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

Finding a bikini that fits? I'd rather sit A level Chemistry again without revision.

AQA

Chem went OK here too, not as well as last year's paper which he sat yesterday, but he thinks not absolutely dreadful either, so here's hoping. Just maths to go...
We had a bottle of Blackwood gin and some fevertree tonic delivered yesterday, not sure whether to open it tomorrow when DD finishes GCSEs, or wait until Monday for the end of A levels!

DD didn't complete one of the questions. She looks absolutely awful. It is times like this I wish she were one of the dramatic ones, weeping an wailing and throwing things around. She is very pale, very withdrawn, and looks like she has been crying a lot.

It is her uni subject, so she would want to sail through. To her, knowing that she has dropped at least 3 marks is a big deal.

This parenting malarky is bloody hard sometimes. I can't even look forward to a glass of wine, because tonight is a mad never ending cycle of DC getting across town to various clubs. Well, till 9.30 at least, then I'll crack open a bottle!

Oh Hardwick that is tough. Really hard to know how to console them. DD1 is also a quiet cry in the corner type whereas DD2 could win an Oscar for her dramatic hysterics and the whole house knows about it.

Chemistry is OCR salters.
Hugs to all parents who need one

Panda is there a reason you can't do both?
Hardwick sorry to hear that. It's not so important for DS, but he really could do with a C which i suspect may be out of his reach.

marmite and knitting, you both have a point!

Hardwick, thats so hard for her. I hope that a sleep tonight will help put things in perspective. Hard for you too, especially when you have to keep juggling stuff.

Hardwick so sorry to hear about your DD's exam paper - if it's any consolation DD looked liked a ghost with black hollows for eyes, but colour is seeping back in her face bit-by-bit as the realisation registers the exams are done. I literally pushed her out the front door today to chill & spend time in the fresh air & sun before she turns into Dracula's daughter

Kitten loading up the ready. The very mention of finding holiday clothes, bikinis, shorts & jeans leaves me running for the hills too these days - middle-age & finding nice clothes do not an easy pairing make & I used to love clothes shopping!

Dd says chemistry was better than the mocks but not as good as she'd hoped. There were bits of questions she couldn't do but she answered most of it. She seems a bit past caring tbh. The exams have gone on so long she has stopped stressing about them, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

I think DD reached her saturation point with revision after her second chemistry exam. Having a 5 day break between this week's exams and last week's exams meant that she developed a mental block when it came to doing more revision.

Anyway, it is done and dusted. DD spent most of this afternoon asleep. She won't get much sleep tonight as she will have to get up at 2 am for her post A level holiday.

• yes will probably drink gin on both evenings, but can only crack open the new bottle once!

Hardwick - sorry DD not happy with the way the paper went, but hope she can put it into perspective!

Poor dd found out today that of course she is going to have an end of year exam in one of the subjects she is taking next year! So that's in two weeks! Revision continues!!

Gretol that Is grim news indeed!

Poor love!

Hardwick - sorry to hear about your DD's Chem paper. It's hard to know what to say to them to help.

These exams have broken DS - he doesn't stress usually but has been snappy and irritable for the past few weeks which is so out of character. He too looks drained and ill but does seem more relaxed tonight. He has moved piles of stuff from his desk and floor (only to create other piles on the floor) to move into the loft in case he needs it all again.

Lonicera - hope your DD enjoys her holiday.

DD won't let me bin anything in case she needs to resit

Step away. Move on.

Hopefully all those who have finished and are worried and worn out can relax now and gain some distance and enjoy their summer.

Although it looks like my ds is the last finisher on 2/7 he and I get his results by email on 4/7. Personally I don’t think the school should send them to the parents at the same time as the kids. It is the kids news and theirs to share. But have promised to not peak and let him tell me.

I hope that when results day comes for everyone it is a day full of lovely surprises.

Shift up on the finishers bench, large one coming through and I bring !
Ds1 was doing AQA and he didn't much like the six marker either. He said it was confusing and he didn't really have a clue what they were asking so just had a go. He thinks he got a couple of others wrong as well but apart from those the paper was ok.

Ds2 slept until ds1 arrived home and woke him up.
We are done.

Normally I ask my children to keep communal areas tidy and put their belongings away (DH & I are quite tidy people and with 6 people living in the house, this rule is necessary for our sanity).

For the past month I have given DS1 dispensation because he was already so anxious that I didn't want to make any demands on him.

The accumulative effect of this is that his clutter is all over the house! I can't relax because of it. I've given him 48 hours to recover from his exams, but he really needs to make a start tomorrow, or I will be relocating all his stuff to his bedroom.

His bedroom also needs a thorough clear-out, but I can only fight one battle at a time.

TheThird Over the last couple of months I have stepped back from anything that might start a fight. Normal service starts on Monday.

dd has got really wound up and anxious tonight all of a sudden. She needs to sleep well and go in with a positive frame of mind but for some reason she's decided she is going to fail tomorrow. I have no idea why or what suddenly happened. But when she adopts that attitude she does a lot less well.

I don't think I'll sleep tonight, it feels like it's all going wrong.

Oh kitten I am so sorry to hear that.

Hopefully things will seem less hopeless in the morning. I think these poor kids are burnt out and exhausted. And it is all just too much.

Is it her last exam? Hopefully things will go on and then she can put it all behind her and relax.

She has four more after this but tomorrow is STEP again so it all hinges on this.

Hope she is able to turn around her thought processes Kitten Tomorrow is a new day.

DS1 has received an email to say he is eligible for DSA (I managed to resist saying 'I told you so and that's why I suggested you apply in the first place').

He needs to book a Student Needs Assessment; does anyone have experience of these?