Am I being selfish?

[mamaLori05]

On every trip to WDW, you have seen more children screaming and crying, than having fun? I'm sorry, but I have a very hard time believing that statement. Sure, you are always going to see the occasional child having a temper tantrum at WDW, or anywhere else in the real world for that matter, but to say that the majority of children under the age of 4 are not enjoying themselves at WDW, is well, ridiculous. And I am also sorry to say, I have to agree with the pp that stated your responses come off as juvenile. I actually looked at your other posts before I responded to your posts in this thread, because I wanted to make sure you were not a child. When I first read your responses I thought you may be about 13 years old. You may be 23 (almost), but I believe you have a lot to learn about rearing children. Children can drive their parents crazy at any age, not just under the age of 4!

I know, I'm probably going to get flamed for saying all that, but I'm ready.

OP, please take your precious little children and have a wonderful time! You are never too young to go to Disney!

No flames here. I think just about everyone on every thread I have seen the pp on will agree with you.

 

[paw1968]

First of all do not feel bad for wanting to take a "family vacation".


But while skimming through all of the posts I found I keep asking myself one question that I just have to know the answer to.

Did the sister take her daughter with her when she left?

 

[jnzimm]

i totally see where your coming from, just because she lives with you doesnt mean she should do everything with you


but, i also see where she's coming from, first, she doesnt want her daughter to see her cousins having a great time at disney while she's sitting at home. second, you took her into your house so you should include her more. I have a aunt who lives with another aunt because she is going through a divorce. My other aunt doesnt have a lot of money but she does find ways to include her sister that's staying with her in everything.


Your sister is comforted by you and if you really care about her you'd find a way to make her feel good, maybe a compromise? Remember she's been through a lot in a divorce so dont hurt her again.

Sorry sis take a read of everything. May I remind Going to Disney isn't a right it's a privilidge. Every one does not have to go to Disney or any where else. She has bent over backwards for her sis and included her and has taken care of her daughter while she has been playing part time house with her bf. Sorry her sis has been there for over 6 months and its time for her to grow up and move on.

 

[jnzimm]

ii just dont like the ides of kids under 4 going to disney because i see more kids screaming and crying then i do kids having fun. I also see a lot of parents driven crazy by their kids, so i think its a simpler vacation without young kids.



if you want to take your kids under 4 to disney more power to ya

Maybe its because kids under 4 cry and scream more no matter where they are. Nobobdy said life was simple.

 

[disneygoof]

...and have the time of your life.

You'll look beautiful in the pool because you'll be smiling back at your beautiful children.

I've been with infants, it's a piece of cake. It's Disney, strollers go everywhere wheelchairs go, and it's very wheelchair accessible. Find the baby centers to cool off while changing diapers, check the boards for family friendly tips, pm me for advice if you like. Use fastpass and ride swap and your older ones will be able to ride the best rides with mom AND dad, and you and DH will get time alone with the bambino.

Your baby won't remember it but will treasure the pictures, and you will treasure the memories of your babies in Disney. Take the eight year old before the magic fades. I've taken my kids every year since the oldest was two and the stories and videos are the ones we tell and watch over and over.

You never know what tomorrow will bring, whether Mom's planned trip in '10 will pan out the way she plans, whether everyone will still be healthy enough physically or economically to make it happen. Go now.

And have the time of your life.

 

[rt2dz]

First of all do not feel bad for wanting to take a "family vacation".


But while skimming through all of the posts I found I keep asking myself one question that I just have to know the answer to.

Did the sister take her daughter with her when she left?

I assume so because she said the sister needed to come by and pick up clothes for her daughter.

 

[ToddyLu]

It is amazing to see how many responses this post generated. Does anyone know if the OP met with the sister and finally resolved some more of their issues? This is better than a soap opera and goodness knows all I have to do is make a couple of calls in my family to see who gets the Daytime Emmy here!! In all honesty I am sad for the OP and her situation--there are givers and takers as my Mom says...it is not hard to see who takes those parts here. OP let us know what happens in episode 3....

 

[lalalisa]

Probablt pushes everyones buttons and got their interest because who hasn't had family problems like this? Maybe not about WDW, but about the what's best for your family vs what's best for your larger extended family.

I do wonder how it's going for the OP now...

 

[Nie0214]

It is amazing to see how many responses this post generated. Does anyone know if the OP met with the sister and finally resolved some more of their issues? This is better than a soap opera and goodness knows all I have to do is make a couple of calls in my family to see who gets the Daytime Emmy here!! In all honesty I am sad for the OP and her situation--there are givers and takers as my Mom says...it is not hard to see who takes those parts here. OP let us know what happens in episode 3....

^^ I read this thread in its entirety during my lunch break yesterday.

 

[rt2dz]

OP--

Did you ever get anything resolved? For the better I hope.

 

[crisi]

I swore I'd never take MY kids to Disney before they could remember it, back when I was an all-knowing 20-something. I had my son in 2005 and we have taken him to Disney 5x already. When you have that first baby, all bets are off! No matter how strongly you feel about something before you have kids, be prepared for your whole perspective on the world to change when you have your own child.

I did the same thing. Then I decided I wanted to have the memory (and photos) of my kids being hugged by Mickey when they were little - so decided a quick trip would be best. We had so much fun when they were two and three, and it turned out to be relatively easy, that we were back when they were 3 and 4. And when they were 5 and 6 and when they were 7 and 8.... Every age has had its own magic - as well as its own challenges (diapers and naps were a challenge, but so was a pouty eight year old, a seven year old who really wanted to ride Space Mountain and was then traumatized for two hours, and a son who outgrew his tolerance for princesses long before his little sister has outgrown her delight - and we haven't even gotten to the 'I'd rather be home with my friends than vacation with my boring parents' teenage years).

I'm not a great diarist, but the few entries I've kept over the years always make me laugh with delight over how sure I was when I was 15 or 23 (and I'm sure now that I'm 41, I'll write things that will make me think fondly of how silly I used to be when I'm 60.) And the best ones have to do with what kind of parent you will be and what kind of kids you will have while they are still imaginary children. My imaginary children never watched TV, read classics at a young age, ate healthy meals. I never lost patience with them and could reason with them. Needless to say, my actual children are delightful little TV watchers and McDonald's junkies who I occasionally loose my temper with and have absolutely no patience for having Robert Louis Stevenson read to them - much less expecting THEM to read it.

 

[Nie0214]

Need an update!

 

[MomtoEmIs&Ow]

ii just dont like the ides of kids under 4 going to disney because i see more kids screaming and crying then i do kids having fun. I also see a lot of parents driven crazy by their kids, so i think its a simpler vacation without young kids.

if you want to take your kids under 4 to disney more power to ya

I take my kids that are under 4 because:

A) I want to because they have a great time!!!

B) if I waited till my youngest was 4, my oldest would not have been to WDW until she was 14