Iām sure youāre an excellent father pal.
Dunno about that. Now that they have attitude I threaten to drown/ choke / murder them at least once a week.
What did I do now?
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Nothing wrong with that, the greatest role model a father can have does the same on a weekly basis
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I canāt stop singing this. Itās in my fucking head all dayā¦I need help.
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You sneaky bastard! Thereās no fucking way Iām clicking on that video.
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My eldest lady starts the Leaving Cert this week whilst her sister sits the Junior Cert. Sheās well-prepared but thereās an inherent nervousness about her thatās worrying me a bit. The younger one is as relaxed as could be.
I was up just before 7 this morning and came downstairs to find her immersed in study. She said sheād been up since before 5.30. It canāt be good for you. I know the brain can be sharpest in the morning but thatās dependent on a proper nightās sleep, which she couldnāt have got. Normally, on a Saturday, youād have to call in the Army No.1 Band to blast Reveille to get her out of the cot.
I made her a bit of breakfast and said come on, weāll go for a walk. A beautiful, pastoral morning here in rural Limerick and it seemed to do the trick, save for the constant smell of liquid shite that a neighbouring farmer seems to have indiscriminately spread across the hinterland.
Pressure affects people differently, I suppose. Any parent will be ambitious that their child does well but itās far, far from the be-all and end-all that the Leaving is made out to be. If she does well, great. If not, it shouldnāt define her any differently. It certainly wonāt in her parents eyes.
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Great post
Great post and top parenting.
Ah now thatās nice.
Make sure to tell her a few times a day that sheāll be ok.
Hope your princesses and yourself come through this with flying colours, my eldest is 9 but it wonāt be long coming around, must be very difficult seeing them so wound up. Iām sure you know that by half past ten on Wednesday sheāll fall into that pattern that all leaving certs do and itāll become normal life for a few weeks.
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Ill be home schooling mine for 5th and 6th year as that is what my parents did for me. The risk os that you become too exam focussed in that situation but ill take into account the wise words above
Tell me more pal. What sort of content will you cover?
Music ,chinese,oirish,maths,english,history,chemistry
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Had our first LC last year. And another JC this year.
Simply keep supporting and talking to them as you are doing and it will work out fine. They take a lot of strength from your support.
And @backinatracksuit is dead right about getting to Wednesday morning, it just flows by after that.
Best of luck.
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Off topicā¦ I see irishancestors.ie have made their townland index database free to searchā¦in case you were unaware.
Fantastic post 