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Sophie Ingleby's avatar

Oh gosh, I felt this!

I really hate when well meaning teachers or other parents ask “so, what are your plans for the summer?”. Well, I’m self employed so I have to work. I have to fit childcare around that and so some days will not be full to the brim of fun. And that’s ok.

I think the best thing for me this year will be staying away from social media. I always start my summer exactly how you describe in your post, slowly, relaxed and without too much expectation. Certainly not with a rigorous plan in place. But soon I’m faced with other mums on Instagram who are doing everything! I soon start to compare and that’s when the guilt comes.

But not this year! I’m not being sucked in, and I won’t be checking social media. There’ll be no comparing and we will go at our own pace and do things that we want to do, when we feel like doing it.

Thank you for sharing this post. I hope you have a wonderfully content summer 🥰

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Tara Papworth's avatar

I resonate 100%. Some of my best summer memories as a kid are from staying at home and doing little else but charge around the garden with my brother and a whole heap of imagination.

Some of my favourite adult memories this past year have been staying at home and doing little else but potter around with my partner and a whole heap of contentment :)

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