Thread 25 - Covid Cohort - Christmas Trees, No Omicron Please!

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This is a thread for supporting all young people post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting. It is respectfully requested that all are supportive and helpful to each other. If you want to start a debate, e.g state vs private, please don't within this thread. Please also be sensitive when responding to posts about grades.

Some of us have been here since first thread back in yr10, some will be new. Everyone has been friendly and helpful in the past. Everyone is welcome. It is hoped this goodwill continues.

Our DS/DD may go down various paths (such as employment, apprenticeships, higher ed) We have decided, for anyone interested, they will most likely find us within the Further Ed board.

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Monkey speaking to his mum yesterday he is hoping to get one this side of Christmas as he hasn't been able to get one easily as not at school now and literally out in the sticks. Had a friend die after having vaccine so was understandably scared to have it but knows he should have one so def not a denier and knows we feel happier if he has one so is doing his best to get one. All his family are either triple jabbed (parents) or jabbed according to age.

@ExquisitelyDecorated yes...He's had 2 vaccines. Second early nov. We will keep doing LFT's then. Thanks. I don't know how good they are at showing covid, especially if no symptoms. I'm worried about DH getting it. But we aren't seeing elderly relatives or going anywhere particular over Christmas. So will just carry on. I am amazed we have come this far without getting covid. Or at least knowingly. Ds1 is coming home Tuesday. He's still got a bad cough. DH picked up his laptop yesterday, then I emailed him his dissertation stuff from the laptop. So I hope he's getting it finished. I'm assuming he can still come home if ds2 tests positive. He will just have to stay here then and test like the rest of us. I wonder if it will be announced for whole houses to isolate if someone has Covid. I think not going into crowed places, schools etc if someone in the house tests positive is sensible. But I'd like to able to walk my dogs (I can avoid people) if I stayed negative.

No more offers. Just the one Ds wanted. I'm assuming he won't get any now until next year.

Hi sorry for my absence but it’s been a hectic few weeks.
After having covid at the end of last month and the added stress of Dd being away. I had a huge wobble about going back to work ( I work in retail) as it’s getting busy I’m still convinced that I’ll get it again.
DD had to go to Germany for part of her training (cabin crew) and she’s done all her covid tests which thankfully are negative I’ve been really worried about her.
She’s due back tomorrow morning which I’m so happy about.
I’ve not done much Christmas shopping as my heart hasn’t been in it until I know Dd is home safe.
So irrational I know seeing as she’ll be travelling across Europe for her job but they only spend up to 30 mins at their destination before coming back
Please someone give me a kick up the backside and tell me to man up 😂😂

@BlueMarigold
I'm a bit slow with this but yes I get the same thing from UCAS. I think DS's form might have finally gone in so keep trying to check, very frustrating.

On top of waiting to hear result of my friend’s PCR, DD’s housemate has just tested positive on lateral flow, DD due here tomorrow.

@Volterra I don't know whether you are a Harry Potter fan, but sounds like your foe glass would have figures getting more distinct in representation of your Covid risk!

@BlueMarigold - re Ucas - some of the services are down (was yesterday too) someone said on WIWIKAU that it was planned maitenance.
This service is unavailable until 18:00(UK time) on 19 December 2021.

Hope you’ve got dd back safe and sound @whoamitojudge

Wishing your DD a safe journey home @whoamitojudge x

Fingers crossed for your DS, whoamitojudge, and yours Volterra.
DH is due to fly back from Dubai tomorrow. On Friday, one of the orchestra tested positive and has to stay out until 28th, so I’ve been panicking about his fit-to-fly PCR, taken yesterday, but it’s negative, thankfully.

@Decorhate @Delphigirl @Wheresthebeach DD got email from Southampton re offer and offer days and the link to book is https://www.southampton.ac.uk/offerholder?utmsource=ug-transactional-email-03&utmmcampaign=UG2022&utmmedium=email&utmmcontent=applicant-day-booking-link-button

Harry Potter fans here Monkey 😀 at the foe glass. Now we have the small matter of working out what on earth to do from here.

So pleased DH can come home Piccolo.

Thanks you @mummabear74 - feeling a little paranoid that DD hasn't received it!

That should have said DD, whoami and Volterra.

@Alsoplayspiccolo glad to hear he is fit to fly, how miserable for the orchestra member and their family who had to stay isolating in a hotel room in Dubai.

Just to update that dd did get offers from Surrey, Notts and Southampton but forgot to tell me. She said the offers were for the grades it says on the website.

@Alsoplayspiccolo

Fingers crossed for your DS, whoamitojudge, and yours Volterra. DH is due to fly back from Dubai tomorrow. On Friday, one of the orchestra tested positive and has to stay out until 28th, so I’ve been panicking about his fit-to-fly PCR, taken yesterday, but it’s negative, thankfully.

Good news.

Stress levels rising here and can't blame Meno I don't think.
DS came home from uni a few days early to get a piece of coursework done. Except he's not doing it. It's taken me back to the stress of his school days which seemed to consist of me permanently nagging him to do something. He's 20 now, and still the same. Obviously his responsibility now, but seeing him sprawling in front of the TV, or asking me to wake him at a certain time and being in bed still 3 hours later has certainly raised the blood pressure. DD is so easy in this respect.

He is still doing LFTs as a close contact too.....

Dd1 (17) is like that too, a procrastinator like me. Dd2(14) isn't and it's bliss not needing to nag her. Most of the time I leave dd1 to it, but when it's exams I try and remind her to start revising. She tends to stay up late to revise and then I worry she won't be able to concentrate

@HibiscusIsland

Just to update that dd did get offers from Surrey, Notts and Southampton but forgot to tell me. She said the offers were for the grades it says on the website.

Well, it is a relief! So just the two that are always late left ?

Yes. I imagine she'll put Surey as her insurance and then if she gets offers from Warwick and Bristol she'll pick from whichever of Notts, Soton, Warwick and Bristol make the lowest offer

Ds1 isn't great at getting up. But ds2 will sleep all day as I've mentioned before. He came down for breakfast at 4.30pm yesterday. I said on here a few weeks ago that he'd got a parcel to return to ASOS. Said parcel is still on his bedroom floor. I told him I'd happily take it to the PO if he emails me the return code. But he's too lazy to get a return label. So thats his loss. He's like that with everything, it has to be done in his time. Goodness knows if he will get up when he goes to university. As for his bedroom...it's so messy, I couldn't sleep in there. Ds3 is always ready for school early, so he's much better. Though he can sleep till 10 or 11am I have never slept that long, is it a boy thing? I was horsey at their age and at the stables at the crack of dawn, or on my paper round.

Dd1 will sleep til lunchtime sometimes. I tend to wake her up then which she doesn't mind

We are a super sleepy household, all would love to stay in bed until midday, even the dog is happy until about 10:30, DS1 often missed both breakfast and lunch in his catered hall if no F2F at university that morning, but he didn't miss anything and was still heading for a first based on last exam results, so I think different schedules work for different people.

@HibiscusIsland if I wake ds2 I just gets grunts and he usually goes back to sleep, unless he's meant to be at school. I often used to call out to him on a school morn. but got told not to as he can get himself up. 3 times this month I've realised at 8.30am that he's not been in the shower, he usually leaves for school about that time. When I call out to him, he always sounds really confused and asks what day it is.