Thread 42 Corona GCSE Cohort - 👻Creeping it Real for Oct22

[CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee]

This is a support thread for our young adults post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting, and their results ( or life updates for those who went into work or have had results earlier). 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, uni vs employment please don't within this thread.

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 will continue. We were previously on the secondary board and then further education, now we shall be here in 'Parents of Adult Children' gulp

Our DS/DD may continue down various pathways ( employment, apprenticeships, higher ed). Be warned there might be lots of 'Uni Freshers' chat this time of year. My experience is that everyone is welcomed wherever, whatever their child is doing we have some in work, gap years , apprenticeships etc too. Lots of contributors with different experiences and always sympathy and advice to be had.

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Yay! I'm the first, I'm the first!

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Hate to break it to you shimy....

ZittiEBuoni
what a dismissive twot at the ADD clinic. I'd phone back and try and find out who dd has been allocated to, and rather who the ADD specialist is. Then ask if the ADD specialist does private alongside nhs. Once you have the preliminary report privately, it will be give substance to demanding she's seen quicker on nhs, may often be re-allocated to the very doctor you've just seen, or will help if seen by someone else, who will respect the private report their nhs colleague has just done.

Popcorn, ds didn't make the Notts football team, nor boxing. He did try axe throwing last week. They all went to have a go at trampolining but it was full, so they had a try at wheelchair basketball and ds says he's not bad.

Thanks @CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee

Thanks @CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee
@Monkey2001 I've sent you a message. Through my brain fog, I think you're our Bristolian?

Thank you @CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee! I've had a manic day at work (we're in peak UCAS season alongside normal lessons) and have dropped behind on everyone's news. Sorry!

Thanks @CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee , sounds like you’re mega busy.

monkey, I hope your DS medicine application goes well and isn’t so stressful this time. Surely this year is a bit more normal

DS is making me laugh about his washing antics, he says it takes hours. He’s doing a lot of rugby so he has mucky washing. It is good that he’s realising how much was done for him though. He has FaceTimed a few times and is good about communicating, I know I’m lucky.

@278Newnames / DS / Engineering / Bath
@Alsoplayspiccolo / DD / English and Film / Birmingham
@AnneofCleavage / DD / gap year + Primary Education / Chichester
@Appuskidu / DD / Psychology / Birmingham
@Benjispruce4 / DD / Sociology / NTU
@blinkbonny / DS / Sociology / Nottingham
@BlueMarigold / DD / Biology / Birmingham
@boxcar / DD / English and Drama / Birmingham
@boxcar / DS / / Swansea
@Cantonet / DS / Sports Science / Surrey
@cariadambyth / DD / History / RHUL
@cheninblanc / DD / Digital Marketing for Fashion / Fashion Retail Academy
@Chewbecca / DS / Economics / Loughborough
@CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee / DD / Music / Cardiff
@coffeeandbiscuittime / DD / Medicine / waiting list – applying 2023?
@collywobble / DS / PPE / Loughborough
@Comefromaway / DS / Music / Leeds Conservatoire
@craggyrat / DS / History / Cambridge
@crazycrofter / DD / Psychology / Nottingham
@Decorhate / DS / Economics and Politics / Sheffield
@Delphigirl / DS / Oceanography / gap year + Plymouth (or Dalhousie?)
@deuxgarcons / DS / Comp Sci / Swansea
@DoggerelBank / DS / Biotechnology / Manchester
@DontCallMeBaby / DD / TESOL and Korean / UCLAN
@ealingwestmum / DD / Middle Eastern & European Studies / TCD
@EwwSprouts / DS / Biology / Durham
@EspeciallyDivided / DS / Wildlife Conservation and Countryside Management / RAU
@Fiddlersgreen / DS / Journalism / Leicester
@Fonty / DS / History / Exeter
@Fruitygal / DD / Biology / Durham
@GoldenRuby / DD / Anthropology and Sociology / Durham
@HarrietDVane / DD / MFL / Warwick
@Hattifatteners / DD / Vet Med / Bristol
@Heifer / DD / Biology / Nottingham
@HibiscusIsland / DD / Biological Sciences / Warwick
@HoneyMobster / DD / Medicine / Oxford
@Horace123 / DS / Classics / Oxford
@horrificbiology / DD / Biology / Lancaster
@icanbewhatiwant / DS / History and Philosophy / Sussex
@Isthisjustnormal / DS / Comp Sci / York
@JustHereWithMyPopcorn / DS / Law / Nottingham
@KingscoteStaff / DD / Medicine / Newcastle
@kiwiandcherries / DD / Primary Education / Winchester
@Knickerthief1 / DD / Child Nursing / York
@Mango0 / DD / Maths / Lancaster
@MirandaWest / DS / gap year + Geography / Newcastle
@MondaysChild7 / DD / Interior Design / USW
@Monkey2001 / DS / Medicine / 2023 entry
@mummabear74 / DD / Environmental Science / tbc
@mummyinbeds / DS / Law and French Law / Nottingham
@NCTDN / DD / Liberal Arts / Bristol
@Northumberlandlass / DS / Accounting / Northumbria
@Oblomov22 / DS / Accountancy / PwC Nottingham
@omnishambles / DS / Mech Eng / Nottingham
@OublietteBravo / DD / Business with Law / Exeter
@PaddingtonPaddington / DD / Music / RWCMD
@pangolinfan / DD / Economics and Politics / Edinburgh
@PhotoDad / DD / Illustration / ARU
@Piggywaspushed / DS / Policy, Politics and Economics / Birmingham
@ProggyMat / DD / Classics / Oxford
@Sallyingon / DS / / Lancaster
@sazzy5 / DS / Sport and Exercise Med Sci / Exeter
@scabby1 / DS / Economics and Politics / Bristol
@ScarlettDarling / DS / Biochemistry / Oxford
@Seeline / DD / Liberal Arts / UEA
@Shimy / DS / Management / Warwick
@singingstones / DS / Neuroscience / Nottingham
@Siriusmuggle / DS / BMus Music Performance / RNCM
@sofakingcool / DS / Business Economics / Reading
@stephaniestephanie / DS / Film + TV with Innovation / Bristol
@Takeittotheboss / DS / gap year + Economics / Liverpool
@TangoWhiskyAlphaTango / DD / Politics + IR / Bath
@Tomnooktoldmeto / DD / Creative Writing and Media / NTU
@Tomnooktoldmeto / DS / History / NTU
@tryingmybest13 / DS / Archaeology / Bangor
@Understartersorders / DS / / LSE
@Volterra / DS / Maths / Bath
@whatsnext2 / DD / English joint hons / Reading
@Wheresthebeach / DD / gap year + Marine Biology / Portsmouth
@whoamitojudge / DD / cabin crew training + employment
@Zebracat / DD / Flexible Combined Honours / Exeter
@ZittiEBuoni / DD / applying 2023 tbc

