July
2008 | by
Catherine D
Summer
is finally
here! Teenagers have
wrapped
up final exams,
put an end to
a long school
year, and
headed
on to bigger
and better things,
or so they thought.
Like many other
students, I am
looking forward
to
a summer full
of free time,
but my mother
has different
ideas for me
this
summer.
 My
Mom's
Ideas |
 My
Ideas |
| -
To lather
on copious
amounts
of sunscreen
every
morning |
-
To lay
out
all
day
on the
beach
with
tanning
oil
to get
a nice
golden
tan
|
| -
To read
lots of
books |
-
To catch
up on
all
of the
shows
and
movies
I missed
during
the
school
year.
There
must
be twenty
CSI
Miami
episodes
that
I haven’t
seen
yet.
|
| -
To eat
most of
my meals
at home.
They are
healthier. |
-
To
eat
all
of my
meals
at
Board
and
Brew
and
Del
Mar
Pizza.
The
food
always
tastes
better
out.
I am
certainly
not
going
to
pass
up
the
deep
fried
Snickers
at
the
fair.
Like
I always
say,
I’m
only
going
to
be
a teenager
once
|
| -
To religiously
attend,
and study
for my
SAT review
class,
that way
I will
get into
a good
college. |
-
To call
in “sick” to
nearly
all
of my
SAT
review
classes.
With
the
beach,
I really
don’t
have
time
to think
about
college.
I did
that
all
school
year
long.
|
| -
To clean
out all
of my
drawers
and take
all of
my extra
clothes
to the
Goodwill |
-
To buy
even
more
clothes
to add
onto
the
mess
in my
drawers.
I will
clean
them
out,
along
with
my closet,
when
I go
to college
in two
years.
|
| -
To go
to the
gym every
morning
to get
some exercise |
-
To go
to the
gym
when
I feel
like
it,
which
will
probably
be during
my SAT
review
class.
I will
lounge
by the
pool
and
eat
junk
food
from
the
snack
bar.
|
| -
To get
a summer
job and
learn
the value
of a dollar. |
-
To pay
for
food
and
clothes
with
allowance
from
my parents.
What
can
I buy
with
minimum
wage
anyway? |
| After
contemplating
my mom’s
list,
I have
decided
that I
will incorporate
two of
her ideas
into my
summer:
to use
sunscreen
and to
go to
the gym
every
morning.
I realize
that a
tan is
not worth
a possible
melanoma
and getting
in shape
will compensate
for the
lack of
that tan.
Oh, and
going
to that
SAT review
course,
I’ll
probably
do that
too. Who
knows,
maybe
next summer
I will
clean
out my
drawers. |
|
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