I was up at 6am this morning. Leaving Cert results were out and when someone near to you is getting results you cannot escape the stress and anxiety that goes with it.
She and I went to the school with friends and the girls all met up and went in one door together and came out another door at the back. I stood and watched my daughter walking across the school yard towards me. Her face was such a mixture of sadness and misery I knew there was no room for words, I just put my arms around her and held her. She took out the sheet which displayed various different B' and C' and all she could say was that she did not do so well in Classical Studies, her favourite subject. There was no consoling her, the results seemed ok to me and her friends tried to boost her up. We could not get home quick enough to tot up the points and when she did it was a lot better than she had thought. She got the points she needed and more left over.
I am heading west this afternoon to visit the parents they are keeping well and over their health scares of earlier in the summer.
Found your Blog - it's lovely. Great to hear about Lisa's results. Our genius was still in bed at 11.30 with no notion of checking his results. I think he got enough for the course he wants but Monday will tell.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice few days with the parents and relaxing.