Year 12 preparing for AS levels

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Here we are everyone.

I thought DD was bad, so your disorganised teens are making me giggle.

Took DD to the doctor today. I'm not allowed to go in, because she's 16 now and never find out about their secret conversations, but today the doctor interrupted my MNing came out to speak to me, to ask about her sleeping habits. After I explained their chaotic nature, he said "oh normal teenager then". I found myself having to explain that she doesn't sleep through the night yet

at not sleeping through the night yet HSMM

Thinking about it I guess we had a few golden years between about 6yrs and 14yrs when everyone was asleep between about midnight and 6am!

Now at least one has turned largely nocturnal

I had 2 babies that slept through from very tiny, and never had any sleeping problems until DD was going through a load of crap at school in Y9. Those golden years when you knew that they were safely sleeping in their beds.

Really Tilly? Mine didn't sleep through for yeeeaaaars
They were always on the boob!

I can't wait for the Easter holidays, no more dragging grumpy teens out of bed. Only trouble is we are closer still to exams and getting them to revise. Argh. So much easier when they were babies

Yep. I know I was so lucky. I have suffered in other ways at other times though!

Totally agree dingit!

ono they get a priority for places, yes.
We've applied as we get the bursary, they asked about uni - I graduated last year drat with the OU but as they ask for graduation date and name of university I am hoping that makes a difference as I didn't go after school and only graduated at the grand old age of 50.

Well I dropped DD in Cambridge.

Initially I was impressed by her aplomb on arrival; all white teeth and sense of humour.

However I got a call half an hour later saying the dinner tonight is 'formal'. Only jeans etc have been packed.

An hour later I got a text stating she didn't have a toothbrush!!!!!!

Eric

Eric Ooops! What is she doing in Cambridge?

Eric that reminds me of my DD. She knows it all and can do it all and doesn't need my help ... Until she's forgotten something

Well I've had a text saying she's up. Presumably she was allowed to eat dinner last night in her jeans!

She's taking part in a poetry reading competition.

Heats took place in schools. Then there were county/regional heats.

I think there are around 40 teens now, all staying in Cambridge for the finals. They looked a nice mixed bunch as they were turning up.

DD's room was a typical halls of residence room/jail cell. Although hilariously she wondered where the fridge might be. No darling, university rooms do not have a mini bar! In her defence someone had tried to tart it up by adding a kettle and stuff a la premier inn.

Lol Eric if your DD and my DS were representative of all teens then the human race would be doomed!

I fear my Dd will come back malnourished from university. I pack her lunch each day, and physically put breakfast in her hand as she goes out the door.

Haha dingit, catered halls sounds a good plan!

I've got DS to agree to cook us dinner once a week. Even its just soup and rolls, it's a start...

Liney, DD does cook (with her bf/she cooked for DH and DS recently when I was away), but I am hoping to get her to try some more adventurous stuff after the AS levels, when she has time

You're streets ahead of us then, Tilly.

I don't want him wasting money at university by eating in cafés every day when he could make his own chicken wrap for 60p or whatever.

I'm such a tightarse!

Ha, my DD does not like wasting her money! Hence why she would rather cook with/for friends at home using stuff from our fridge/freezer/cupboard

My dc have all had to take a turn at cooking the evening meal once a week for years now. I tell them it's so they can learn life skills and be ready to look after themselves as sdult, or at univesity and of course it's nothing to do with the fact I hate the drudge of getting the evening meal once I get in from work.
To be fair, when ds went to university he was stunned how many of his flatmates didn't have a clue, and his popularity went through the roof when he cooked a full Christmas dinner for all 7 of them in the flat He also cooks cheaply which leaves more money for booze.

Back, that's great re your DS!

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In all honesty, catering for masses at Scout camps over the years have also fostered a lot of his catering skills, I can't take credit for that

It sounds like he's a natural

Well I've arrived in Cambridge, toothbrush aloft and DD has text to say she has borrowed someone else's .

Please God let than mean a spare!

Apparently they are all having a ball, shame that they have recite their poems this afternoon .

Dad says she wants to make a good fist of it but not win.