Whatever happened to living for the weekend? After five exhausting days of early risings and monotonous routines, adults and teens alike convince themselves that Friday night onwards is more than worth waiting for.
Teenagers are often belittled or even vilified as layabouts but many face as many daunting weekend tasks as their adult counterparts, with demanding part-time jobs, household chores, hours of coursework, homework and revision, as well as the effort of maintaining an active social life.
In modern society there is such pressure to work hard and play even harder that genuine relaxation tends to fall by the wayside.
During the week we overburden our approaching schedule with essays, parties and plans to catch up on much-needed sleep - the fact there is only 48 hours in which to accomplish our ambitious aims is often forgotten.
One friend of mine admits in bouts of despair that sometimes she actually prefers to be at school, safe in the knowledge that she cannot be expected to do anything other than the task in hand and blissfully aware that the day has already been mapped out by another.
The weekend can often prove to be more draining than the week itself, during which we personally cannot be found so much at fault for any failings in time management and productivity levels.
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Any sceptics should take note that even the Washington Post recently discussed the phenomenon known as leisure sickness', a term coined by Ad Vingerhoets of Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Research has shown that weekends and holidays often result in physical ailments, including aches, pain and symptoms resembling the flu!
I definitely agree - i work on sat and sun and have loads of essays to do as well as playing loads of sports so the week-end becomes a bit of a nightmare.
Every1 always thinks kids just hang out and do nothing but with my mates it's a different story. if u want to do well u've got to work hard.
I definitely agree - i work on sat and sun and have loads of essays to do as well as playing loads of sports so the week-end becomes a bit of a nightmare.
Every1 always thinks kids just hang out and do nothing but with my mates it's a different story. if u want to do well u've got to work hard.
[bold]A.[/bold] [italic]The weekend can often prove to be more draining than the week itself, during which we personally cannot be found so much at fault for any failings in time management and productivity levels.
[bold]B.[/bold] Research has shown that weekends and holidays often result in physical ailments, including aches, pain and symptoms resembling the flu![/italic]
[bold]A.[/bold] From my experience among my household, the hangover's from excessive drinking and late night parties is usually the cause. All time management goes out of the window as the average teenager is usually deep asleep in a semi coma stupor.
[bold]B.[/bold] My offspring were always ill on the weekend which meant they had a good excuse to lay in rather than clean their rooms, wash up, sort out their laundry, generally help their parents around the house.
Finally parents who used to be cheerful, carefree and breezy turn into exhausted naggers and worriers as they find themselves fretting over exams, (not theirs, their offspring's), and still nursing and slaving for people several inches taller than themselves! Enjoy being a teenager while you can, your turn as belaboured parents will come.
A.The weekend can often prove to be more draining than the week itself, during which we personally cannot be found so much at fault for any failings in time management and productivity levels.
B. Research has shown that weekends and holidays often result in physical ailments, including aches, pain and symptoms resembling the flu!
A. From my experience among my household, the hangover's from excessive drinking and late night parties is usually the cause. All time management goes out of the window as the average teenager is usually deep asleep in a semi coma stupor.
B. My offspring were always ill on the weekend which meant they had a good excuse to lay in rather than clean their rooms, wash up, sort out their laundry, generally help their parents around the house.
Finally parents who used to be cheerful, carefree and breezy turn into exhausted naggers and worriers as they find themselves fretting over exams, (not theirs, their offspring's), and still nursing and slaving for people several inches taller than themselves! Enjoy being a teenager while you can, your turn as belaboured parents will come.
i agree with everyone really- it's all quite subjective. Sum kids just have hangovers all weekend, others work their socks off.
from my experience tho my parents don't worry too much about my exams. they no i worry enough without them and trust me to get on and deal with it myself.
i agree with everyone really- it's all quite subjective. Sum kids just have hangovers all weekend, others work their socks off.
from my experience tho my parents don't worry too much about my exams. they no i worry enough without them and trust me to get on and deal with it myself.
Posted by: mark, dartford on 11:08am Wed 26 Mar 08
Are we on the same planet?Have you tried to get a doctors appointment Midweek, when the so called' Ill' are blocking up appointments, only to be cured BY the weekend?
Are we on the same planet?Have you tried to get a doctors appointment Midweek, when the so called' Ill' are blocking up appointments, only to be cured BY the weekend?
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