Who let the kids out?

Summer vacation has officially begun.

Which means America’s children​ have been officially released from school and now are back inside their homes performing their annual duties of eating continually while complaining that there is nothing to do (and nothing to eat).

The “boredom” conversation is particularly perplexing since it’s often delivered by a child surrounded by approximately $14,000 worth of toys, sporting equipment, electronics, art supplies, books, games, and objects specifically purchased to prevent this exact conversation.

Summer camp is one way to remedy the “I’m bored’ conversation.  While they still find a way to be bored, you won’t have to hear about it constantly.  Instead, you’ll only learn of it through the occasional letter home.

This doesn’t mean you’re off the hook entirely.  Summer camp typically involves multiple forms, medical records, emergency contact information, purchasing themed t-shirts, and labeling water bottles and pretty much anything else you can imagine.

Then there are the sports parents.

May God be with you.

You will spend entire weekends sweating beside a baseball field pretending warm Gatorade is hydration and paying eighteen dollars for nachos assembled and served by some poor parent pressured into volunteering.

Giphy

And finally there are the family vacations.

This is where Moms spend weeks planning, packing, booking, laundering, charging devices, and organizing itineraries only to hear fifteen minutes upon arrival, “I hate the beach” or “I’m tired of walking everywhere.”

Don’t get me wrong.

Summer has clear positives.  Buried underneath the noise, grocery bills, camps, wet towels, and sibling brawls there are very special moments you’ll always remember and cherish.

May those be what you take away from Summer 2026.

Happy Summer from Inside the Moms Club!