Get him to do a past paper Ducks.. that will either spur him into action.. or if he does quite well... help you chill a bit.
I've given up for tonight..... I can't physically force him. 
He knows what's at stake...... if he's stupid enough to mess it up.... then maybe he doesn't deserve the place anyway.
Did that sound convincing...? 
Has he got his heads in his books?
*Takes a leaf out of Your book* lol
I wouldn't rush to take that leaf Ev.....I'm not sure it works that well. 
He's been sat down here with me for the last hour and a half....Economics book in his lap..... but I bet the actually amount of revision that has gone on is less than ten mins! The other 85 minutes were taken up by moaning, planning of revision, checking exam dates, asking me random questions about who was prime minister when I was a child, more moaning, asking me what time it is, moaning, trying to balance his highlighter on the cats head, moaning.......and so it goes on...and on.....and on.
I've sent him for a break......COS I NEED ONE! 
Am i allowed to moan?
oh go on then i will 
I have had my ears bent with the moaning about what to write, how to relax, when to sleep, when not to sleep (dont ask) how to get to brain to flow better. How to stop anxieties.. she says im an expert on this as i have had plenty of practice.
What to eat in the morning...it goes on... and what are the similarities between Wuthering heights and the Colour purple..... and other book of the same theme! Then she turns around and says do you want to do the exam 
Anyway, ive learned to multi-task again and have the desire to watch the Colour Purple .... boys must be easier .. surely??
Am i allowed to moan?
That's what this thread is for right?
Get him to do a past paper Ducks.. that will either spur him into action.. or if he does quite well... help you chill a bit.
I've given up for tonight..... I can't physically force him. He knows what's at stake...... if he's stupid enough to mess it up.... then maybe he doesn't deserve the place anyway.
Did that sound convincing...?
Positive thoughts! 
I have had my ears bent with the moaning about what to write, how to relax, when to sleep, when not to sleep (dont ask) how to get to brain to flow better. How to stop anxieties.. she says im an expert on this as i have had plenty of practice.
What to eat in the morning...it goes on... and what are the similarities between Wuthering heights and the Colour purple..... and other book of the same theme! Then she turns around and says do you want to do the exam
Just imagine how many 1000's of households have having this very battle at the mo?
We're not alone!
DUDS!! EVEN ICKLE IS HAS FINALLY KNUCKLED DOWN & IS STUDYING 9am - 10pm NOW!!!
(did he hear me Ducks?)
I TOLD HIM THAT THIS MORNING!!! (sorry.....the caps were aimed at him not you )
He managed to do 9 till 2........
Were you running round with hydrating drinks in intervals
Positive thoughts!
He can do this 
Were you running round with hydrating drinks in intervals
Nah, I dropped him off at the college library, then went to school and spent the day trying to get other peoples kids to take their revision seriously.
Anyway, ive learned to multi-task again and have the desire to watch the Colour Purple .... boys must be easier .. surely??
By what I read, apparently no Ev, but you're also not the only one 
Positive thoughts!
He can do this
Atta girl! (same goes for anyone else in the same sit)
Anyway, ive learned to multi-task again and have the desire to watch the Colour Purple .... boys must be easier .. surely??
By what I read, apparently no Ev, but you're also not the only one
Pam, you hugged, im emotional as it is. 
Were you running round with hydrating drinks in intervals
Nah, I dropped him off at the college library, then went to school and spent the day trying to get other peoples kids to take their revision seriously.
I hope they listened.
Anyway, ive learned to multi-task again and have the desire to watch the Colour Purple .... boys must be easier .. surely??
By what I read, apparently no Ev, but you're also not the only one
Pam, you hugged, im emotional as it is.
Get outta here woman! you and yours will be fine! 
We'll all be fine Even if it doesn't work out quite the way we hoped....we'll still be fine
They'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll all be fine.
As long as you all know they've tried their best. That's all anyone can ask of them
We'll all be fine Even if it doesn't work out quite the way we hoped....we'll still be fine
They'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll all be fine.
Very true Sprout!
I'm not sure I'm going to be able to know that though!
I think I'm gonna go with......as long as he's happy with how much he did...... then I'll be happy too.
And if he ends up kicking himself for not working hard enough.....well........I'll be there to give him a helping hand as always. 
Very true Sprout!
I'm not sure I'm going to be able to know that though!
I think I'm gonna go with......as long as he's happy with how much he did...... then I'll be happy too.
And if he ends up kicking himself for not working hard enough.....well........I'll be there to give him a helping hand as always.
That's what parents do isn't it? as far as I know
Very true Sprout!
I'm not sure I'm going to be able to know that though!
I think I'm gonna go with......as long as he's happy with how much he did...... then I'll be happy too.
And if he ends up kicking himself for not working hard enough.....well........I'll be there to give him a helping hand as always.
Spoken like a true teacher ... and mother (not necessarily in that order)
We're relaxing a bit here - youngest one has just finished her AS exams.
I feel for all you A2 bods
My god... I am waaay beyond that point.. hydrating drinks at intervals was the sort of pleasant supporting parent to studious teenager role I was doing a couple of years ago...
the only danger of hydrating drinks were the ones she nearly got poured on her head when she was still in bed at 1pm a couple of weeks ago
I have bought her some red bulls today though... cos she is back in the game now n all that.
