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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are older (15 & 17), but you are describing our life...and it is WONDERFUL.  If you are family that loves the beach, it is a great gift for your kids (and your marriage).

Right now, your kids are probably at the hardest age to enjoy a summer away because they aren't independent.  But summers at home will involve lots of planning on your part, too - so lean into summer beach fun.  Day camps at the club, family day trips around the area, kayaking in marshland, a day dedicated to all the tourist trap activities, etc. etc.  We learned all about local shells and wildlife and then would collect (shells) or search for birds and crabs.

Let me give you a glimpse of what the future holds for you...we belong to the local country club and my kids spend every waking moment of the summer engaged in activities with friends.  They play tennis in the cooler hours and then spend all day in a never ending rotation of beach/pool/beach/pool.  They are exceptionally strong swimmers and very skilled at surfing, boogie boarding, skim boarding, paddle boarding.  They leave the house each morning after checking the surf conditions with the right gear on their golf cart and they are gone all day long.  Because we spend all summer at the beach, they have so many friends.  It is exactly like the carefree childhood that I had in the 70's and 80's.

As they've gotten older, my kids have taken local jobs - babysitting, teaching surfing, working at the ice cream shop, bussing tables at restaurants.  There are tons of work opportunities at the beach!

My husband and I enjoy the easier pace of life.  Morning walks on the beach.  Sunset cocktails.  I've taken on a part time job that I can do remotely, so I work in the morning and join the kids at the beach in the afternoon.  Also, living out of the area during the summer can give school friendships a little space to breathe.  It is a great way to detach from middle school drama.  We have a few school friends who come and stay with us for a week or two, but only friends that are comfortable with the beach life.

If the waves are great in the off season, our friends text us and we head down for the weekend to surf.  We use our house all year long, although most of it is during the summer.

I cannot recommend living at the beach living enough!![/quote]

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