How do you manage communication with your young people ? Do you speak daily/weekly I don't want to peck her head but don't want her to think I am forgetting her.

Thank you @CinnamonOrangeCremeBrulee and @Oblomov22

We message everyday, nothing exciting but usually someone puts something random on the family WhatsApp chat and it starts a conversation

We've requested one call a week, even if just for 5 mins. Up until now we've had a couple of calls a week but they've been for specific reasons - for example he's requested a room move so I helped him to write the email over the phone. I'm not sure whether he'll be so happy for the call on a normal week, but we'll see!

Badly it seems as he has just told DD he is struggling. Not gelling with people amd not really liking lectures. I had sent a few messages but was trying not to bother him. Don’t think he is well. The former I think will take time but the lectures bit does slightly worry me.

They are both coming home later so DH been and got Night Nurse.

I just text, normally bland stuff like any lectures today, or how are you. My DS doesn’t always say much but he’s always replied and has FaceTimed when he’s in his room and waiting to go out.

Thanks for the thread. We’ve just had texts or WhatsApp. Quite a few each day so far but just random stuff like a photo of his library corner. We’ve arranged a FaceTime for tomorrow and hopefully will do that once a week but will leave it up to DS. I just want proof of life from time to time!

Hello 😊 am just popping in as I don’t really quite fit in at the moment as DS is having a gap year of being at home and playing as many gigs as possible and getting up late (although he does have a job in the pub where he’s done most of his gigs 😊).

A few weeks ago I think he realised that nearly everyone had gone off to university, but his good friends are still here as is his girlfriend (she’s in year 13).

He has a gig tonight although DH and I have come away for the night to Liverpool to see a very much postponed concert (should have been May 2020!)

dh wanted to go up and visit tomorrow afternoon. I said what’s the point as Ds is briefly home on Sunday.

Just WhatsApp here, no calls. Thanks for the new thread!

Thanks for the new thread and thanks, everyone, for the birthday wishes for DD. She doesn't like going out at night so I took the morning off and we went out for brunch - seems crazy that we were sitting out in a cafe garden under blue skies this morning and now we have apocalyptic rain. She's having a good day .

Hi everyone, just placemarking before a fuller update later. Another gappy here so can’t add to the “how often do you communicate” conversation as I see DS every day until he leaves on travels shortly.
sorry to hear your DS is slow to settle @Volterra - it is early days so I hope you find he is more positive when you talk to him in person. Fingers crossed!