School done! GCSEs done and dusted, leavers assembly over.....

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He is picking DS2 up from school most days now to save H having to do it. I took him there the first day so he's know which classroom to wait outside. He's well over 6ft now - taller than me and his dad - he met the TA who looked after him every day in reception when he cried and clung to me. She is tiny and she looked even more so compared to him. I hadn't realised quite how much those years at secondary school change them - the first bit of really growing up and away. He's sort of semi-detached from the family now but still good company when he's there.

I couldn't beleive he used to be like all those little boys running around the playground in red jumpers and grey trousers.

Anyone want to join me in a small nostalgic sigh?

Dd went to the trial day at her Sixth Form college today. She was at the bus stop at 7 o'clock in the morning looking bright and perky. Considering that this is the girl who has been on half days for the last year due to severe anxiety and depression, I think that was pretty good going. She seems totally confident about travelling to a different town and finding her own way about. This could be a new life starting!

cory - your girl sounds amazing. I hope you are really proud of her x

Wow, Orm, I remember you posting about him starting secondary school!! He sounds fab! What's next, sixth form?

Off to college to do furniture making. He wants to become a luthier eventually and this seemed the next step.

I had to google Luthier!!
Well done to him and best of luck. He sounds great!

Thanks behind!

He's a bit lazy, unmotivated, irritable, kind, loving, funny, clever, infuriating, adorable...... ie fairly normal But I do love the bones of him.

DD1 is on her 3rd (of 3) induction days for 6th form - at current school, so no big change really. she's loving it, specially not having to wear uniform ever again! changed one of her options as she didnt like the look of film studies, so she is now doing Philosophy & Ethics, Sociology, Child Development and Photography (that's the fun one, although she is already realising it will be a lot of work). she's decided she wants to work with dyslexic children, hence the CD. she's dyslexic herself, and I am so proud of her for the effort she puts in.

bless them all!!! teenagers are wonderful.