Oh, Bethany Beach, how I miss you. The sounds of the waves, the laughing and stomping of the kids at 6:30 in the morning, the all you can eat crab. It was just a really good week spent with good friends and family. Honestly, I was a little skeptical about how a beach vacation would go with 5 families and our 9 kids…. I mean, what was I even thinking at the time when I suggested it and planned it? But, I do have to say, we created some of the most memorable moments ever. There was one damper in the trip though…

This stupid flag belonged to the neighbors.  And we’re pretty sure that they were the ones that complained about our music. They were the “MAGA people” ” MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”  We needed a coping mechanism, so we laughed about it. It became our “inside joke”. Every time we wanted to be stupid or get a reaction, we shouted MAGA. But this was Delaware, Biden’s territory. How could MAGA followers have dared to implant themselves and try to ruin our picture perfect vacation? THEY DID NOT.

Despite the unfortunate circumstances of the MAGA people, This trip was so reminiscent about my own childhood Atlantic City beach trips with the family- albeit slightly different minor details than what I was used to -chutney sandwiches spread out on a makeshift picnic blanket, warm sodas and fried, savory Indian snacks (samosas, bhel puri), Dad teaching me how to swim in the somewhat blue ocean. All this followed by an excursion to Trump Taj Mahal (AH the Orange man) where mom would get so giddy like a school girl, because this meant she could play the quarter slot machines. Now, I often find myself planning these excursions because I want my children to experience those happy moments that defined me.  It’s not about toys, or a huge house. On the contrary, I grew up on much more minimal standards than what my kids are experiencing right now. I shared a one bedroom apartment with my parents, in Queens, NY. – Maybe I had a couple of Barbie’s and a box of crayons and coloring books- but what I cherished the most were my happy moments- the ice cream dripping off my cone, the smell of the ocean,  Mom’s smile after she would win some cash on the slot machine, and the feeling of togetherness. We recreated this. The kids’ smiles say it all. Mission accomplished!  Bethany Beach was indeed one for the books.

We won. We lived, we laughed, and we conquered. 

 

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