Adult Children by Stephen Beals for June 25, 2024

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    seanfear  6 months ago

    well, as a retiree, i’d say retirement isn’t any better for some people too

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    Nebulous Premium Member 6 months ago

    The root word of ‘vacation’ does not mean ‘rest and relaxation’. ‘Vacate’ means ‘leave the premises’. Get away from it all. Being able to relax and forget about it is your own problem.

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    dallenboston  6 months ago

    I think the Brits got it right by calling a vacation a holiday instead!

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    phobos  6 months ago

    I use a process called ‘garbage collection.’ In my mind, I push all memory of work into a plastic bag which is then dumped into a garbage can, put everyone from work on the do not disturb list, and, as far as I’m concerned for that week or two, I’m unemployed and having the time of my life!

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    ladykat  6 months ago

    I am so grateful to be retired.

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    bookworm0812  6 months ago

    Well, I once went with a friend to spend a couple days at her aunt’s house and from the moment we got there, I was regretting it. Her aunt and cousin were constantly at each other’s throats. The cousin hd issues where she was just always irritated and then they’d be yelling back and forth. At one point the aunt dealt a few blows. Anyway, I was actually wishing I were at work. And that was my McDonald’s job that I felt was more of a prison!

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 6 months ago

    Vacations are never long enough when one is working…..when we retired we made up for that……….sweeeet!

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    mistercatworks  6 months ago

    I generally used my vacation time looking for jobs I would like better rather than blowing money on booze and sunburns.

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    6turtle9  6 months ago

    Slavery may have been abolished, but sometimes I wonder, was it really?

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    paullp Premium Member 6 months ago

    I recall a supervisor in an office I worked in many years ago. Very nice guy, pleasant and not difficult to get along with, but also tightly wound. You could see the tension in him. Eventually, it came to the attention of management that he hadn’t used any vacation time for a few years, and they basically told him, “Use it or lose it.” So he went away for a couple of weeks. When he came back he looked so much looser and relaxed — you could see it in his body language. That lasted for about 10 minutes. Then he was back to his old self.

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