SSC exams done, results weeks away, and she has turned down both the bridge course and our office

silver_badminton_57321 Apr 2026

My daughter wrote her last SSC paper this week. Results are a few weeks away and inter starts after that. Her brother had the same gap last year and spent most of it on his phone, which I regretted. She has already refused any coaching 'bridge course' (her words: 'not before results'), and coming to our office a few mornings got a look I won't describe. I don't want to push studies, but six weeks of nothing feels long. What else is there at this age? Typing, a computer course, volunteering, something with her hands? What did yours do that they were glad of later?

4 comments

neem_robin_181 Apr 2026
After my 10th I joined a stitching class near our house for two months. Not for a job, just to learn something. I still stitch small clothes for my son now. Sitting at home with nothing was very boring for me. I think she will like doing something with her hands.
- silver_badminton_57322 Apr 2026
  That's a good thought. She has never sewn anything, which may be exactly the point. I'll look for a morning class near Puppalaguda.
banyan_drum_52841 Apr 2026
Teacher here, and mine is 21 now. Give her one full week of nothing first, she has earned it. After that, something with a fixed time to leave the house matters more than what it is. Ours did a basic accounts course at that age, never used it again, but he was up and out by 8 every day 🙂
peach_lantern_17641 Apr 2026
ours aren't there yet. elder one is finishing class 9 and his entire plan for the holidays is sleep. i'm noting 'not before results' though, i can hear it being used in this house next year
silver_pebble_18972 Apr 2026
Same boat here, ours wrote her last ICSE paper a few days ago and has mostly slept since. A neighbour's daughter did morning swimming lessons the whole gap after her class 10 and still talks about it. Also the only outdoor thing that makes sense in this heat 😊