Break is such a deceptive word

You think that you're going to be able to relax and take a break from everything. Instead, things break. Take, for instance, sleeping...going home after months of being away, the bed is foreign and sleep doesn't come. Or relationships. Holidays cause stress and extra tension and fights. Family gatherings happen where you have to put on a happy face and pretend you want to be there even if you'd rather stay in bed all day. Stress about money because it only seems to flow out during the holidays. Break doesn't mean a break from stress. Break means that things break and as much as you try not to, you'll probably cause some of it. Everyone is busy with family gatherings and obligations, so you can't even see friends you don't see often during the school year. I guess I'm just looking forward to the "break" being over.