Summer holiday tip: don't use holiday in week one
Josh's top summer holiday tip is to not take your main family holiday in week one of the summer break, to avoid six weeks of anticlimax.
Snapshot · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
S12 EP51: The Ransom Is My Ego
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Jun 30, 2026
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Summer Shenanigans Tips (Sponsored by Monzo)
At 38:01 · chapter starts 37:40
A substantial mid-roll advertisement block covers five separate sponsors: Carvana's 7-day vehicle return policy, a second Peyronie's disease awareness read, Home Depot's storage sale, Choice Hotels' Comfort Inn direct-booking offer, and State Farm's home-and-auto bundle pitch. This block runs for approximately 15 minutes of total runtime before the hosts return with the Park Run segment.
Summer Holiday Tips: The Chesney Hawkes Principle
Josh's single best summer holiday tip: don't take your big holiday in week one, or you're Chesney Hawkes opening and closing with I Am the One and Only. Rob's tip: never go camping. Also, pool your childcare with other parents and split the week.
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