Learner Dad: 'As we get to the end of summer, there has been almost no talk of divorce'

For a lot of parents the reopening of school is going to feel like the end of the beginning of the war against Covid-19

WE'RE gearing up for the reopening of school. Obviously the virus hasn’t gone away, but for a lot of parents this is going to feel like the end of the beginning of the war against Covid-19. (Even if does mean getting up before 8am for the first time since March 12. There is going to be so much shouting.) My first thought is that I live a charmed life. We’re all healthy here, no one in our house lost their job, everyone is in good form as we get to the end of summer, there has been almost no talk of divorce.

So what did I learn during the past few months? I think the most important thing is that the rainfall radar in Met Eireann doesn’t detect drizzle, so the cloudy and 19 degrees on the weather forecast is muggy and wet and everyone is just that bit more irritable. The government should look at fixing that if they expect us to staycation again next year (they’re already hinting at it), because kids can get very upset if their beach plans get shelved.