Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 Donna wrote: > 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. Interesting how many people don't 'work' but do all the sort of things you've listed! Not as if you've just sat around doing nothing all day for years! We're planning to ship Steffi off to NZ or something when she's older ;-)) She has to live in NZ for three years anyway if she wants to be a full citizen as well as a full Brit. She will definitely be encouraged to travel but DH is more in favour of post-uni than pre. as is more traditional from his Kiwi background. Of course, we already know that given all we hope, she will probably grow up wanting to move no more than three doors from her parents and rarely be out of our sight! -- Sue Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 Donna wrote: > 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. Interesting how many people don't 'work' but do all the sort of things you've listed! Not as if you've just sat around doing nothing all day for years! We're planning to ship Steffi off to NZ or something when she's older ;-)) She has to live in NZ for three years anyway if she wants to be a full citizen as well as a full Brit. She will definitely be encouraged to travel but DH is more in favour of post-uni than pre. as is more traditional from his Kiwi background. Of course, we already know that given all we hope, she will probably grow up wanting to move no more than three doors from her parents and rarely be out of our sight! -- Sue Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 Donna wrote: > 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. Interesting how many people don't 'work' but do all the sort of things you've listed! Not as if you've just sat around doing nothing all day for years! We're planning to ship Steffi off to NZ or something when she's older ;-)) She has to live in NZ for three years anyway if she wants to be a full citizen as well as a full Brit. She will definitely be encouraged to travel but DH is more in favour of post-uni than pre. as is more traditional from his Kiwi background. Of course, we already know that given all we hope, she will probably grow up wanting to move no more than three doors from her parents and rarely be out of our sight! -- Sue Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 > 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. Snap - I got 6 'A's and 3 'B'S at GCSE and expectations were fairly high from most quarters. I was doing three A levels and also left home not entirely voluntarily the Christmas before exams. It basically all went to pot from there - I moved into a bedsit in a house full of alcoholics and drug addicts and well, basically did drugs and alcohol for a few months! Dropped out of college entirely. Eventually got a job as an office junior (though quickly ended up running the place half the time!) which is where I met Steve. I did go and do A level English part time when Bethany was a baby and got a B, just 'cos I felt I had something to prove really. After Lawrence was born I thought seriously about university again (even went to visit Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge on an open day) - but I knew I wanted more children so that was that really - I still have plans to go but not till I'm sure I've finished having kids and they're all at school. Hannah, 27 Mum to Bethany 6 1/2, Lawrence 5, Verity 2 1/2 and Alfie, born 13/02/01 See our family photos at :- http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=58003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 > 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. Snap - I got 6 'A's and 3 'B'S at GCSE and expectations were fairly high from most quarters. I was doing three A levels and also left home not entirely voluntarily the Christmas before exams. It basically all went to pot from there - I moved into a bedsit in a house full of alcoholics and drug addicts and well, basically did drugs and alcohol for a few months! Dropped out of college entirely. Eventually got a job as an office junior (though quickly ended up running the place half the time!) which is where I met Steve. I did go and do A level English part time when Bethany was a baby and got a B, just 'cos I felt I had something to prove really. After Lawrence was born I thought seriously about university again (even went to visit Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge on an open day) - but I knew I wanted more children so that was that really - I still have plans to go but not till I'm sure I've finished having kids and they're all at school. Hannah, 27 Mum to Bethany 6 1/2, Lawrence 5, Verity 2 1/2 and Alfie, born 13/02/01 See our family photos at :- http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=58003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2001 Report Share Posted April 22, 2001 > Snap - I got 6 'A's and 3 'B'S at GCSE and expectations were fairly high > from most quarters. I was doing three A levels and also left home not > entirely voluntarily the Christmas before exams. > It basically all went to pot from there - I moved into a bedsit in a house > full of alcoholics and drug addicts and well, basically did drugs and > alcohol for a few months! Dropped out of college entirely. I got reasonable GCSE grades and was going to college to do 4 A levels. But I left after 3 days to get a job. Then I ended up hanging out with some friends that took drugs and joined them for about 4 years. So quite similar to your experience Hannah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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