My mum and two of my good friends know already.
I would love to tell another friend but if her husband finds out he will not understand at all. So we have decided not to tell her as she shares everything with him and rightly so, this I feel would put her into a dilemma so I save her from that. We have all been friends sinse childhood and ones we wouldnt want to lose.
Anything consented between adults I can’t see as being nasty. Anything outside these perimeters I would say could be nasty.
We all have different boundaries and different things that we would like to try and that we enjoy.
What is ones pleasure might not be another’s. So nasty I would see, is very much a personal choice.
I went to my children’s parents evening this week, I have twins that have just started secondary school.
I was amazed to find out one has been fast tracked on ability to a top set whereby he is heading towards doing his GCSE’s a year earlier if he carries on at the level he is working now.
My other twin is an average student, so is in the middle set.
To be told this was not a shock as I have been told the vast differences all through primary school.
What I am confused with is that all schools will not agree that this is streaming children, which was abolished years ago, they frown at you when the word streaming is use.
I am not against children working to their own levels I would encourage it.
Why hold one back so others can catch up has never sat right with me, so I am all for this new system.
So is this the same as streaming?
Why don’t schools like to admit it is one of the same thing?
Do you agree with set abilities?
I don’t know if all are aware that children’s leaving age at secondary schools is now 17.
If my son does achieve his Gcse’s a year earlier he would then be able to start his As level at 15.
Do people feel this is a good idea?
I think it can only be positive; I would like to ask others views there might be something I haven’t thought about.
I like the new layout,far easier to use. :thumbup:
I do have concerns about the quickies but do like the idea of having them in private.
It is a far easier way of contacting someone that you see online and you want to send a quick message to, I was wondering couldn’t the feature be left but just remain private, between the two people?
Also the group thing, how does that work?
Not sure if that’s a good idea or not.
We have had a few meets now and it has always been very relaxed without expectations. But I have spoken to the guys for ages before finally meeting.
If I feel a doubt I wont meet.
I saw this link on another thread and was impelled to write a new thread.
Staffs hope you didn’t mind me using your link!
I know of a few teenage hoodie wearing clan where I live, to strangers they look scary in their groups I have a friends son caught carrying a knife, luckily my son has never wished to be in their circle although these are his friends.
Have spoken to many of these lads and asked why they feel they need to be this way, and why hang about in groups at shopping centres. I asked them if they liked themselves 3 out of 4 said no, this saddened me, as I have asked my own son the same question and after much thought said “do you know what yes I do”.
The reasons I see are a lot have no self worth, see no future, the reasons they hang about shopping centres is in today’s society that is where a lot of teenage girls could be found.
In my day we were able at 15 to get a Saturday job by applying for a work permit by law.
We still were able to work out of sight on milk rounds, I worked in a café washing up, I loved it, I worked below the minimum wage but did I care no, I had independence was able to but clothes and records with the little bit of money I earned.
On leaving school we have proper apprentice ships for children that struggled at school where a trade would be taught, we had youth clubs to meet people of our own ages, parks that were safe and lido’s where the lifeguards would watch out for the children.
We have very few things left to be able to give these children a future to look forward to. There is no council housing, or affordable housing.
I would hate to be a teenager today, as I would feel what hope is there of a future.
Even if they get an education and go to university are they really going to be able to leave home and be self sufficient?
Plus they will have debts already from studies to pay back.
I believe it is a little doom if they do, doom if they don’t.
I blame the government in a big way for destroying what we had back then.
We all had hope!
After reading another thread it seems that a lot of people seem to attend socials or munchies. We have never been to one as it isn’t something we feel we need to find guys to meet and have fun with.
It seems a lot of people seem to need this as to fit into the scene, maybe that is why I have never needed to attend one as I don’t feel I need to be accepted but am just here to do what we came to do, and have a laugh with people along the way.
Do you feel to attend a social or a munchie is a way to be accepted on here?
Or are you like me just have a chat with people on here and a laugh but are happy to plod along on your own?