Gcses 2019 support thread 5

[Iambuffy]

Hi :)
Hope this is ok as we are at 1000 posts on thread 4!

No idea.
It's very odd.
Ds now worrying because he feels he did quite badly in physics (which he doesn't even need....)
Ds is the type of person who will now feel he has let his teachers down if he doesn't get those grades.
Sigh.

Tell him it’s what on a good day in theory he may be able to get. They’re not set in stone, just from the coursework he’s done.
There’s a multitude of reasons why those grades may not be achieved, but it’s more for giving you an idea where to pitch your future rather than a demand (they’d be little point wanting to be a translator if they predicted a 3, but if you got a 7 for computer science then you may find that is more your path).
And wasn’t your ds ill? That will have made things harder for him

He had a viral throat thing for the last week. Not too bad. Just kept him dosed up on ibuprofen.

He's our later with friends...that'll cheer him up.

DD2 and I went to London yesterday with DD1, hadn't seen her new flat yet, so that was lovely. Walked for hours, feeling exhausted and old !!

Thank goodness it was planned for yesterday, as no trains in our part of the world today. We are semi-rural but very lucky to have a train line 5 mins from the house, however, it is a rural line, and if anything is going on, strike, flood, snow, we are the first to get closed down. Thoroughly empathise with rural households, I have to drive DD around a lot.

Today we are helping at New Girls day at our school, I have persuaded DD to come in and give me a hand. I run the second hand uniform shop, and we have a big sale today for all the new parents. I think after London yesterday and the sale today, I will need a day off :-)

Good luck silent

Well the last one is done! Much harder than past papers, bits she didn’t understand but is past caring, she’s exam’d out bless her!
Told her to go off with her friends and celebrate at the local ice cream parlour like they have planned to do.

See you all in August (gulp!)!
Oh - if anyone is about I’ll be here on he 15th - Maths and Sociology released that day (3am I have to be up - we’re on holiday that day and that’s the time zone equivalent!!!!🤦🏻‍♀️)

Just sent her and her friends this!

Second party done. Stayed up all night, had a fantastic time, seems not too destroyed. I'm glad she stayed over and let her hair down. No puking at this one and no smuggled booze she says. Some snogging and drama but not involving her!

Fibbke - result!

My son has FSMQ this morning and statistics at the same time so is doing one after the other with a small break where they cannot leave the room. What a way to end! I will be happy later as it has been very difficult to get him to do any studying! I gave up

Last to the finish line, he is finally done. German yesterday then a revision session and finally statistics this morning. Done and dusted.

He has rewarded himself with some upgrade thing on a computer game so he is very happy. His brother got it weeks ago but he didn't want the temptation.

He has already started doing some work for sixth form, we watched a film from his long list yesterday, he has the days structured out, they include walks with me, reading, playing piano/guitar, films, and gaming. I am a SAHM who just does a bit of volunteering due to a disability so this is quite lovely to have company!

Thank you to everyone on this thread for the solidarity through these tough times. Hopefully we will back on here for results day and everyone will be celebrating. Have a great summer.

I think I've done something wrong, or rather I've done nothing. Last GCSE today, DD came home, I wasn't aware I was meant to have put on some sort of entertainment or celebration.

We are now facing some very difficult weeks ahead with both DDs stuck at home, I work from home, H works part time and is causing all sorts of stress in the house. We have no money, I am buying groceries on a credit card I can't afford to repay - I did offer to to take DD to a restaurant at the weekend, but she didn't feel up to it (anxiety). She doesn't have any close friends

Now apparently all her classmates out are celebrating and she has nothing. What was I meant to have done? BTW I didn't do anything for DD1 2 years ago either.

In your position I'd be encouraging dd to find a holiday job.

If she really doesn't have any friends or money its hard to think of anything perhaps you could make her favourite meal and tell her that you are proud of her for getting through it?

If she doesn't feel up to a restaurant could you plan a picnic for the (drier) weekend?

Thanks for replying. She was promised some work with her sister locally but its been quiet so no hours have been offered yet. She's going out with her sister tomorrow to go shopping and she can choose any restaurant she wants for lunch, I can't go I am working, but apparently she's upset I didn't do anything now, as in today, when she got back from the final GCSE.

I will definitely tell her I am proud of her when she comes downstairs.

I have been reading some of these as my DD is in year 10 so I am wondering what it will be like next year!
Good luck to all that have taken exams this year and hope you get the results you want

Dishing- how about a handmade card or a letter and a small bunch of flowers ?!

Dd is thriller anytime I agree to watch gossip girl with her

Thrilled

Bake a cake?

Well done! Is that everybody finished now?
Also struggling here having the weird feeling of too much time & our of a routine, coupled with suddenly exhausted! She held it together really well but is sleeping so much now.

I've got a load of teenagers in the house whilst I'm trying to work, playing crap music and stealing the WiFi. I'd rather go back to the exams!

I’m sat watching gossip girl😳

DS left for zante with his A level cohort 😬

Is my dd the only one who hasn't been to a post-GCSE party? Dd has plenty of friends but is happy curled up in bed watching Stranger Things (again!) in preparation for series 3 which is released on 4th July.