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Support thread for parents of offspring in their 20’s

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Rosehip Mar 2020 12:57pm, 20 Mar 2020 15,365 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Eldest is another worry, he's in two high-risk categories - but still goes into hospitals every day to maintain and fix equipment (including ventilators etc)...
LindsD Mar 2020 3:42pm, 20 Mar 2020 34,361 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Our graduation ceremonies are postponed. And I can't see them touching student loans. There has been no suggestion that students have to go home and our halls remain open.
LindsD Mar 2020 3:44pm, 20 Mar 2020 34,362 posts	Quote Pin LindsD (With restrictions, obviously) If students are worried they should ask lots of questions of their university. Ours are, and it's our job to answer them (and we do gladly, unless the information is already available and has been well signposted. Then I get grumpy).
McGoohan Mar 2020 3:47pm, 20 Mar 2020 44,058 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan Eldest is in Brum doing a Masters. The Uni has closed today but he has his dissertation to work on. He reckons he'll stay put where he is for now in Uni residence. They are supposed to be doing a group project - cut off 31st march - but now sure how that's going to work now.
LindsD Mar 2020 3:55pm, 20 Mar 2020 34,364 posts	Quote Pin LindsD There will be an alternative, McG. We are all hard at work sorting it out (assuming all universities are broadly the same)
McGoohan Mar 2020 4:10pm, 20 Mar 2020 44,060 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan He's having a hard time with this bit: the particular subgroup of teaching staff were reluctant to even grant an extension - long after all other groups had been granted one. The one eldest is in seem completely head-in-the-sand about it all...
ThorntonRunner Mar 2020 8:34pm, 23 Mar 2020 3,032 posts	Quote Pin ThorntonRunner So after three months as empty nesters, we're back to a full complement of kids at home. Both sons work at an outdoor activities centre, which has now closed, so Son 1 (24 and a lead instructor) is stood down on 80% pay (the government scheme), while Son 2 (22 and a trainee) is stood down - his £200 per month allowance for his traineeship will continue. Overall we're lucky, but it is a reversal of their independence.
HellsBells Mar 2020 8:48pm, 23 Mar 2020 26,501 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells Youngest stayed on in Falmouth after uni closed to stay with his girlfriend. I can’t work out if he’s allowed to travel home or not now
Rosehip Mar 2020 8:49pm, 23 Mar 2020 15,402 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Daughter has until 8th April to finish her dissertation, goodness knows when I'll see her again she daren't come home to finish it in case she leaves a vital piece of paper/data behind and anyway, travel home because mum is getting a bit stressed about her is hardly essential travel.
Carpathius Mar 2020 9:03pm, 23 Mar 2020 19,092 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius RH. I don't know HB. Think Harry is in the same situation.