It is that time of the year again that moms in Dubai
love and dread, simultaneously! Yes, two months of summer vacation...a
wonderful opportunity to spend more time with your kids, a reminder of our own
happy schooldays, and a constant worry about what to do every single day! There
is no holidays' homework; the kids have been doing their extra-curricular
activities all through the year, and so, you cannot really push them too much
now even if it seems like such a waste of time if the kids are not utilizing this extra time to learn a new skill; the weather is already 45-48 degrees allowing them to play outdoors only after
6pm; and most of their friends travel away from such horrid weather....so what
do you do? Especially if both the parents are working? Leave the kids to watch TV and skype on the internet all day long; or let the maids entertain them?
Sure, there are 'summer camps' which come in
especially handy for working moms, but under no circumstances should they be
confused with the American summer camps we have so often heard about in the Hollywood
movies. If you decide not to get trapped in these camps then all you are left
with is DUCTAC summer camps, an anticipated holiday back home or somewhere, visits
to movies, shopping malls, Ski Dubai, Ice rink and Modhesh fun city....rest of
the time, it is a constant battle of wills! And yet, these two months fly away
sooner than expected....so, must be the good times I guess!
So, yes, it is that time of the year again when
you say hello to Shinchan and Doremon and Ben10; bye-bye to yoga sessions and
structured routines...only for two short months!
Happy Holidays!
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These observations are my point of view of the life, as I see it. This blog does not intend to hurt, rationalise, judge, ridicule, or in any way offend anyone at all...it is only a way of sharing my own observations...so, please take it in the right spirit....thanks.