School Break
Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS
We are all gearing up for vacation. What exactly does this mean?
Thinking of a place to go away!
Wait-it could be thinking about whether we actually even need to go away.
Can a vacation be staying home?
You bet. That’s my best!
No packing, no shlepping, no figuring out hot or cold climates. Or worrying will the hot have sun? Will the cold have snow? Etc.
But- wait. If you have kids, even just staying home, everyone winds up figuring out things to do anyway. It just might allow you to eliminate the plane ride. You’re still, most likely, doing a car or a train ride.
Because, we know staying home with kids isn’t soaking in a hot tub overflowing with bubbles.
It’s running, and doing, and entertaining and, and, and.
This shouldn’t be called a vacation, it should be called a vacation build up.
Because after school break ends every parent needs a vacation!
While the kids are dreading returning to school, the parents are dressing them in their uniforms even as they go to bed. Just to be sure they won’t miss the bus on their first day back.
Now-I’m not saying that parents don’t love family time.
I’m just stating the obvious, it’s not necessarily a picnic. You know – Light and simple.
It’s more likely a complex recipe with endless ingredients needed to make everything work out just right. And all this orchestrating and micromanaging can truly be exhausting.
So, let’s all opt for a new name for the next few weeks. Not vacation.
But rather anticipation of appreciation:
It’s like the joke with the Guy who tells the rabbi his house is too crowded. The rabbi tells him to bring in assorted animals. He keeps telling him to bring in more and more animals. Finally, the man says Rabbi the house is just way too crowded now, even worse than before. The rabbi then tells him to take all the animals out. The man returns to the rabbi and tells him he is a genius, it is so spacious at home!
Having the school break certainly gives kids the opportunity to de-stress and they deserve it. But it gives parents the appreciation it of the exact same life they had before, just because their kids returned once again to school!
Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com
