Year 12-13 AS levels and beyond

[HSMMaCM]

Following on from the preparing for AS levels thread.

Hopefully everyone is finishing off AS exams.

Yep, same here, HSM

Another one here. DS disgusted.

DD away at university says they all voted to Remain.

It's so unfair for them.

AuntP I'm so sorry. I went though this recently (and still am to a large extent) and my son has been lovely

Yeah DS is raging as well. Apparently anyone over 65 shouldn't have been allowed to vote and 16 year old should !! And I agree with him !

Sending this from the independent state of Liverpool! Am proud to be Scouse not English today !!

Born in the Independent state of Liverpool and living in the Independent state of London! Your DS is right (my DD said the same)

Another Scouser here .
Auntie P I am so sorry
I'm in shock his morning.

Am so sorry AuntP

Also gutted here about the EU result, all 4 of us.
Unbelievable

Same here, i'm gutted for them DD living in a EU coy try snd all her future plans were based on having a EU passport. She may be entitled to another through me but not a done deal.

AuntP

Woke up this morning thinking I was hallucinating about the vote. I'm sure it was the other way round before I went to sleep.

dd3 has C4 Maths (OCR) today. Final exam at long last.

Yes, I stayed up listening to news and discussion last night LittleHo and things seemed quite buoyant for Remain at that point.

As you say woke up to a strange unreal new world of madness

Did think Boris's speech was quite concilatory though.

Hoping (because that is my nature) that it won't be as bad as we fear.

So sorry to hear your news AuntP

Very sorry to hear your news AuntP

auntP

I am sorry to hear your news AuntP.

Thank you all. it's a bit surreal now the calm after the storm. Nothing really I can do today coroner and funeral home in charge and it's the weekend, next thing is meeting funeral director on Tuesday next week. . Kids ok and went of with friends so i ended up going to a salsa party ( I salsa twice a week anyway) with a group of friends , best thing I could have done physically wore me out and gave me something to think about.

That sounds like it was a good thing to do AP. A friend said to me it gets a bit surreal and she was right. You're all very much in my thoughts

I know this isn't the purpose of the thread but hope you don't all mind me putting it here, I know most of the DC here are very upset about the result yesterday. I think my shock is wearing off a bit and I feel even more upset for them this morning. I said on another thread that I think the Scottish Referendum set a precedent by having 16 and 17 year olds voting. Someone replied it hasn't, only in Scotland. Can't face an argument but I feel it has. It was in the UK on a vote that (in theory) was not to be repeated , on an issue that would affect their future hugely and the 16 and 17 year olds got a say on their future.

I do feel that is very unfair on our DC that they didn't get the same - Is it just me? Am I talking bollocks?! I know some people are saying what should they vote they are just children but they are not. There is a huge difference between 12 year old DS and 17 year old DD. DD is a young adult and that started when she was 16 when she could marry with our consent, have sex, could drink alcohol bought for her in a pub with food. By this she has certain legal rights afforded to adults that children don't have and I feel strongly she (and her contemporaries) should have been able to vote . Not that it changes anything now but that isn't the point.

I'd be very interested in the views on others who post on this thread. Now for more caffeine as need to speak to DD later about this when she calls and have my Dad and partner down who were very vocally out. I am goi g to need lots of caffeine, then probably wine.

Totally agree sugar if the mock referendums in many high schools are anything to go by then the kids wanted us in. And that's why the government didn't allow it.

My DC (and particularly DD, who is extremely vocal about wanting to Remain) are outraged by the result and so are all the teens they know. They feel that their future has been decided for them, and it's not what any of them want.
I agree, they should have allowed 16+ to vote.

Good luck, SugarPlum - my DD would be ranting down the phone at the "Leavers" and too bloody right

Glad to hear you went dancing, AuntP - you need to do stuff to keep feeling positive.

I agree that 16+ should have been the voting age.

DS is furious with the result. It's really awkward because my OH voted Out, and I'm pretty disappointed in him for believing the crock of shit that was the Brexit campaign and so is DS.

We are assiduously Not Talking About It, but that's not sustainable.

DD and most of her cohort would have voted remain.

She said the atmosphere at school on Friday was awful. On the plus side they had sports day in the afternoon and the sixth formers went along to galvanise the younger children into action. The head of her sixth form praised her for her ability to lead a Mexican wave / house chant / cheer on competitors / etc. She came home covered in face paint and then returned to chaperone the year 11 prom. Shows how resilient they are. Things are looking up .

Well it's done now and we'll just have to live with it. Your DD sounds very impressive HSM, no way could I have done all that !! Tried to speak to DD but she had to get to shops to buy food for lunch before they shut - a little different to Saturday afternoons of old !

HSM, your DD sounds like a real trooper!

SugarPlum, she sounds very sensible

Just checking in from the independent state of Liverpool Been to the Open Day and renewed some memories in my birthplace

Horse, are we allowed to travel across counties now ?