He liked playing in the sand, but was terrified of the water. After an hour or so, he started getting very cranky and kept saying he wanted to go home. I tried distracting him but he was very upset so we left the beach. I took a separate car so my friends stayed.
When we got to the bathrooms right before the parking lot, he calmed down. We got fries and then he ran around the snack area like a maniac.
My friends came down and we all went to the boardwalk. Des had fun, and we even visited some other friends that live near the beach afterwards.
It wasn't a horrible day but the beach part was hard on me. It was not relaxing and I said I wouldn't take Des again this year without Matt.
Today (Tuesday), Matt's mom, sister, and her boyfriend were going to the beach. I asked Des if he wanted to go, and he said yes! He said he was going to play in the sand and just look in the water. I figured he would have a better time being with family he knows well than my friends who he sees less often.
It was worse. He was super cranky the moment we got there, fighting me with the sunscreen, getting upset any time he had sand on him. He had a little bit of fun playing with the sand, but this was in between him whining about going home. Thankfully, we took two cars so I was able to leave with Des while everyone else stayed.
We drove an hour and a half there, stayed for an hour and half, then drove an hour and a half home.
My child is not a beach child.
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