GCSE's and Alevels

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I was like that too never really did much revision for my o levels but did

OK. I stood with other students on the morning of the exams who were still

cramming outside the door and wondered why they were bothering.

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I worked for the first year but then it got too much like hard work the

second year and also I had known DH for a year by then so it wasn't the

number 1 thing on my mind

:-)).

By the time I sat my exams I had left home (not entirely voluntarily) and so

I was not at my best. When i went for my results I was torn between wanting

to pass to prove I could do it and what if I've passed should I go to Uni (I

said no my SO at the time said yes) As it was I failed 2 out of 4 so I didn't

go and the 2 that I failed were the ones I thought were easier when I sat

them.

<< And I had no idea what I wanted to do.>>

Neither did I other than having a family much to the disgust of my mother who

wanted me to be different from her. I decided on midwifery when I was having

my first but thought you had to be a nurse first and didn't want to do that.

Forgot about it for years. Got involved in running Mother and toddler groups,

helping in school, became a school governor, helped set up a Well Womans

Centre locally, became an MSLC rep for the Centre and then finally read about

direct entry midwifery and here I am.

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We have compromised and he is going through the motions of applying because

it is easier to jump off the train than back on at a later date. We don't

mind him having a year out and have sent off for some information about

conservation work abroad (similar to Prince but no we don't know him

:-)). I don't mind if he gets a job but I don't want him leaving with no goal

at all in mind.

(I suppose there's still time for him to meet a girl and decide to settle

down then I'll know what my mum went through :-))))))

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I agree with you Sue all our decisions help make us the people we are today.

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Sue

Donna

Mum to (17)

Kimberley(16), Kayleigh(13),

(11), Kara (4) [homebirth at last]