Exam Stress

Practically every child in the country is undergoing some sort of examination period at the moment. Jack is revising for and sitting 9 'papers' (separate, national, exams) in 4 subjects this summer. He just completed a 10 hour Art exam over 2 days. He's wiped out. But he has to study today for a Chemistry paper tomorrow.

He's remarkably calm. Too calm actually, if his recent 'mock exam' (past papers taken in exam conditions) results are anything to go by.

He still finds time for Athletics. He won 3 events in regional competition last week; shot put, triple jump and 3x100m relay. And he's playing his guitar regularly, too. He even played bass a couple of weeks ago at church. He'd never picked it up before but did a creditable job. I couldn't tell, but Jamie was once voted World's Best Bass Player in a magazine (long time ago), so presumably, when he says Jack did well, it must be true.{g} He also manages to squeeze in any amount of opportunities to practise parkour, a new interest, more dangerous than most...{sigh}

If only Jack could earn a living playing guitar (did I just SAY that????) or throwing canon balls, or jumping off roofs or climbing lamp posts or running for his life away from angry security guards his life would be sorted! LOL! Unfortunately, he also needs his academic qualifications so that he has choices in the future. And it's that part which is proving so stressful.

For ME!

Not him.

God help us through this next 5 weeks.