she’s always maintained she doesn’t like skiing. Her idea of a fun vacation is sitting in the sun on a beach somewhere, which makes my husband and me cringe (we can’t imagine anything more boring or miserable)
IOW, LW's daughter's idea of a fun vacation is rest. Because I bet she's seriously overextended with school, homework, and extracurriculars, and I bet she doesn't get an ounce of down time at home to recharge her batteries. Rest is a major reason why people take vacation. Except LW expects her to keep up with the rest of the family in strenuous physical activity too. And she's been a good sport about it! But she may simply not have the same energy levels as the rest of the brood.
LW, let your daughter experience her idea of a fun vacation for once and see how it goes. She may love it--or she may find it's not so fun to lie around in the sun all day. Meanwhile beaches tend to have all sorts of physical activities (swimming, kayaking, hiking) that would interest the younger kids, and probably you and your husband too.
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IOW, LW's daughter's idea of a fun vacation is rest. Because I bet she's seriously overextended with school, homework, and extracurriculars, and I bet she doesn't get an ounce of down time at home to recharge her batteries. Rest is a major reason why people take vacation. Except LW expects her to keep up with the rest of the family in strenuous physical activity too. And she's been a good sport about it! But she may simply not have the same energy levels as the rest of the brood.
LW, let your daughter experience her idea of a fun vacation for once and see how it goes. She may love it--or she may find it's not so fun to lie around in the sun all day. Meanwhile beaches tend to have all sorts of physical activities (swimming, kayaking, hiking) that would interest the younger kids, and probably you and your husband too.