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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are the kids?

I’ve never skipped completely but I do plan around their needs and interests and sometimes that means not doing what I would want and letting them do stuff that I think is dumb.Your kids may not be beach people, but I also don’t get why you can’t just let them swim in the pool. I’ve been to random playgrounds in every place we’ve ever vacationed, because they just want to play sometimes. One of my kids is a brat about hiking-so I don’t plan outdoorsy vacations where that’s all we do. [/quote]

People. We went to the beach. It was frustrating to go to a beach and have the kids complain nonstop about being at the beach. Hence, I am considering NOT PLANNING A TRIP TO THE BEACH, which is exactly what you are saying. The only question posed was if you skipped the vacation to stay home and do what your kids wanted on the last vacation , which was just the pool and whatnot, *did you regret not taking the vacation *[/quote]

It sounds like your kids are not beach people, at least not right now. Which is fine. Mine aren’t either, and when they were little, they did exactly the same thing as what your kids did. I shared your frustration.

After a couple of experiences like that, I started looking for options other than the beach for vacation. One year we did a cabin in the Shenandoahs, another in West Virginia. The weather was more tolerable for us then the beach was, and that there was plenty of shade and water to splash in if the kids wanted.   For my kids, the beach is just too much sun and heat for too much time. These other vacation options were not necessarily what I would’ve chosen without kids, but were very relaxing for my husband and me, and inexpensive.

We also spent a week every year years at Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp in Pennsylvania, which was perfect for everyone.

Consider other options that will work well for the kids, and give you and your husband the break that you need.[/quote]

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