TEENAGERS leaving secondary school have been plunged into the harsh reality of ten weeks off pissing about with their mates.
Having completed their GCSEs, 16-year-olds are taking their first steps into adult life by dossing around in glorious sunshine with no bills or rent to pay and no responsibilities to attend to.
Year 11 pupil Ryan Whittaker said: “Playtime’s over. It’s time to grow up, get up at noon every day and do a solid six-hour shift on Fortnite before asking mum for a lift into town.
“Is this what it’s like? The pressure of rising every day with no schedule, no revision, no homework? Is this why people get stressful jobs and amass debt? To stop themselves from going insane with boredom?”
Lauren Hewitt agreed: “School doesn’t prepare you for how hectic the real world is. A week in Portugal with Dad, then I’m straight off to Center Parcs with Mum. And somehow in there I’ve got to squeeze in smoking weed down the skate park with my mates.
“Add in six to ten hours of TikTok and the days are just packed. No wonder adults are always stressed and drinking. I’m wrecked every night we can persuade Hannah’s older brother to buy us vodka.”
She added: “My stepdad keeps going on about getting a summer job. I’ve explained they’ve already gone to all the motivated kids. It’s a tough lesson in life’s realities.”
