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Well done, Bel. You've brought him up well.

Sounds like you have reason to be proud. Congratulations, Bel.

TRiG.

It all comes out in the wash.

Here in Rheinland-Pfalz they have curtailed the school year so our prom was in March. My youngest left last year. For his own prom in 2008 he refused to dress up, and came in holey jeans, sloppy sweatshirt and a hand-crocheted hat which he kept pulled over his unkempt (long) hair for the whole proceedings. He did actually participate in the joint performances and his little band played a couple of songs (he scrapes along on bass and vocals). This year, however, when his mates who are a year younger, were being celebrated, he turned up in a suit and came to sit at the teachers' table (with us) and chatted with all the teachers, one of whom paid an old debt of a beer for exceptional performance in one sports lesson.

Sorry to interrupt your journal, B'El. Here's to kids everywhere, renegade or not.. I always say that if you lay the groundstone well in the first 2-3 years, they'll find their way back onto the straight and narrow in the end. If they're driving you mad at 13, just give them another ten years. You'll still have a chance to be proud of them.

So - here's to your son. All the best for his further career.

To your son

What a wonderful journal entry Bel, and I know just how proud you must be feeling

To Mums and their sons everywhere

yepp, I'll raise a glass to mums and their sons

Thanks all.

I guess he'll keep celebrating for a while - at least over the weekend.

They won't have a ball because nobody was willing to build a committee and organise it.

I'll put up a few photos soon.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10705508@N05/sets/72157620933866738/

There you go.

the greatest feeling to have as a parent is being proud of your kidsjust that they are yours and you've watched them grow and mature and plus all the achievements they have made


the feeling will last for yearsI call that great value for money

Great photos, thanks so much for sharing

That colour of green is lovely on you btw

Nice photos
(and Bea is right - green really is your colour)

Thank you both.

I'll probably add a few captions at some point, and for now I leave you to guess who my son is.

Sorry, my internet is slow, that was a reply to prof and Bea.

Sho, I once did a 'Typenbestimmung' (type determination thingy) and was found to be the autumn type.

Congratulations to your baby!


And 'Well Done' to you for your patience and parent-craft

Thanks, lil.

It's not yet over, he'll go to school for another two years.

Still plenty of time to enjoy that wonderful feeling over again

Congratulations.


I'm so happy for you - you got that parenting thing right - well done.

What kind of school was it (I don't know what kinds exist where you live Bel, it's another part of Germany) - and how old are the kids?

It's a 'Schulformbezogene kooperative Gesamtschule', but I have no idea how to translate that. The kids are between 16 and 18 (my son will be 18 in a bit more than three weeks).

http://www.schule-am-ried.de/

I have no idea how to say it let alone translate it.

You disappoint me, Fizzy.