Working life

I always knew it would be hard juggling a working life and a home life, and whatever I do my children will always be my first priority. So why on earth did I have to put gaining a degree into the equation as well?! I worked out that I would be doing the final year of my part-time degree at the same time my eldest son would be doing his GCSE exams. We would be able to offer sympathy and understanding to each other, I thought. I would know exactly what he was going through because I would be in the same place. Some luck! Here I am, approaching my final year out of six and in a state of panic over marks and essays. Number One Son, a fully-fledged teenager, is more concerned with girls and sport than coursework and exams! So, one more academic year for both of us. It will be interesting to see what it brings. Will it be a race for the highest grades, or just a race for the finishing line, with both of us saying, It's the taking part that counts, not the winning.'...