Crepeys on the Verge of an Examination Meltdown

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Not sure if I should be starting the new thread as I'm the last poster on the old one - is this how it works?

Quick, let's have a mini MU - I am at Heathrow and taking advantage of their free wifi. I, too, would love to join in with the impromptu MUs, they sound fun. And, yes, to having lots of friends and still feeling isolated.

Glad to hear that you have made the appointment, MI - you know it's the right thing to do. Am seriously considering joining FB so I can see the photos - I feel I am missing out. Mind you, I am glad to be missing out on teenage angst.

I am already bored with the journey and we haven't left the country.

Stropps, that is great she wants to go. Think last-minute decisions/door slamming etc very normal at this point. In case it helps, the universities we visited last year all laid on shuttle buses from local stations, with armies of T-shirted students to help. I went with dd by train so she didn't run away screaming but it would have been cheap and easy if she had gone on her own with her railcard and a personality transplant.

Oooh please do NU - you could just have us lot as friends and we'd get to see pics of your dgc!

NU, how exciting!

Lalsy I think I could say the same for DD!

she is much better now - there is hope.

Lalsy, I did actually lol in recognition . I am sure we will find a way to get her to various open days. It is (as you clearly know) just a bit more hard work than when they are the sort of young person to whom you can just give the train fare and then wave them off cheerily at the station

Oh and dh can't get a lift on Sat, as all the people from the band he now plays with come from Devon, except for the drummer. But both he and the drummer and so much kit that they can't fit it all in one car. Be so much easier if he played the fiddle rather than the bass guitar..

Stropps - I suspect some of those young people exist more in fond parents minds than reality.

MI good news on appointment!

Stropps at least she wants to go to an open day

Here ds did 'extra' for his history homework, dp (typical academic) spent an hour making comments and editing - he said 'other fathers bond over fish, we will bond over punctuation and grammar'. I am not convinced his teacher will now believe it was written by a Y7

Rudy all sorted at work?

At work today we were talking about the women's World Cup football, and one of my colleagues (we'll call him D), actually came out with the line (and he was being utterly serious), "I'm pretty sure they're all lesbians". Once I'd picked my jaw up off the floor, and checked my calendar to make sure I hadn't been transported back to 1950, I told him what I thought of his opinions. I then was hissed at by colleague A, because the new female engineer is a lesbian and might get the impression that D is homophobic. Well, duh! The funniest aspect is that while D's gay-dar was twitching away merrily while he was watching the football he'd completely failed to notice the out-and-proud lesbian sitting two desks away. Luckily she thought it was all hilarious.

Lalsy, I have a DS who I can wave off from the front door. And he's only 14

CV, why are some men such utter twats?

I had a nice little interlude on the way home - dropped into new local cinema for work-related drinks and nibbles and DS's favourite teacher from primary came in with a couple of others and we had a good catch up. New cinema is a lovely space too.

Oh I know they exist BTM - I have one too (thank goodness, another worrier would do for us) - just fewer than parents think.

Classic convo from open day last year:

A (lad on his own]: What is this the queue for?
B: English
A: Is that the thing to do with reading?

Angry very angry.
Train companion I had fallout with has obviously been saying things to her family and her son is saying things to my ds.
Now crossed a line. Whatever is between us is between us, I said ds could remain friends with her ds. But I won't take this.

Told her her ds telling mine he and his family are pathetic is unacceptable.

BD What a horrid and unnecessary thing to do. Poor you

Thank you BTM.

Me and her fine, don't drag everyone else onto it. Ds knew something had happened, but I made it plain that didn't mean anything needed to change between him and her ds...

Bloody Hell BD. That's terrible. She sounds a bit unhinged - what on earth did you fall out about that she's taken so very badly? Horrible for your ds.

She sounds nuts, BD. And very childish. Poor you :(

Thanks all, but makes it easier to think - your issue, not mine. I try as far as possible to be even handed, but as I say line crossed. You have issues, deal with them...

Stropps - loves you

Loves ya back, BD

Ohh love fest

How very childish and nasty. Think your line is very clear, BD.

Yes BD. Replace your upset about falling out with her with some righteous fury. Silly baggage (her not you. OBVS).