12 Tweets That Sum Up Our Love-Hate Relationship With Summer School Holidays

Whether you’re having a staycation or going abroad this summer, the six-week holiday is without a doubt the longest period of any parent’s calendar year.

Not only are you required to provide round the clock entertainment like a Butlin’s redcoat, but you have to carry on with the rest of your life.

When in reality we’d rather just be on a beach somewhere sipping margaritas and ignoring all sense of parental responsibility.

These parents perfectly sum up all our feelings about the long school summer holiday.

All those hours spent at home together...

08.28am first day of school holidays Otis announces "I'm bored"
— kate ford (@kateford76) July 21, 2016

Seems early but I've already reached that part of the summer when I hear a big crash from somewhere in the house and think, Meh, whatever...
— EricaTriesToTweet (@SteussieErica) June 14, 2016

Organising an educational and fun social schedule...

Taking my son bowling because nothing pairs better with an accident-prone preschooler than a heavy object & a slippery floor.
— Amy Dillon (@amydillon) July 25, 2016

Trampolines: because your child hasn't puked or received a compound fracture today.
— The Unfit Father (@TheUnfitFather) July 8, 2016

I make my kids do homework in the summer as a preemptive strike against claims of boredom.

So, yeah, I'm a fun mom.
— Sara Says Stop (@PetrickSara) June 29, 2016

Maybe it would just be easier to go abroad?

Chuck the kids in the soft play on holiday so dad can sink pints. That's how to be a parent folks. 👌🏼
— Cammy Mac (@mcintyre_cam) July 10, 2016

You're not truly a parent on holiday until you're googling "German word for conjunctivitis" then later trying to mime conjunctivitis
— Ailsa Rochester (@ailsarochester) July 5, 2016

One perk of going to the beach is how the sound of the waves crashing drowns out the sound of your kids screaming.
— Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) July 24, 2016

Oh well, at least when we get home we can catch up on sleep...

Parents should get their own vacation after a family vacation. Why is this not a thing?
— It'sReally10Months (@really10months) July 18, 2016

Parenting: When you get to wake up everyday thinking, "maybe today will be the day I die of exhaustion."
— Unfiltered Mama (@UnfilteredMama) April 29, 2016

In summary...

School holidays
They take everything pic.twitter.com/PfTZI36oGU
— Sophia Cannon (@SophiaCannon) July 16, 2016

I don't know...being shot with a tranquilizer dart doesn't sound so bad.
— She Ginger (@Sheginger) July 25, 2016

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