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[quote=Anonymous]One thing about having adult children is learning to let them go to create their own traditions and learning to make compromises.

I get it, OP. I love the beach. I grew up in FL near the beach and long to live at the beach again. I just so happened to marry a woman who is very 'meh' about the beach. She doesn't love it or hate it. She tolerates it because she loves me.

Her favorite vacation destination is the woods/mountains. I don't mind those places, per se, but they are not my ideal vacation spot in the summer.

We take turns choosing vacations each year. When I pick a beach destination, I also try to book a few activities that I know she'll enjoy like parasailing or chartering a boat (she does love sailing). When she picks a destination not at the beach, she always tries to include some aspect with water whenever possible to please me.

It is hard letting go to traditions. I understand that. My oldest is doing a summer internship and even though she's off July 1-5, she's decided not to travel to meet us at our traditional huge family 4th of July vacation spot. It was definitely a gut-punch when she told me. This will be the first year without her there since she was born! I let myself be sad about it for a day or so and I've now moved on to excitement for her to explore her new location and expand her independence.  [/quote]

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