Thread 19 - Corona Cohort, Enrolling on Year 13, hopefully NOT unlucky for some

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@Piggywaspushed just catching up and what dreadfulnews! I hope your DS and friends are okay or being offered counselling.

Boy threw himself in front of a train. Sent a tweet just beforehand...DS seen tweet

Piggy that’s awful. Please reiterate to your son that feeling anger and all other emotions are normal. The poor witnesses and everyone left behind.

How dreadful Piggy. So difficult for his friends.

Oh piggy I’m so sorry to hear that awful news. Utterly tragic. So young. Xx

@Piggywaspushed I am so sorry to hear this. I hope your DS is ok x

Oh piggy what awful news, it’s just heartbreaking to hear of this in such young people. I hope your DS is OK.

That's so incredibly sad @Piggywaspushed, how awful for his family and friends.

@Piggy so sorry to hear such tragic news x

What horrible news piggy. Hope your DS is ok.

That's so awful. What that poor boys state of mind must have been to drive him to that

Piggy what an absolute tragedy, to feel such despair so young that you can see no brighter future. Devastating for all of you around him.

That’s dreadful Piggy - what a terrible situation for your DS and all his peers.

How awful Piggy hope DS is ok x

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Thanks for kind thoughts, guys. His mum is a high profile vicar and her tweets and his tweets leading up to the event are heart rending.

DS spent a lot of time looking at them so I will keep an eye on him.

That is awful Piggy, but sadly common. One of my best friends is a train driver and he had a young man jump in front of his train a few weeks ago. Just awful for everybody. Hope your DS and the rest of Y13 are OK

I feel so sorry for train drivers who have to deal with this too.

That’s the one @OrangeCinnamonCocktail .

@Fastforwardtospring

Joining -thanks, DS going into year 13 and absolutely no idea what he wants to do, will be looking at degree apprenticeships I think, doesn’t want to go to Uni. He’s a bright lazy boy when it comes to studying, although last 3 weeks he’s had a full time summer job and more or less jumps out of bed in the morning to go so working whilst studying will be his best route I think but interesting to join this thread for other views.

@Fastforwardtospring , I'm feeling the same about my DS. Bright but lazy boy, I wish he showed as much interest in his studying as he does in his part time job, he's very money orientated, so I think a degree apprenticeship would be ideal

Only difference is he really wants to go to Uni...!! Although I think it's the moving out of home part that is most appealing, and that's not impossible if he did an apprenticeship, he just doesn't want to look.

He started note making towards his personal statement yesterday, step in the right direction finally..

Piggy that's awful, so sorry for your DS

DS has come back from Reading so poorly, started off looking like tonsillitis, then went into his ears and now has an awful chesty cough. Asthma isn't happy at all. One of his camp mates tested positive on Wednesday so DS has been for a PCR but it's negative

@sofakingcool and @Fastforwardtospring DS sounds very similar to both your DSs. He has had a job this summer (minimum wage which is shockingly low I think!) and he has worked every hour they give him - 8 hour days with 30min break sometimes mornings sometimes evenings til 11pm and he's not moaned once. The excitement of earning your own money and not having to ask for it is a big motivator! At the same time he has a very determined plan re university but has done next to nothing regarding school work, progressing uni stuff or practicing for 'entrance' exams. Even while he is sitting in bed all day he's just watching netflix!

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DS has come back from Reading so poorly, started off looking like tonsillitis, then went into his ears and now has an awful chesty cough. Asthma isn't happy at all. One of his camp mates tested positive on Wednesday so DS has been for a PCR but it's negative

DS didn't test positive til Friday but was ill all week. The period of becoming positive is quite wide so do keep testing him. I hope he starts to feel better soon, DS still snotty and coughing it all up.