Son no. 2 has passed his theory test first time with high scores. Everyone else who came out in the first hour appeared* not to have done, compounding
my money-making thoughts earlier. Twenty tests per hour, 7 days a week, fully-booked everywhere = a decent earner,
His nonchalant, don't-seem-to-care, attitude to everything belies what he's been doing quietly at home: studying his backside off, reading and practice-testing. It's his approach to schoolwork and pretty much everything else. I
do see a little of myself there, in that I used to be described as "so laid-back I'm horizontal", but people didn't realise I spent loads of time reading / writing / studying and just
appeared laid-back.
Cue one relieved and impressed parent.
* from my watching facial expressions and non-verbal communication
And I've glued part of the sole back on the pair of 12 year-old trainers I've been using for the past 18 months. Going back to work, wearing 'proper' shoes, is going to feel odd. Note to self: need new trainers