Yeah, both characters’ stories are pretty much how life has worked out for me; except for the part about “Good luck finding that no-time-off-for-summer-vacation job amid the dot-com bust, post 9/11 slump, bursting housing bubble, job-loss recovery, and retail apocalypse!”
It’s wise that he doesn’t let on that once she is a teenager she will need to get a J-O-B. Better to surprise her.
It’s wise that he doesn’t let on that once she is a teenager she will need to get a J-O-B during summer vacation. Better to surprise her.
Yeah, both characters’ stories are pretty much how life has worked out for me; except for the part about “Good luck finding that no-time-off-for-summer-vacation job amid the dot-com bust, post 9/11 slump, bursting housing bubble, job-loss recovery, and retail apocalypse!”
So even when you DO get a “summer vacation,” you don’t enjoy it. Insidious!
Also known as: starve-cation.