best. You're right about everything." 😆

Yay - thethird! Just goes to show that us Mums do know something sometimes

I may be milking the "I told you so" for at least a couple more days... 😄

Damn right!

The third glad he acknowledged that you were right.
Can you persuade him to make himself known to disability services too and the basis that you are the best!

That's good news TheThird.

flatmouse DD turns 18 this week as well. She can't wait to be old enough to get into bsrs in town after 9pm. She has missed out socially being the youngest.

NoHaudinMaWheest he has a written list of 'Things mum will nag me about if I don't do'.
Contacting disability services is on there, but he is refusing to do it until he knows where he is going.

Great news third. Milk it every step of the way :)

My younger ds (14) has SEN so thank you for sharing about your ds as this is really useful info to have for the future.

Third that is excellent news indeed & I'd do a full-fat milk on that all week if I were you

DD into second week of new part-time summer job & also been doing some babysitting for extra money for our family holiday. Having a bit more routine back seems to suit her.