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I phoned my oldest son today at uni. I'd tried on Wed, but he had his phone turned off, to wish him luck in his exam the next day. I haven't managed to get through until today, when he told me he'd missed the exam! He said it should have been Friday, but was moved to Thurs, and he wasn't told. I know he'd told me Thursday originally, but he won't have it.
He's always had problems with organisation, it's part of the dyslexia etc, or so I was told when he was at secondary school, but this is the worst thing he's ever mucked up. He didn't do as well as hoped in his A levels, so they took him in on a foundation course, now it looks as if this has gone pear shaped too.
I'm worried sick now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to carry on, do a resit or what. Problem is, now he's coming up for 20, he's supposed to be able to manage his life, and we aren't supposed to be needed! I asked him what he's done about it, but he said no one would tell him what he could do, if anything. No one would talk to me even if I tried, he's an adult! So he's coming home, no job, not knowing if he can go back and still asking if he can borrow £800 to pay for next year's accomodation in Aug. (Eglu cube
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I'm just feeling totally gutted, but I can't see what I could have done, and it looks as if there's not a lot I can do now, except feed him and give him somewhere to sleep
while he tries to sort stuff out.
I did see they are short of strawberry pickers, so I've emailed to find out about that as a short term job, while he tries to find something else!
He's always had problems with organisation, it's part of the dyslexia etc, or so I was told when he was at secondary school, but this is the worst thing he's ever mucked up. He didn't do as well as hoped in his A levels, so they took him in on a foundation course, now it looks as if this has gone pear shaped too.
I'm worried sick now, he doesn't know if he'll be able to carry on, do a resit or what. Problem is, now he's coming up for 20, he's supposed to be able to manage his life, and we aren't supposed to be needed! I asked him what he's done about it, but he said no one would tell him what he could do, if anything. No one would talk to me even if I tried, he's an adult! So he's coming home, no job, not knowing if he can go back and still asking if he can borrow £800 to pay for next year's accomodation in Aug. (Eglu cube
)I'm just feeling totally gutted, but I can't see what I could have done, and it looks as if there's not a lot I can do now, except feed him and give him somewhere to sleep
while he tries to sort stuff out. I did see they are short of strawberry pickers, so I've emailed to find out about that as a short term job, while he tries to find something else!
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