@DeRigueurMortis - No real backstory on goat tattoo. Dh HATES tattoos / Ds now has 2 - wants another. He spends months ‘desensitising’ Dh: telling him he is going to, before he walks in with it, in the hope the very dissappointed look won’t be on his Dads face. (It always will be). Ds then changed his warning to ‘ shall we get matching tattoos’ then ‘matching goat tattoos’ alongside various photos of goats pulling mad faces. This is every night, for months.
Congratulations to everyone’s little ones for their results. I have read too many to congratulate individually but some stellar results are here.
Congratulations to all those who got what they needed to get them to next wanted step, I’m happy for all of your children.
For those that missed what they needed , as I said yesterday (from experience with my Ds) those grades do not define, nor stop you - it’s not a fail. It’s not the grade that matters it’s what you do to build on from them going forward that matters. Today is when they find their motivation.
Got Dd’s Results Ds came too - last time he was in that hall was when he picked up his results (and got rejected for returning to 6th form there) he had a big hug and catch up with his old form tutor / rugby manager whom he hero worshipped. Nice.
Dd is ‘content’ with her results overall but unhappy she didn’t hit her target grades. I’m very proud of her. I’m relieved she has what she needs to do her choice of A’levels where she wants (staying on for 6th form). That has all be signed off and accepted this morning - they got the offer letter in with their results if they got their grades.
She got 8’s in art, biology, history, maths, physics, french, Eng.Lang & Eng. Lit with a 7 in Chemistry (not happy) as it’s an A’level choice.
Her friend group all seemed to be signing and handing in the 6th form acceptances too - so it’s all positive for her in September. Which is the main thing.
This thread has been a lifesaver for me - I’m hoping we all get to check in on each other on a thread going forward .