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FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1991
(Expires 8/31/91
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Hooray For Labor Day!
After a summer of bickering and
boredom, it's back to school time.
BARBARA FORSTER
Special to The Jewish News
raditionally, Labor
Day marks the end of
summer vacation and
the return to school. It also
signals the beginning of col-
lective groans from students
of all ages and a chorus of
sighs of relief from their
parents.
The long, hot summer has
at last come to an end. While
youngsters claim that their
jail sentence is about to
begin anew, frazzled parents
wait anxiously for the
sounds of silence to fill the
house. They have earned
every golden, silent second
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
I remember the beginning
of June when the kids
started planning all the
things they could do without
the interruption of school.
And because my short-term
memory is nonexistent, I
found myself caught up in
their enthusiasm.
I pictured us browsing at
the Discovery Center, me-
andering through the zoo,
picking strawberries and
blueberries, enjoying a pic-
nic lunch in a lush, verdant
setting, and sipping ice-cold
lemonade in the backyard on
a sleepy, summer afternoon.
I have a rich fantasy life
when it comes to my brood.
But reality knocked at the
door, as it does every year,
within two days after the
close of school.
The real world of summer
vacation, where children are
concerned, frequently con-
sists of chaos and noise.
From dawn to dusk, small
voices chatter constantly.
Most of the time, they're
asking you questions —
"Where's my sneakers/bat/
bike/skates/cap/bathing suit/
red shirt, etc., etc.?" Right
behind the battery of location
questions follows the lament
that send chills up every
parent's spine — "I'm bored."
Of course, the variations to
this statement are endless.
"Nobody's home." "I don't
have anything to do." "I
don't have anyone to play
with." "Everybody's at Lin-
da's."
For the first week or so, I
fell into the trap of trying to
solve the dilemma. After
numerous futile attempts, I
Barbara Forster is a writer in
Syracuse, N. Y.
resorted to selective hearing
problems or suggesting such
unwelcome tasks as cleaning
a bedroom, mowing the lawn
or taking the dog for a walk.
The kids generally disap-
peared — for a while.
But what happened to my
wonderful plans?
They vanished, like the
dodo bird, amid multiple
chauffeuring trips to soccer
games, tennis lessons, Jen-
nifer's pool a mile away from
the house, and ice cream
runs. The boys spent a week
each at an overnight camp
and attended a different day
camp for two weeks. Manag-
ing the logistics for that re-
quired a year's supply of
Post-It Notes.
And let us not forget that
familiarity breeds contempt,
especially between siblings
who are forced to spend more
than 15 minutes together in
any one day.
By midsummer the mere
sight of one in the same
room guaranteed an argu-
ment. I threatened to give
them both up for adoption or
stake them to trees in the
backyard, but only the
threat of physical labor
squashed the bickering
momentarily. To save my
sanity, I developed an in-
tense passion for books on
cassettes as my Walkman
became a permanent part of
my wardrobe.
Parents whose children
spend the summer at camp
are exempt from this confu-
sion and are to be envied. On
the other hand, they can't
understand the true joy of
seeing the sunset on Labor
Day.
Those of us who survive
summer vacation can bask
confidently in the knowledge
that someday our children
will leave home, raise their
own families, and experience
the reality of summer vaca-
tion themselves.
But for now, I raise my
coffee mug, remove my
Walkman, and sit listening
to nothing. Ain't it grand? ❑
Mitzvah Hadassah
At Kitchen Glamour
Mitzvah . Hadassah (ages
22-35) will have its opening
fall event at Kitchen
Glamour 7 p.m. Sept. 12. An
evening of cooking and
tasting is scheduled. For in-
formation, call Laynie
Langnas, 353-7007.