Am I A Jerk - And What Do I Do NOW????

[melomouse]

Hello All My Dining Friends -

After all this about children behaving in restaurants, and no Le Cellier, and spreading out credits and my feelings on sharing and policy vs. practice...(this is the "am I a jerk part..)

Now I have to change all my ADR's - 2 weeks pre-trip!!!!

DS(14) my Asperger's boy - - will have to accompany DD and I. His childcare arrangements have fallen thru, thereby changing the mood and plans for the trip, but that will be another thread!!!. There's only 2 now in the room and he can be added with FDP for whatever the $ amount is - not much - I had checked months ago.

But NOW - precious few ADR's left. He's eating like the man he is now - polished off a whole marinated steak last night. So he will have his 6 TS credits, too - total of 18 TS. Definitely have to drop one of the Signature restaurant ressies now. Which one?? AP??

Have the following ADR's currently:
9/24 - Boatwright's - staying at POR - maybe we should do CS this nite...??
9/25 - H&V - FDP
9/26 - Biergarten
9/27 - CG
9/28 - AP
9/29 - LTT - MNSSHP

Then I have been reading the actual reports of how people have been using credits with full-sized teenaged people at the table - like I will have now - and again - I feel silly - sharing, splitting...OOP, extra tips....just not my style to share - and never at a signature restaurant. Appys, desserts, yes. Maybe. If my son LETS me touch his food!!!

Any ideas? Comments - besides sending me a copy of the adult beverages lists?????????

 

[bicker]

If I had to choose between CG and AP it would be no contest: I'd keep Artist Point. It is consistently the best meal at WDW.

 

[PrincessTrisha]

I would drop boatwrights and eat counter service that night - and how attached are you to the Biergarten?

Those are the two I would drop and keep both CG and AP since you really seem to want to do those.

Of course, you could always pay oop for Biergarten - I don't know if that is in your budget?

 

[jjohnson]

I would drop Boatwrights too & do CS or pay OOP for H&V

 

[tacomaranch]

I feel your pain. Our ds has autism and we have not made a single dinner ressie becaue he can't wait so long for our dinner to arrive and check. So lunch it is and mostly Charater meals. So we don't get a dinner for our TS but we do get a meal served and we can just pray for the best.

Sorry your care plans fell through. If I were there I would watch your DS. He and my DS would have a blast together.

Good luck.

 

[melomouse]

thank you all, and especially tacomaranch. I did meet up with a similar mom and son a few years ago in MGM and wow! what an awesome time we had!!!

DS will be fine - he knows what the deal is and what to do. Now if I can work on the touring plans since he's limited by his spinal fusion 3 months ago! He will DEFINITELY be looking forward to each TS!!!!!

 

[writersblock42]

I might have missed something and if so I am sorry. But why can't you just add him to the ADRs that you already have? Wouldn't he get as many dining credits as everyone else? I am confused. Also if he is a big eater and has trouble waiting maybe pack him some snacks along that he can munch on. I think if he is prepared for everything that is going to happen he should be okay.

 

[melomouse]

I'm the nutso who had been calling Dining everyday to try to switch me and DD into LeCellier. With the restaurants all jammed up with ADR's - I'm afraid they will tell me they can't accomodate 3.

Of course he will have his own credits and I am positive he will have enough to eat. The difference is that while I would consider sharing with DD, my petite little 10 year old, I wouldn't share to save credits with DS, not only because he will likely eat his own appy, entree and dessert - , but because he's adult-sized. Though I know people do it, it's just not me.

I also am not inclined to take DS to some of the Signature Restaurants, though from what I have seen on these boards, on his WORST day he's very well behaved by comparision to many. And heck, it's "FREE"!!!! He loves the environment of upscale dining - it's his food issues and Asperger's that worry me a bit.

 

[OKWMom]

Sorry to hear your son’s care plans fell through, but I hope you have a great time anyway. My DD8 is low-functioning autistic and I know having your son along changes more of your plans than just meals. I hope you all have a fabulous time.

 

[robinb]

AP is my least favorite of the signature restaurants, so I would keep CG.