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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP.

Just to be clear -- is someone really implying that you have to own a beach house to create good memories and a happy childhood for your children? Really, or am I misreading how the dichotomy is set up?

I'm not sure that people without beach houses are confined to mortgagor children. That's ... an odd take.[/quote]

I assume people who did not grow up with access to family vacation homes don’t really understand, so it’s easy to be dismissive about the experiences, memories and traditions. A rental is not the same thing, not even close. And also, if you’re miserable and hate where you’re from or are estranged from family, it’s even easier to be dismissive about all of this.[/quote]

What a bunch of malarkey. Family vacation homes create special and unique memories that nobody else can understand! Let's be clear: the angry person here is OP, who has allowed this house to fracture her relationship with her siblings and is holding on to that anger six years later. For her the precious memories of the family house have become a burden.

Unless you're truly wealthy, it's very difficult to hold on to the properties our parents and grandparents picked up for a song back in the 50s, 60s, 70s. We had family with houses in Lewes, DE and Leland, MI when I was growing up. Yes, we had tons of great memories, but the next generations couldn't afford to keep them.[/quote]

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