Class of '18 still nattering.

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Flatmouse - my non-uni dc seems to be settling okay. Went clubbing last night and got back at 3am! This is the lad who used to take himself to bed at 9.30pm if he was tired,

In many ways, i think moving away for apprenticeships is harder than uni, as there’s there not the instant contact with people around, freshers week introducimg you to clubs and societies etc. You have to make more of an effort to,go,out and make friends, join clubs etc. And do a lot more research to,find out what’s around locally.

FaceTiming is great.

Sounds like your DSis settling in well @Petalflowers. It does sound harder for them to make the relationships without the comfort blanket, so great he's finding his feet!

After a hard day spent mainly on and off tubes, Ds1 is in! By the time we had made several trips to buy/collect everything he needed and had settled him in it was past 7.
We are on the train home feeling exhausted with painful feet and Ds1 is waiting for someone to fix his key card as he can now get into the flat but not his room.
He can access his cider though so it's not all bad and his flatmates seem lovely.
I think walking away from him is the hardest thing I have ever done, yes, I cried on the tube!

Great to hear you went out marmite.

Well done to all who dropped off today especially by public transport.

We took DD yesterday. Heard from her today. They went out last night. Today she shopped and has batch cooked and I even had a photo of the meal. 5 out of 6 of her flat have arrived now and are apparently all "really nice"! Good news

Awww to tears! It's a big 'ol day for mums and DC. My friend dropping off at Warwick has just texted to say that she 's trying to control herself!

So glad you are being pampered with flowers and chocolates Marmite

My DD hates mash so no masher here but she may take our griddle pan! good size for all things apparently - bit odd as she's mostly veggy!
Glad to hear the boys are the organised ones in your DS's kitchen 2boys. My DS who couldn't fry an egg but is taking back herb and spice rack in his final year He has developed!

Well we did it!

He's at UoN, and although leaving home was hard once we arrived and unpacked his enthusiasm and clear happiness made it easier to leave him.

Realised he'll need a small kettle for his room and totally forgot a bath mat, but apart from that think I managed everything else.

Am going to wait for him to contact us ... (she says bravely)

I have a spare bath mat. accidentally bought two And a masher.

aww littledrummergirl :( I'm heartened by the fact that you've managed on public transport. After a couple of months of carefully choosing bits and pieces for dd it's quite gutting that we can't take lots of it. I wanted her room to be nice and for her to have the things we chose together.

kitten it is a shame. Could you post it on in bits and pieces? Say a parcel every few days? That could be quite a nice surprise for her.

Marmite - good to hear that you managed a trip out.

Also Good to hear your ds is getting out and about Petals.

Watford we were in UoN too yesterday!

Well drop off went really well. He was so happy and we managed to make his rather old fashioned looking room look good.

He is in a quiet position in the building so is happy as will be able to get some sleep after all the partying he is planning on doing :)

I left him and he had non stop plans for the next 4 days so am not expecting to hear much from him.

Am also trying to sit on my hands and let him make the first call.

Some I could NoHaudin, but by the time I got it all there it would be time for her to bring it back at Christmas. I just wanted her to have a lovely room and a nice start. Now due to circumstances, it's just become really stressful and a bit of a horrid time all round.

Does she have to vacate her room at Christmas?

Not found out about dds yet.

Has anyone paid for accommodation yet?

@Downeyhouse DS has a corner room on the first floor, and again hope liver survives the next few days!!

It was funny walking around yesterday, lots of parents with children walking with them with a look on their face saying "I'm smiling cause I know they're going soon"

Glad you’re feeling better marmite
After all the guilt and worrying dd had an amazing first night!
She went to the accommodation she should have been in as she said she just didn’t feel she was clicking with her house
After she came back they were doing cocaine and pills in the flat whereas the others she said some smoke weed but there’s no pressure in her old accommodation like there is here
She’s happy which makes me happy

I wouldn't know how DS1's first evening went, because he has not yet been in contact with us. Not even a text to reassure us that he's still alive. I suffer from anxiety and I'm finding it difficult.

I'm confused Fantasy. Did she get to move to her choice of accommodation when she got there?

Here the first installment of accommodation is due on Friday Ursula. I've paid a damage deposit and something else already but this is the first big chunk.

I'm a bit confused as well Fantasy. Which accommodation is your DD in? And in which accommodation are the druggies?

We opted to pay DDs accommodation in 10 installments from day one.

Damn. We should have done that.

Speaking of anxiety, the house phone rang at 5.45 this morning. I immediately thought something had happened to DD but it was just our alarm monitoring service to say there had been notification of an attempted entry.

Everyone remembers dds accommodation problems?
The house she was first allocated which then got taken off her because of the deposit situation?
Dd was in a group chat for that house so has naturally had conversations and bonded with those people
Whereas the house she was allocated after the the whole deposit situation dd doesn’t like. This is where the druggies are

Which led me on to thinking about whether anyone would know who to contact if anything did happen to her. Probably not.

Warwick accommodation was in three instalments and have paid the first one. No details re damage deposit so am not sure if that was included in first payment as there was no breakdown.
Ds's room is nice with a lovely view over duck pond. Met a couple of his flatmates, but most had parents with them and went out for dinner. Arrivals are split over two days so more socialising from tonight, I assume.