CE results (when?)

[Teapot74]

Is no one else like me and like a cat on a hot tin roof with CE?
It's my understanding that our prep head likes to get all the results in before telling people (so he can sort out any probs 1st) and we can expect to hear by next Weds. Is this the same for everyone? I would have thought the school he is going to would let me know?

Offtotheraces... No I am still yet to hear from the HM, DS came home with the results written on a scrap of paper!

4Happy ... no , we are off to London day - My DS didn't want to board - lots of his really great friends will be joining your DS in Sept though .

Often ... So glad it's over for you - bet your DS is really happy!

Oftenkurking I'm pleased that you've seen some confirmatory evidence if it is on a scrap of paper!

Aaah. Yes, can understand the boarding dilemma. We found it harder than we expected to eighteen months ago ...

We all done then? Hopefully next years lot can read through the worry and see that we all came good in the end! See you all at the matches I would imagine. I have 488 tattooed on my forehead. Say Hi to me! x

This thread has made the last couple of days so much easier thanks! Who fancies reconvening in August... My DS is also boarding which I am already stressing about?!

Reconvening would be great.

I'll be back. :)

Oftenlurking, if you want your hand holding through boarding, I can try to help! DS had to fully board at our PS of choice as it's too far away and we both work, so couldn't make a fifty minute commute . His ps doesn't do flexi, just day, or weds/sat pick ups and returns next day, or full boarding.
We'd run a boarding house for six years and spent much energy convincing mummies all was well, so didn't quite see the reality of our own son boarding until it hit us in the face! It was a tough first term and a half, then all fell into place for him. It's crucial that they keep busy, and important not to ring lots at night ... I have other tips, so shout if you want them!

Thank you 4happy and what a great thread that started with one anxiety that we get through only to add another one! DS too will fully board, most weekends coming home Saturday pm back Sunday night. It was very much his choice of school so hopefully that may help him (if not me!). ?e will have to find a way of keeping this thread active!

Oh I'm sure that weekly will be just fine ... Saves you the school run petrol too! He will probably be too busy to mind too much ... Has he been away on school residentials at all?

I'm sure he will... Yes he has but with limited success. DD will miss him greatly as will I, however I do think this will be a little one way as I'm not convinced he will even look back!

My DD found it v hard when DS started boarding - DH did too! - and we had some really sad days taking him back to school. However, that was when he had three week stints without us which was a bit much at times! He found it easier if he didn't speak to us in the phone and I found it easier if I did speak to him; I had to learn to respect what he wanted ... That was really hard!

We had a chance to join you 4happy ... But my DS just didn't want to board . I think he would have loved it ... But after a year of thinking about it he said no . Wishing all the boarders the very best of luck !

I could do with a bit of hand holding through Sept. The thing I'm most worried about is him not communicating problems so that he doesn't up set me...