Going on vacation? Here`s how to make it miserable.
– Don`t make reservations at a motel, hotel or national park. Just assume you`ll get in.
– Don`t bring enough money.
– Don`t pack until 45 minutes before you`re ready to leave.
– Let someone else do your packing, then get angry when you find he or she didn`t pack your fishing boots.
– If you`re flying, get to the airport at the very last minute so you`ll have to push through the crowd and rush for the plane.
– Complain about the heat, the traffic and the cost of food.
– When plans get changed at the last minute because of the weather, or to accommodate someone else, be sure to get angry and then pout so everyone knows you`re irritated.
– Take your children to places where they are expected to behave in a way that is beyond their years.
– Take the children to four museums and the zoo in one day. Make sure you see every sight there is to see.
– Use all the time you have in the car to criticize, lecture and bring up family problems.
– Hold onto the philosophy that because this is a family vacation everyone should do everything together.
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– If you`re the driver, yell at the person who is reading the map if you happen to get lost.
– Feel like the vacation is ruined if you miss a particular attraction. And don`t miss an opportunity to tell everyone how unfair it is.
– Expect that there will be no hitches, problems or hassles because this is a vacation.
If you take the time to think through ways that you might make your vacation miserable, you`ll be more likely to avoid these pitfalls. And later, when someone says, ”How was your vacation?” you can honestly say, ”It was really fun.”