The day has come….
We find out where Lil Man has his place at school. Amd I am literally a nervous wreck, waiting to open that email…
I just couldn’t bear it if he doesn’t get his first choice!
Three has been such upheaval at school with this whole new curriculum as it is, and he has taken a battering, mentally, and emotionally. At the moment he just feels like he isn’t good enough for anything.
Which mother wants to see their child going through that? I wish I could give him his first choice of school on a plate, and serve him the good news that no matter what those SATS tests say, he will be going where he really wanted to. But I am at a loss, as I can’t influence that decision at all.
I’ll be on tenterhooks until 4pm, which is when the emails will be rolled out. Then I will be obsessively looking at the email app on my phone, until that fated message arrives.
I am trying so hard to be positive, but I can’t help but worry about the flip side. I can be positive, and think positive about everything with regards to me, but he is going through his own changes at the moment, amd every thing is an issue for him. I can’t help but worry that if he doesn’t get his first choice of school it will send him into a downwards spiral of depression, almost. I have had him in tears over the last few weeks, over seemingly silly little things… But they are things that mean a lot to him.
He’s a precious, unique bundle of joy, and we tell him that all the time. I just hope he remembers that.
So please, spare a thought for my Lil Man, and many other children out there, waiting to hear about their school places today. A nerve wracking time for both the child, amd their parents.
I hope I can report back with something positive this evening…
I’m sorry… Just listening to the news…
“Kent had 600 more secondary applications this year the LEA has cut the number of places by a third.”
Ok, if I wasn’t nervous enough already, that has just got to be the icing on the cake!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Mar 01, 2016 @ 18:48:59
Yes, I heard the news too, but keeping positive! 🙂
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:08:28
We have to stay positive 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:16:30
Haven’t you heard yet?????
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:32:51
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 clue? I shall post an update ASAP! !!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:45:59
Well done Lil Man. Congratulations!!!! 😄😄👍👍👍👍♥♥♥♥🍷🍷🍷🍷🍻🍻🍻🍻🎇🎇🎇🎇
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:59:44
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 17:27:50
Oh goodness. Good luck! I have had similar experiences so I know how it feels waiting on those emails.
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:07:29
Thanks Marissa 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 16:21:38
Hope all goes as hoped, Ritu. He’s a lucky kid to have a mom who loves him so. 🙂
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:05:10
Thank you 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 15:49:11
Fingers crossed. We just go to the school in the area you live in. There are some private schools but you need to be seriously rich to pay gor them.
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:04:52
It’s a lottery here seriously. ..
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 14:30:44
It’s always so very difficult for them, especially at an age when they can most appreciate an excellent education. I’m hoping and praying for you, Ritu!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 19:04:17
Thank you Rib Rob 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 13:18:43
Good luck to him. Seems like everyone is fighting a terrible education system these days, so I hope he wins a top spot.
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 13:27:30
Thank you Charles 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:56:18
wow – my fingers are crossed – I know the moments you are going through…
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 11:32:58
Thank you Mihran, that means a lot
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:18:01
Fingers crossed! My nephew is expecting a similar email. I don’t remember this angst at all, we just went to the nearest school, automatically the same as our siblings. X
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:29:35
The angst is so much… thank you 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:09:22
Good luck x
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:12:12
Thank you!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:41:40
Oh Ritu, I remember the moment so well too. It is awful that it can have such devastating effects on children when they don’t get their first choice of school. I am keeping everything crossed for Lil Man. Bless his heart, no child should feel that they are not good enough for anything. You are so right that each and every child is special and unique and should not be valued on their ability to pass a bloody SATs test!
I am sending positive thoughts your way and am thinking of you and Lil Man today, Sis.
xx
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:54:15
Thank you sis… I am seriously sitting here, a bundle of nerves,,p worrying my self silly for him. You know when your child is as sensitive as he is, it makes a parent even more anxious… Yes, I know Kids are more resilient than we think, but still. You never want them to hit too many hurdles, and I think he’s had his fair share…
Fingers crossed… 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 08:08:14
I know how you feel, and I really hope everything is ok for him. Fingers crossed here too! 🙂
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 08:26:04
Thank you 😘😘😘
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:28:34
Fingers crossed. G
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:51:17
Thank you Graeme… I literally gave everything crossed!!!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:27:54
Keeping your Lil Man in my thoughts and sending positive vibes!!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:50:54
Thank you Dorinda 😊 my stomach is churning…
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 18:08:35
I can only imagine!!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:13:17
Hi there, I lit a candle for both of you and all kids out there who wait for the results. I do not have children of my own but am a step-mum and one thing I have learned living with my kids from another mother for a while and remembering my own childhood is: Children a terribly resilient. No matter what life throughs at them they find a creative way of dealing with it. Our task is not to protect them from life even though it is such a great temptation. Our task is to be there and to guide them and to reassure them that the way they chose to deal with things is their way, and it is ok. Your little man will be ok no matter in what school life will throw him.
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:50:28
Thank you so much Bee, your words are really reassuring😊
We just want what is best for our children, and with minimal upheaval. I know life isn’t like that, but in my eyes, my Lil Man has had a hard time recently, and one more knock… Could be so damaging for him… But as his parents, we will be positive, no matter what 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 08:42:29
All of you will manage just fine. And sometimes there are these little miracles and he get the place he wanted 🙂
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 09:03:48
We are praying! 😊
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:07:49
Sis, I understand you so well. Thinking of you and holding your hand virtually. I hope my best for lil man💖💖💖
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:48:20
Thank you sis… Just watching the news and they were talking about it all, and how out of half a million kids, 80,000 might not get any of their choices… Then if you appeal, only 5% actually were successful…. Now I’m even more nervous!
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 10:50:30
I feel with you completely because I understand the worries about the mental well being but also about the chances of your son so well! I wish I could hug you in person but I do it very sincerely in my thoughts. 💖💖💖
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 11:35:13
It’s all appreciated sis 🙂
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 11:40:56
😘 😘 😘
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Mar 01, 2016 @ 07:05:43
Sending good wishes your way!
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Mar 05, 2016 @ 13:06:48
Much appreciated!
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