"I don't like the beach"
The statement of a typical spoiled Duxbury kid. It hits all Duxbury kids at some point. They take the nature beauty and attractions of the town for granted. You can tell by the excuses - "Sand gets everywhere" or "It's too hot" or "There's nothing to do"......Blah Blah Blah...It's all crap! There will come a day when the kid, in this case Caz, will realize how good he/she has it. It's the typical sentiment for all the kids that eventually come back to town with their families. And there are a lot of them.
Today we left Caz home. I certainly wasn't going to fight with him to go the beach. I made a solid pitch. I also communicated the expectations. There would be one room with A/C. No food or drink was to leave the kitchen. The lawn would be mowed upon my return. No one in the house without permission. Your standard stuff. Pretty simple. A chance to prove himself. Time will tell.
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