HELLO From New Zealand

beanielou

Go0od idea on temp work & I think physio good idea.

taxi73

Hope your son gets better soon..whooping cough is awful myself and 2 of my children had it 30 years ago..the youngest only being 3 weeks old at the time..there is a massive increase at the moment of it.

hope the physio goes well and that you have some luck soon on the job front x

Keiss_21

Good luck with the physio chev, hope it gives you some relief.

:eek: to the whooping cough, hope he doesn't have it...nasty!

I had the problem with being "over qualified" too. When asked why I was applying, I just said I had kids at school, so only wanted part-time work. That seemed to work most of the time...that and becoming a play-leader at my son's playgroup, training and working running parallel, which helped me get back into the job market. Just keep on plugging, and you'll get there in the end xx.

*Robin*

Hello Chevalier just popped over and read the first and last few pages of your thread.
No advice - have never been to NZ - but wanted to give you a ((hug)) and say am thinking of you and have all digits crossed hoping that your lad hasn't got whooping cough..

chevalier

Yes he did have whooping cough and is now on 14 days of antibiotics. The annoying thing is that the test took so long to come back (a full week and that with me chasing), that he probably doesn't have the virus now, but still had to have time off school in quarantine, cos that is what the protocol says.

We also as a family have to have antibiotics for 7 days as a preventative measure...oh joy.

In other news I have applied for more jobs. There suddenly seems to be part time work available that is at the right times of the day. Yeah. Had a couple of knock backs but at least they have said thanks but not thanks. So have had some feedback even if only negative.

And I have got through to round two of being a xmas temp at one of the big warehouse type stores so keep your fingers crossed.


Also in the UK if you have a rising 12 year old ie they are 11, would they be starting secondary school right now, or would they still have a year of middle school left to do
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dangers

Hi Chev, my youngest was 11 in feb and so is rising 12. He has just started at secondary school - Yr 7 here.
Hth.

Igamogam

taxi73 wrote: »

Hope your son gets better soon..whooping cough is awful myself and 2 of my children had it 30 years ago..the youngest only being 3 weeks old at the time..there is a massive increase at the moment of it.
We have had 2 cases this week - very distressing illness - rise due to vaccinations not being taken up maybe?

chevalier wrote: »

Also in the UK if you have a rising 12 year old ie they are 11, would they be starting secondary school right now, or would they still have a year of middle school left to do
chev

Would depend if local authority still had a middle school system - some do. Most however start High school in the school year that they will be 12

taxi73

Sorry to hear that it turned out to be whooping cough..hope your son gets better soon x
good luck with the jobs x

beanielou

Positive vibes for jobs.

chevalier

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