Exams never made me nervous
When I was a young student like you
I rarely toiled very hard
But never let marks be my bugaboo!
The trick, my dear, is to convince yourself
That you know all that is there to know
If you find a question you cannot answer
Life will still go on, just so.
High marks are no criteria of success
Follow your heart in whatever you do
Your choices make you what you are
Life is not about feeling blue.
I am thankful for your presence in my life
I want you to be just you
When confronted by the monster of exams
Take a deep breath and say a loud boo!
(I wrote this for my daughter a couple of years ago. She gets very nervous during exams and I was trying to tell her that exams are no big deal. I don’t know if this verse made any difference, for I just wanted to make her laugh! But she no longer goes blank on looking at the question paper, so maybe it helped!)
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The worst thing a person can do is get stressed or panic. I know students who knew their stuff but they went so crazy stressing tests, they never performed as well as they should have.
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My daughter does exactly that and I feel so bad for her. She is getting better at handling stress but I wish she were more laidback.
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Sad the pressures school and today’s competition can put on our youth. Too ytoung to be stressed. I wish her all of the best.
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It is. Thank you so much, Andrew for your best wishes.
On a different note, I read Fiery’s A Lonely Kind of Beautiful and remarked how much I liked the title! She said,” You should tell Andrew that”
So Andrew, I would like you to know I liked the title inspired by you. 😊
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Laughing so hard. I did come up with that title, but the beautiful writing was all her. Thanks.
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You are welcome!
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Aww this is really sweet laced with warm love and assurance of a loving mother
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Thanks a lot, Megha. I wish I could take her stress away.
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Yes we all parents feel the same.
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I thought for a second you were talking about me. I was never afraid and never gave up.
What a lovely thing to do. Moms!
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Same here Bojana. My son is like me. So I try my best to banish my daughter’s fears. Yeah, as moms things we do!
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What did you study, dear (if may I ask?)
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Of course you may! English literature and history.
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Aaaaa, my kinda woman.
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Lol yes!
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That’s so true, and it made my life so nervous!! 🙂 🙂
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Ah! Wish there was some other ways to monitor a child’s progress. 🙂
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delightful motivation … bet it gave her a giggle and hopefully she relaxed a bit … long walks can help but we all need to find our own cure 🙂
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It did! You are right…we all need to find our own cure. I am sure she will. Thank you so much. 🙂
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Yes it’s hard to get a young mind stress free about exams, and there’s a lot of pressure on them to do well and succeed …… hopefully she’ll learn how to cope with the stress, and that comes with a bit of self confidence and believing that you’ve studied hard enough to get through……. xxx
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Thank you so much, Ivor for your best wishes. I hope so too!
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Advice from a sensible parent.
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Thanks, Sadje. One does what one has to!
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Of course!
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Very thoughtful of you and very well done.. Good to know it helped her.. Best of my wishes to your doll.. She’ll outshine.. Like you.. 🤗❤😘💕😇
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Thanks so much, my dear! I just want her to do well. 🤗❤️😘😊
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Yes, yes, don’t worry at all.. She’ll.. Dekh lena..!! 👍🏼😇💕
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🙏🏼🤗😘
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If you find a question you cannot answer
Life will still go on, just so.
I LOVE this, wish I’d realized it when I was young… Blessings to you ❤
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Ahh! These lessons always come late in life. Thank you so much, dear. ❤️
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Yes, it is the benefit of getting older, to find we are wiser…finally, haha 🙂
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What an amazing thing to do for your daughter. I bet your words of confidence and reassurance mean the world to her. ❤️❤️
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Mom duties! 😄 She will have to find her own confidence but I just wanted her to know I have her back. Thanks a lot, Rachel. ❤️❤️
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You are gorgeous. A poem to show her you have her back. Sigh. That is truly beautiful ❤️❤️
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And you are ever so wonderful! ❤️❤️
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❤️❤️
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Good job of being Mom!! loved your line – Your choices make you what you are!! My advice was to always study hard and then just do your best! Then you have done all you can do and you can not be afraid!
xoxo
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Thanks Chuck! That is my advice too!
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Very wise, indeed!
xoxo
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Wishing her good luck, but with such parenting she wont be needing luck. My parents were more nervous than me during my exams 😀
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Everyone needs luck. Thanks a lot. I am a chilled mom. 😄
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With the exception of formal logic subjects, most exams are a waste of time in my humble view, enjoyed your lighthearted approach.
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I agree, Paul. Most of it is rote learning. I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much. 🙂
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My pleasure Punam.
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Love your trick.
Do find time to read my post on a similar line https://sunniesmybunnies.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/10-things-i-did-to-help-my-child-memorize-better/
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