10 Truths About Bank Holidays Now You’re A Parent



1. If you’re a working mum…
It’s not an extra day off, it’s an extra day on. Yep, small children beat work demands every time. [Corbis]


2. If you’re a stay-at-home mum…
It’s just like any other day – except you can’t get a table at your favourite café. On the plus side, your partner is home to split nappy changing/bottle preparing/lunch making. Happy days. [Corbis]


3. Childcare is ludicrously hard to find
If you’re working on a bank holiday, chances are your normal childcare has fallen apart – the local nursery has shut and your childminder has swanned off to the seaside. So now begins the search for a replacement (and the stress of settling your tot with a new face). [Corbis]


5. Everything’s shut
Forget planning to wile away a few hours at a soft gym or attending the music group your toddler loves – chances are most places will be shut. [Corbis]


6. … So, you’ll spend the day racking your brain for things to do
Trip to the park? Done. Painting? Done (took up five minutes). Post-painting clear up? Done (took 50 minutes) Baking? Done (Badly). Games? Done. Hmm, what else is there? Am I allowed to give out the iPad yet? [Corbis]


7. You’ll be woken earlier than usual
Staying in bed until lunch on a bank holiday is a distant memory. With the excitement of dad being home for the day and their disturbing ability to be able to detect a holiday, your kids will probably be up even earlier than usual. But at least you can hide under the duvet and send your partner in for morning dad-duties. [Corbis]

