Leaving Cert parents’ diary: ‘The sight of my son playing Fortnite is enough to send me into a panic’

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Leaving Cert parents’ diary: ‘The sight of my son playing Fortnite is enough to send me into a panic’
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My happiness level is directly related to how much work my son is doing. If I peek into his room and see him studying intently I feel confident and secure. The sight of him playing Fortnite or watchingengenders a real sense of fear and panic in me. How long has he been watching or playing? Is it just a break or has he been at it for hours? Please let him go back to studying so I can be happy again.I’m a roller coaster of emotion ready to snap at any moment.

I know these duties will never be taken up again as his older brother realised when he got to College that all he needs to say for the rest of his life to avoid housework is: “Sorry, I need to do some study,” and then disappear into his room never to be seen again. Anyway, he might have got a cold taking out the bins.

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