Thread 43 - GCSE Covid Cohort ..November 22 Remember Remember

[OrangeCinnamonLatte]

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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Thanks for new thread and for good wishes for DD on other thread.
Great news @OrangeCinnamonLatte😀

Thanks @singingstones for list update.

That sounds good fun and rewarding orange! Well done to her.

Congrats to both your DD’s @Benjispruce4 and @OrangeCinnamonLatte

That's impressive adulting by your DD Orange, and what fantastic experience for her.

Thanks for the new thread. Well done to @OrangeCinnamonLatte ahd@Benjispruce4 DDs.

Thanks for new thread and list @OrangeCinnamonLatte and @singingstones

@mummyinbeds my DS1 has congenital hypothyroidism (no thyroid) so has been on thyroxin since birth. When his levels dip it definitely affects his mental health and he moves into low mood and depression. The first thing we do is bloods and a tweak of his thyroxin dose returns him to his usual happy state. Now that he is fully grown his dose is stable but during his teen/growth spurt phases it was noticeable.
The other obvious thing that the gp should order bloods for with that level of deep sleeping is mononucleosis/glandular fever. He is the absolute classic age and it runs through 1st year uni like wildfire. I had it my first term at uni and was sleeping 13-14 hours a night and going back for an afternoon nap. The exhaustion and brain fog can make everything seem difficult and lower mood.

good luck to him.

Good on her ! Sounds like she is enjoying it which is always good to confirm before committing fully to that path. @OrangeCinnamonLatte

Thanks @singingstones You have ninja skills in leaping on to these so quckly.

Thanks for the new thread. DD is “home” for reading week. But in reality she went off to see her boyfriend on Sunday evening, and hasn’t been back since.

Thanks for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonLatte
Belting work as always on our list @singingstones!
Hope all battling with ill health are on the mend soon 💐
DD is working hard and playing hard in equal measure so is a very happy bunny.
She’s going to the Oxford Student Union Ball on Friday which means that the GCSE prom frock that lurked in her wardrobe until A level celebrations is getting another airing! 😂

Thanks for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonLatte . No news here, DS seems to have settled and has a routine, missing a lot of 9am starts but apparently you can watch them online.

Thank you for the new thread. That sounds great for your dd orange.

Ds got back to Leeds from getting his eyes tested (aka travelling to a northern town to play in a show, if you know, you know). I realised how hopeless he is at certain admin things, sending an invoice for his services wold be pretty simple, you'd think but he had no idea how to go about it, how to address it etc etc!!!

He is briefly back this weekend to play in a gig locally but will be staying at his bandmates house. My services will simply be required to transport keyboard, amp and monitor to the rehearsal studio then to his friend's house!

Thanks for the new thread @OrangeCinnamonLatte and list @singingstones . Should I mention DS's course title isn't quite right? Nah, it's close enough.

Thanks @Delphigirl I'm going to get DS to discuss his sleeping habits with the GP. I'd sort of put his sleeping down to depression and hadn't thought of the possibility of it being the other way round. With the my family history of hypothyroidism I should know better.

Should I mention DS's course title isn't quite right? Nah, it's close enough.

Oh man, you have to tell me now, mummy!

Thanks @OrangeCinnamonLatte for the new thread and @singingstones for the new list. You are quite right, it’s lovely to see how much there is to celebrate on this thread.
Congratulations to @Benjispruce4 , what a confidence boost.
I had a chat with dd last night and said I wasn’t prepared to argue for the week and that I’d leave her to her own devices, working when she wants to. I’m not happy as I think she might come a cropper but maybe she has to learn it the hard way? Hopefully we’ll have a calmer end of the week.

Haven't caught up with anything - sorry! Just trying to get this thread in my list..

Thank you @OrangeCinnamonLatte and @singingstones for the new thread and info.

@singingstones Law with French and French Law. Like I said, it's close enough (and was correct for his other offers).

Well done to your DD @OrangeCinnamonLatte that sounds amazing.

DS and the gf have parted ways. DS is very sad, I wish I could give him a hug right now. DH will be seeing him tomorrow to drive him to the gig so he'll have to have a big man hug instead.

@mummyinbeds please tell me that the test your DS was doing was for the French part, DS hasn't mentioned any tests to me. 😶

@JustHereWithMyPopcorn yes it was French (Writing French using phonetics- I can't do that in English, it's like writing in Chinese) They are piling on the work this week. He does have a law deadline for next week for something.

One of DS's Nottingham buddies is doing law and has a lot to do, compared to DS anyway. Four weeks in, DS had had a 3 min presentation to do, and a lab safety test
I hope it's a bit more full on now, he was a bit perturbed by the lack of work.

Erm, DS doesn't think there's much work at all. I am now panicking that he has missed some vital information!!

The only work he has coming up is essays for writing week in the middle of November?

Oh don't set any store by what DS says, Just, he's away with the fairies half the time. His friend is probably pretending to work because he doesn't fancy yet another 80s club night 😂

I hope you're right @singingstones ! 😁