As a teacher, I have quite the unpopular declaration to make: I LOVE SUMMER BREAK.
Why might this be unpopular? I mean, who doesn’t love sunshine, warm weather, beaches, and backyard barbecues? Everyone loves that stuff. Everyone.
But you know what everyone doesn’t love? And by everyone, I mean parents in particular (self included)? Suddenly becoming their children’s 24/7 chauffeur, bank, referee, and entertainment director.
The prospect of getting to spend some quality time with mini versions of ourselves is initially appealing. Finally, no more harried mornings, lunches to pack, classroom forms to complete, field trips to attend, school volunteer hours to pencil in, after-school activities to rush to, dinners to squeeze in, early bedtime routines to suffer through, or homework to dread. GAH, that homework. Instead, it’s just a long, drawn-out, relaxing couple of months with nary a care in the world.
And then day two of summer break arrives.
Suddenly, you’re almost through the summery activities you had planned for the kids — the ones that should have lasted through at least the end of July and that the kids have already deemed stupid. The kids’ fighting is intensifying. The declarations of, “I’m bored!” are increasing. The costs of summer sports and camp excursions are piling up. The family getaways are going as horribly as you’d feared. And your level of sanity is plummeting at record speed.
I get it. And so do these hilarious meme-makers. Check out their funny quips about the struggle that is summer break with kids, and don’t forget to click on the images to follow them on social media for more.
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Solidarity, parents. This too shall pass. Like a watermelon through a straw hole. But it shall pass.