Thanks Butterfly123, I needed to feel that and the magic
At the park, I don't judge. My thing is you never know the back story. I don't worry when I see a kid who looks 8 in a stroller. They could be disabled using a stroller. Maybe they have been ill recently and don't have their stamina. Maybe they simply have a harder time walking all day. If it makes their day easier, not for me to judge. If someone joins a group, no biggie. Maybe they had a kid who needed the bathroom, maybe they needed to take care of an issue, and I don't care if they ran for FastPasses. I'm not going to let others take away from my time at the park. Butterfly, don't worry about trying lines, people really are pretty nice about the whole thing. Get the
DAS if he qualifies and keep it for if/when you need it. I have a daughter with Asperger's and a son who was the poster child for ADHHHHHHHHHD. They grew up in lines at Disneyland. I found it was a great way to learn to wait. When they hit early teens, my older daughter got a hearing dog, so then we did have to start using the HA lines. But they actually preferred regular lines, so if I wasn't riding, I would hold the dog so they could use the regular lines. You child may surprise you. But yes, if your child is likely to bite someone, then please use teh DAS.
That said, when someone comes on the message boards and says "My 8yo child gets impatient, can my husband hold our place in line while we do other things?" "I'm just trying to make MY CHILD's trip magical", it implies her child is more important than your child, Tiff's child, my grandchild and the thousands of other children waiting in line. Yes, she can fake taking her child to the bathroom for the lines that are 45, 60, 90 mins long, and honestly, I'm not going to worry about her. But I feel sorry for her son as he is not learning what other children have.
All this said, I have to go pack, we head down to Disneyland tomorrow!!!!