Learned long before her age to never complain to a parent about being bored or having nothing to do. After age 7 it was never “Go play outside for awhile, it will do you good”. It was always “well this needs to be done” or “that needs to be done” and there was always the “go cleanup your room”.
Summer vacations in a school year started around 1900. Before that, breaks in the school year occurred due to weather or harvest time. Summer vacation has been around for 122 years now, so long that we take it for granted that children have a summer vacation. And yet, in all those 122 years, no schoolchild on the first day of summer vacation ever said to their mother, “Mom…I don’t have anything to do.” History is made.
Finding something to do during Summer vacation was never a problem for me. One summer, while 8 or so, I drew pictures of the neighborhood using the perspective technique I’d learned in school. Another time I learned drafting from Mr Lynch who lived down the street. And, another year, I built a race car from plaster paris and a storm detection device with a homemade oscilloscope. The latter didn’t work.
It’s amazing how fast a vacation can go from blissful idleness to a project to build a gazebo so I can enjoy shade and mosquito screen while I’m idle outside.
I learned very early on never to say to one of my parents or grandparents that I had nothing to do. They could find something for me to do in a nano-second!
…said no kid ever… but it’s a good set up for a joke.
In our family, anyway, I never, ever heard my kids say that they had nothing to do. In fact they were always “busy”, or busy, depending on what was asked of them to do next.
Black76Manta almost 2 years ago
Don’t complain, enjoy it while you can!
Templo S.U.D. almost 2 years ago
maybe you can find a summer job? work in the same grocery store as Michael perhaps; be a bagger or a customer service rep
Asharah almost 2 years ago
Get a job
KenTheCoffinDweller almost 2 years ago
Learned long before her age to never complain to a parent about being bored or having nothing to do. After age 7 it was never “Go play outside for awhile, it will do you good”. It was always “well this needs to be done” or “that needs to be done” and there was always the “go cleanup your room”.
howtheduck almost 2 years ago
Summer vacations in a school year started around 1900. Before that, breaks in the school year occurred due to weather or harvest time. Summer vacation has been around for 122 years now, so long that we take it for granted that children have a summer vacation. And yet, in all those 122 years, no schoolchild on the first day of summer vacation ever said to their mother, “Mom…I don’t have anything to do.” History is made.
Lucy Rudy almost 2 years ago
Looks likek a good time to learn to cook, help mom out.
capricorn9th almost 2 years ago
Yeah. All that lounging around gets old really quickly. I’m surprised you’re not over at Dawn’s, Liz.
dcdete. almost 2 years ago
Doesn’t she have like a schoolgirl girlfriend clique to hang together with? I seem to remember one of their names was Dawn.
Susan00100 almost 2 years ago
Farley really looks contented with nothing to do.
jmworacle almost 2 years ago
Wrong thing to say Elizabeth….
rshive almost 2 years ago
That adventure didn’t last too long.
smokysilver.so Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Like retirement sometimes.
Johnnyrico almost 2 years ago
Mow the lawn, wash the cars, brush the dog, take April to the park, vacuum the carpets, wash the windows, get a summer job…. The list goes on..
Chris almost 2 years ago
isn’t that a good thing though… oh, who am I kidding, pestered my mom and dad too. :)
kaycstamper almost 2 years ago
Teach her to cook. Help clean the house. Shovel dog poop. We raised our kids right!
preacherman almost 2 years ago
Finding something to do during Summer vacation was never a problem for me. One summer, while 8 or so, I drew pictures of the neighborhood using the perspective technique I’d learned in school. Another time I learned drafting from Mr Lynch who lived down the street. And, another year, I built a race car from plaster paris and a storm detection device with a homemade oscilloscope. The latter didn’t work.
mrsdonaldson almost 2 years ago
Time to find a summer job! Or volunteer someplace.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member almost 2 years ago
When I was her age, I already knew that complaining about not having anything to do was a very bad idea.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It’s amazing how fast a vacation can go from blissful idleness to a project to build a gazebo so I can enjoy shade and mosquito screen while I’m idle outside.
this is summerdog almost 2 years ago
Somebody left their bloomers on top of the curtains.
Aficionado almost 2 years ago
I NEVER had that problem! There was always plenty of fun stuff to do. Now that I am retired, I still never have that problem.
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It is what it is?
Linguist almost 2 years ago
I learned very early on never to say to one of my parents or grandparents that I had nothing to do. They could find something for me to do in a nano-second!
oish almost 2 years ago
Are there no video games? Are there no Internets?
sjsczurek almost 2 years ago
In my day, I was happy to have nothing to do. I never complained that “there’s nothing to do.” I was glad of it!
198.23.5.11 almost 2 years ago
Farley’s short haircut is already a thing of the past.
mindjob almost 2 years ago
No bicycle?
sandflea almost 2 years ago
You will now.
John Jorgensen almost 2 years ago
Yeah. Leisure time can lead to boredom depressingly quickly.
Snolep almost 2 years ago
I have plenty to do – just nothing I FEEL LIKE doing!
1JennyJenkins almost 2 years ago
…said no kid ever… but it’s a good set up for a joke.
In our family, anyway, I never, ever heard my kids say that they had nothing to do. In fact they were always “busy”, or busy, depending on what was asked of them to do next.
Foob almost 2 years ago
Is this the story line where Elizabeth learns how to shave the sheets?
Lisa Marie Chamberlain almost 2 years ago
Find a job!! I hope to find one this summer
edeloriea14 almost 2 years ago
That’s how I feel on very hot days.
DavidErman almost 2 years ago
Help her mother.