It was a bright and sunny Monday morning in December. While everyone else (including me) had the Monday blues because #work, a mother looked at her child and thought to herself:
Why are you at home? Damn it, now I have to “plan many holiday activities to occupy your time”.
And so the story goes:
Parent Complained That School Year-End Holidays Are too Long & Netizens Are Triggered
What I’d do to reverse time and go back to enjoying the long end of year holidays. I could sit at home and play games for the entire month.
Sadly, one mother just wants her child to go back to school because she believes that school holidays are too long.
In a The Straits Times forum letter she begins by lamenting how primary school holidays started on 16 November while secondary school holidays began even earlier on 26 October.
She then says “I feel that we do not need such long holidays in December”.
I’m sorry lady, but I think your child feels otherwise.
She also claims that she notices her children and her friends’ children “being very restless”, and that parents “have to plan many holiday activities to occupy their time.”
She continues:
“The long break is also a concern for children struggling with learning their mother tongue. After not reading and writing Chinese for more than six weeks, all that they have learnt will be forgotten after the holidays.
I suggest that the Ministry of Education transfer two weeks of school holidays in December to the March and September holidays. This way, there can be two weeks of school holidays in March and September.”
I have to admit that her suggestion at the end was quite constructive. It would be pretty cool to have March and September holidays that are two weeks long.
However, my guess is that a lot of families prefer to go on long holidays come December, since that’s the time for bonuses and all.
The post has since garnered a whopping 1.9k shares and 1.1k comments.
Netizens Are Angry
Of course, netizens were not the least bit pleased.
One netizen chastised her and assumed that she doesn’t want to spend quality time with her children.
Another netizen advised her to spend time speaking mother tongue at home to her children and to take this time to bond with her kids.
At least one netizen pointed out that it’s not just the students who need breaks, it’s the teachers too.
At the end of the day, I believe that the child’s wellbeing is the most important factor. As long as your child is happy, that’s all that matters.