We'll all be fine Even if it doesn't work out quite the way we hoped....we'll still be fine
They'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll all be fine.
hahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
it don't matter how many times you say it.. and even believe it.. the urge to drink the vodka straight from the bottle ain't going away is it Ducks?
Oy Ditty! Positivity!
We're relaxing a bit here - youngest one has just finished her AS exams.
I feel for all you A2 bods
Oh god Rexi! I can't believe how much more srtessful A2 is than AS! 
Hope your youngest did herself proud
And good luck for next year.
We're relaxing a bit here - youngest one has just finished her AS exams.
I feel for all you A2 bods
Oh god Rexi! I can't believe how much more srtessful A2 is than AS!
Hope your youngest did herself proud
And good luck for next year.
yeah... from me too...
(stock up on the vokda Rexi.. you're gonna need it)
it don't matter how many times you say it.. and even believe it.. the urge to drink the vodka straight from the bottle ain't going away is it Ducks?
You sensed the hysteria in my words then?
it don't matter how many times you say it.. and even believe it.. the urge to drink the vodka straight from the bottle ain't going away is it Ducks?
You sensed the hysteria in my words then?
I've been chanting it myself for the past 2 months...
May I join you all?
May I join you all?
again Moomin?
Bloody hell... at least I have a five year gap before I have to go through this again...
How the devil are you? And... which child is it this year? And... how's it looking?
Yes - again.
No 1 son has just finished his uni exams today, no 2 son had just started his A2s today.
No 2 son deserves to do well - he has spent a lot of time revising, but he is also resitting some of his January exams which he didn't do so well in, so I am sooooooooo worried that on results day I amd going to go through a re-run of 2 years ago!!
The trouble is he is taking all ehat I would call "essay " type subjects. How I wish he was takjing subjects where the answer is right or wrong so you can be more sure of how well you have done. I will be glad when the exams are over, but I know that is only the beginning - results day is far far worse!!
omg... it was 2 years ago wasn't it?? Doesn't time fly!
Ickles resitting some her Jan exams too.. she got Glandular Fever in August last year... knocked her out til Dec/Jan, and she's had a couple of relapses since.. so its a tense one for me too.
We'll be ok Moomin..... what happened 2 years ago with your no.1 son proves that.. whatever happens there is always a way forward.
(would be nice if it all goes well for them all though eh?)
God this second hand stress thing is bloody horrible!
How is no.1 son getting on? Is he enjoying his course?
May I join you all?
Oh hello, Lovely surprise to see you, Hope your well .
He's loving it thank you Ditty - the exam he took today was an exam he should have taken after Christmas but when went back to uni a week earlier - specifically to study, he went down with a nasty virus and what the campus Doc thought was glandular fever (although the blood tests came back negative), He was excused the exam - he couldn't even drag himself our of bed let alon to an exam room and so took it on his own today. However he was worried sick about it because it was all stuff that he studied before Christmas and had forgotten and he had his current exams to sit last week, so he's been pretty down about this one today. Particularly as he was supposed to be going to see Take that last night and had to give up his ticket for this exam.
Will we ever stop worriying?
We'll all be fine Even if it doesn't work out quite the way we hoped....we'll still be fine
They'll be fine, we'll be fine, we'll all be fine.
hahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
it don't matter how many times you say it.. and even believe it.. the urge to drink the vodka straight from the bottle ain't going away is it Ducks?
May I join you all?
Oh hello, Lovely surprise to see you, Hope your well .
If one is ever well when stressing about ones offspring I am thank you Ev!!
It's nice to find people of a like mind!! 
He's loving it thank you Ditty - the exam he took today was an exam he should have taken after Christmas but when went back to uni a week earlier - specifically to study, he went down with a nasty virus and what the campus Doc thought was glandular fever (although the blood tests came back negative), He was excused the exam - he couldn't even drag himself our of bed let alon to an exam room and so took it on his own today. However he was worried sick about it because it was all stuff that he studied before Christmas and had forgotten and he had his current exams to sit last week, so he's been pretty down about this one today. Particularly as he was supposed to be going to see Take that last night and had to give up his ticket for this exam.
Will we ever stop worriying?
prob not.
btw.. Ickles blood test came back negative for GF too.. its a common false negative apparently. They diagnosed her from her symptoms after a month - she was proper poorly, at home for about 3 months... and like you say your son was.. unable to actually stand up & get down the doctors... its horrible.
Its amazing she's managed to catch up really.
As for your son being pretty down about his exam today... in our house it tends to be the ones they think they have done badly on that they do really well on... and vice versa...
Welcome to our little club Moomin.
Tried to get Duds up for college this morning.....once again he insisted he could revise just as well at home. I didn't have time to argue.....so just made sure he was out of bed and left him to it. I asked him how much he did when I got home......"plenty" he said....in a rather unconvincing voice.
One week, two days to go........ 
I'm not used to talking about Duds in full view of the forum......it's usually "hidden" away in the Darnies and the Ship. Can I just point out that Duds is a nickname.....not his real name. He is NOT called Dudley or 'owt.
(no offence to the Dudley's of the world...)
Just sat my GCSE maths Emms and I feel like someone has kicked me in the brain
Think I'll have next year out as a gap year
Just sat my GCSE maths Emms and I feel like someone has kicked me in the brain
Think I'll have next year out as a gap year
how was module 5????
