You've had approximately fourteen conversations about how much money you spent on that family day out.
Ah, Midterm break. Sure who doesn't love an excuse to ignore school lunch boxes for a full week? I don't know what it is about this time of year but I can't be alone in feeling a little bit frazzled after a week away from our regular routine? I mean, I've had plenty of time to prepare for it. We all knew it was coming around and yet for whatever reason it always ends up being a bit of a circus.
I suspect this is the case for a lot of families. Is Midterm a bit of a chaotic week in your house? Are you trying to do it all (or nothing at all) and actually just getting swept up in the madness?
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Here are 10 truths about an Irish household (or at least, a few of them) over Midterm.
- You've planned loads of outdoor time for the family but naturally, a storm that sounds like a person has decided to pop into Ireland the week that the kids are off.
- Your meal plan has gone out the window because you completely forgot how torturous it is to do the food shopping accompanied by all of your children.
- You've had approximately fourteen conversations about how much money you spent on that family day out.
- The term "movie night" has lost meaning and has now become a reason to simply watch TV with a massive bowl of popcorn and goodies.
- You are genuinely craving a bit of Broccoli after days of eating too many treats and takeaways as a result of number two and four.
- You've realized the harsh reality that parenting is largely a case of spending three hours tidying, cleaning and organizing so that your children can destroy it all in twenty seconds flat.
- Your children really enjoy the sound of their own (albeit, beautiful) voices. Your day is full of questions you don't know how to answer and stories that take a solid hour for your children to tell.
- You don't know how those "crafty" parents do it. You bought the bits and bobs and excitedly set up a little station at the kitchen table but spent the majority of the time telling the kids to be careful and not spill things.
- You have a newfound respect for teachers in general, but mostly you think that your children's teacher deserves an actual award.
- Next year you are definitely going away.