
Thankyou everyone, Charly was really chuffed to read your messages.
Gembo I really agree with you.
This last 2 years Charly has hardly left the house. She had so much coursework etc. She would get in from school, get changed and then start studying and coursework, often not stopping until midnight. Holidays and weekends were much the same. She would even eat her meals in front of her books.
The pressure she was under to strive to do well was enormous and we often had tears as she was worried about deadlines and the volume of work.
We had nothing like it when I was at school, no coursework no deadlines just and exam to sit.
Since she has left school it took her ages to unwind from all the pressure and its really only been the last two weeks I have seen the old Charly returning.
Mind you next week she starts 6th form so the work will begin again.