Oh, joy. Summer is approaching. It's three months off of school, spending time with your high school friends who have since spread to various colleges. What's not to love?
Well, so many things.
I hate summer. I acknowledge this is a controversial, if not blatantly offending, opinion to have, and yet, I don't care. Like, at all. Summer sucks, and I will defend this argument to my grave and beyond the grave, if necessary.
1. Summer is nobody's favorite season.
Haven't you ever noticed that, when asked, most people claim their favorite seasons are fall or spring? Hardly anyone claims summer, due to the extremity of the heat. They prefer to favor a season that falls somewhere in the middle. It's the same reason I've never heard anyone, other than myself, claim winter as their favorite.
2. It's the worst time of the year for a parent.
Summer is terrible. For those who work full time, it's just... a significantly hotter version of the every day. If you're a parent, you have to pay for daycare/summer camp/babysitters for the summer, since your kids are out of school and need to be watched.
So, not only is it a hotter version of the every day, it's a hotter, more expensive version of the every day. Who wants that?
3. You're more susceptible to boredom.
Even if you're working full time and/or you're taking summer classes, something about the season makes you itch to do something. You're always slightly bored. Even if you're partying at the beach, you feel like you should be partying more. After all, this time is limited and you should take full advantage.
If you don't have any summer plans? Ohhhhh, boy.
4. You're separated from friends.
Ah, the duality of a college student's summer break. Yes, it's three months off of school, but that also means three months away from friends, especially if you're an out-of-state student, and your friends are hundreds of miles away. FaceTime can only do so much to cure your loneliness.
5. Bugs?
Ew?
6. It's easier to warm up than it is to cool down.
You have to jump in the pool, press ice cubes to your wrists, and sit in the shadows for thirty minutes before feeling close to cool. However, in the winter, a hot cup of coffee and a blanket will do you wonders.
Especially if you don't have air conditioning or you live in a significantly hot place. In the American South, the heat creeps in everywhere during the summer. Even the ice cream you keep in your freezer seems to be melting.
7. It is crowded everywhere.
Especially cities and amusement parks! How come it seems that everyone in the world decides to go to the same place as you when you leave the comfort of your air conditioning? It's super annoying.
8. Pools are disgusting.
Take it from a lifeguard. The beautiful, bright-blue, chlorinated paradise that offers you a place to hang out and sunbathe? It's horrible, and borderline sketchy.
9. And... sweat...?
Again, ew? #ChubRubForDays
