Roberta Macdonald » Parenting http://robertamacdonald.com/blog Anger and Stress Management Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:35:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What Does It Mean: Summer Vacation? http://robertamacdonald.com/blog/2010/06/15/what-does-it-mean-summer-vacation/ http://robertamacdonald.com/blog/2010/06/15/what-does-it-mean-summer-vacation/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:54:20 +0000 Roberta http://robertamacdonald.com/blog/?p=96 Anyone over 40 knows what a vacation is…remember when we were a kid and we went to the ocean, or Disney Land, or camping, or the mountains….remember?  Now, those were vacations !  What is a vacation now?  It is probably two hurried  and last minute put-together days with very little comfort and/or time to de-stress from the job or career and home pressures.

When the kids are out of school and on THEIR vacation…it is no vacation for us! A better summer plan is needed for the sake of everyone !

How do we do it when:  (1)  there isn’t much money for a vacation (2) there is very little time as everyone’s schedule is different (3) no one can agree on anything.

JUST DO IT !  and join a supportive group who will encourage and support you in making your summer a good one.*

* an unabashed plug for our girls’ group:

“Girls, We Can Do This..Together” (see home page of my website)

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