From the drunk girl who knocked her own front teeth out to the father searching the garden bushes with a torch for couples having sex... One teenage girl's hair-raising revelations about post-GCSE party season
As the youngest of four children, and the last teenager still living at home, I know for a fact there is an annual event my mum dreads more than anything else.
It's the 'End of GCSEs House Party', where clueless parents stupidly allow their 15 or 16-year-old Year 11 to invite a 'few' friends over to celebrate.
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