Summer Holiday Expectations vs Reality
Summer holidays are meant to be all sunshine but sometimes it's just a bit soggy...
Expectation: You can chill out all day!
What do you do when there’s no school for six whole weeks?Nothing, if you can get away with it – it’s the perfect chance to relax and unwind in a huge hammockBliss!
Reality: Your parents make you help round the house!
The reality of the six weeks holiday is that your parents have been secretly writing a list of jobs for you to do around the homeVacuuming, cleaning the windows and the most dreaded chore of all – tidying your room!Well, that’ll keep you busy until September…
Expectation: It will be super sunny!
There’s bound to be hot sunshine every day during the school holidays, right?
Reality: Rain!
Wrong! It will rain almost every day if the British weather has anything to do with itAnd to think you were going to wear shorts and t-shirts…
Expectation: You can stay up late!
With no school, you can catch up on all your favourite cartoons and films. Amazing!
Reality: Your parents still make you go to bed!
That's a special parents law, we're afraid!Â
Expectation: Delicious BBQs!
There's nothing that smells nicer than a BBQ on a hot sunny day, is there? Burgers, sausages and hey, we'll even have a crisp salad too...
Reality: Soggy sausages!
Good luck trying to keep the BBQ lit when there's an epic storm directly over your garden!
Expectation: Pool parties!
If you ever get the chance to hang out by an outdoor pool, grab the chance with both hands – it's amazingDon't forget your pool floats too!
Reality: Rubbish paddling pools!
In reality, the closest the most of us will ever get to a pool party is standing around a tiny paddling pool in the pouring rain Oh look, the dog has decided to have a bath in it...Shall we go inside and give the hallway a vacuum?
