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For the last eighteen years, my children and I have been going to the beach with friends, or alone as a family, once a week during the summer.
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Last year and this, I have come to realize that beach days provided us with more than just an opportunity to make lasting friendships.
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When we first moved to the city in which we live, I thought that beach and park days would provide an easy way to get to know other homeschooling families.
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Going to the beach each week has helped to foster friendships between my children.
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It has given them something that they like doing together.
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Although we still head to the beach together once a week, my older children will occasionally get home from work and ask, “Can I go to the beach?” They will follow their request by asking brothers and/or sisters if they want to go with them.
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Recently, as three of our children headed to the beach, I told my husband, “I did something right.” He said, “What was that?” I responded facetiously, “I taught our children to like the beach.”
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More importantly than teaching our children to like the beach, I inadvertently fostered loving relationships between our children.
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I hope that they always find joy in spending time with each other.
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Thank you, Stacey.