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My neice has had a baby today and my son has his last day at school tomorrow. Only seems like yesterday i was at school myself.
Reality check or what...

I seem my neice for the first time in a couple of years the other week, you forget how quickly they grow up.

Is your lad still in the centre of excellence Arriba?

Check your eggs and flour then arriba.
Richard Jefferies and then Headlands were my penal institutions.

He quit back in november. No ill feelings left on good terms

He did shit on newtons desk though you said

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

ssshhhhhhhhh

Congrats Arriba.

On a personal note I'm getting married Friday to some bird who doesn't post on here any more.

I blame Dazzza for starting this whole fucking thing...

fucking clique ;)

hope you both have a great day

How many TEFers have been invited eh?

Four out of six replied to the rsvp... You weren't on the list DV  :)

There's quite a few O*ford coming (Lucy's side) so I've sorted a nice little reminder that they fucked their season up.

No shit.

Wouldnt have gone anyway :)

Congrats to you and Birdy, hope you have a great day - I'm sure you will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlJKJv2WB20

Congratulations, the pair of you.

We replied didn't we?!

Hope you have a fab day, what with little one in toe it's a bit difficult nowadays.

Congratulations to Sussex and Birdy, hope you have a great day!

What's the little reminder you have in store for the Oxford fans attending?

Front cover of the Champions edition of the adver on display at the reception (thanks for sending Larwood).

Yes you did Sippo.

Must have been a admin error sending mine

Enjoy the day you two  :)

Congratulations to both of you!

Yeah many congrats to Sussex and Birdy, hope it goes well for you, my youngest step daughter has her leaving prom tomorrow as well, the last 10 years really have flown by for me.

My son's prom is tomorrow. Cost me £250 in all. Mrs is acting like a blubbering idiot driving me and my lad nuts. She works at the school and loves all the kids which makes it worse

And mine! :)

Have a great day!

Worth every bean if the boy's snappy suit helps him get his nuts in, go on arriba jnr.

Urgh, a decade since I finished Warneford. Scary shit. Even worse is there's a reunion planned and I've done fuck all :D

8)

You were in the mental hospital in Oxford? I wouldnt go to the reunion mate

Finish Uni in two weeks. Started in 2008, no idea where the time has gone. Not looking forward to the real world. Not one bit

hahaha.he has a girlfriend who attends to his needs i'm sure. He asked if she could stay the night last week which i couldn't agree to. They're both 15

Spoilsport. Is she fit?

Put it this way. I approve

prom? Thought this was a yank thing?

Surely in the UK, its just a leaving piss up/fondle?

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I fucking wish it was, not any more unfortunately. Its been prevelant over her for about 6 or 7 years now.

The prom dress, hire a car, pay for the prom etc this one has cost us around £400, £400 which we can ill afford but its pretty much expected these days.

Wish it would stay as a yank thing, along with the big fuss that is made about Halloween.

What next Independance day ? Thanksgiving ?

I'm with Bob.  Proms are an American thing.  If the kids want to shell out £400 of their own money on something they're going to wear once just so they can pretend they're on the set of Grease, let them.  Ridiculous waste of money.

And hiring a fucking car?!  Jesus wept.

They should just nick one and go joyriding

I'm genuinely surprised at reading this. I have been unfortunate to see those shows on MTV 'my super sweet 16' and the like and was always thankful that we didn't have something similar over here.

Sure when we had our leaving party we just got a 6 pack of tennants lager (it was in Scotland) and had a big party.

Pretty sad state of affairs that this sort of thing appears to now be the norm, I feel sorry for you JJ that you have to shell out money that you can't afford. I am sure you would much rather spend it in a million other ways on her!

Are Comprehensives now called High Schools?

Tbf it has been going on over 20 years here now.You miserable cunts are in the minority.

Yeah it was just called a leavers ball when we finished.

Sorry - I was not very clear with my comment.  It should have read...


In other words, brow-beaten parents like JJ shouldn't have to foot the bill for this nonsense.

I'm feeling curmudgeonly this afternoon.

Same.

I knocked myself out at ours 8)

Nobody HAS to foot the bill do they? Just tell her to fucking do one, she's 16 she probably hates her parents anyway why fight it?

haha, maybe I wasn't clear. I was agreeing 100% with you Ardiles. My comment about being genuinely surprised was more at the prom thing as a whole, a total nonsense!!

I left Bath 10 years ago next month.  Its amazing getting your first job and then realising you have less money to spend on beer than you had as a student, have less time to drink beer than you did as a student and have no idea whats happening on day time TV.

I agree, I don't like the idea of proms far too American and forced on kids by crap US tv.

But TBF she has just passed 5 of her course work exams with A* grades and is on course for 3 other A to A* grades and it is something she is looking forward to so its kind of a reward for working that hard and excelling at her grades when she was expected to get B's. Luckily her father has paid for half of it and she has contributed half of the rest with part time work but its still an expense that should not be almost forced on a parent.

Our daughter is spending the least amount on her prom in her class of 24 with one girl spending over £800 on just her dress and another £350 on a stretch Hummer and an £80 haircut, which is totally pathetic but her parents can easily afford it so I guess its no hardship for them.

But no it should not be "expected" at all but there is a massive peer pressure on them as teenagers now for Proms/leavers.

And no she doesn't hate her parents at all she doesn't HATE anyone. Losing her real mum to cancer at the age of 7 changes how you view your step parent and family and you appreciate them much more than most teenagers do.

Fair play JJ. Sounds like she has done exceptionally well, and you are clearly very proud of her.

TBF she has done brilliantly and I can't begrudge her it, she does deserve it, like Dell's daughter (I think it was Dell) she is off doing part time modelling as well this year to fund her eventual University degree in fashion design. Fair play to her I say, get designing and support your old step dad and mum!

Have a great day, you two.

See...every cloud has a silver lining.

We didn't go, instead about 20 of us camped out and got absolutely cunted in my mates field.

I'm mega excited about it!Got a new hat and everything  :) Spencer white will be in a suit and the baby has a dress from monsoon.

Going to be an ace day.Just so chuffed we were invited,the first TEF wedding  :banana:

Had my 'prom' last year, we got a taxi there, left half way through to grab some pizza and go to the pub. Went back again when everyone still at the prom finally got to the level we were at and fucked off to Suju. Left there with a bird in tow so I'm all for proms personally  :D

Will it be you and Spence next?

My money's on tans and Ralphy for the next TEF wedding though.

Cunt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FR842KUaOw