Am I nuts or strange??

[arielmomma]

For goodness sake, I'd live there if I could! I go as much as we can reasonably afford. 6 months about is very reasonable - Heck a few weeks is reasonable if it makes you happy.

It is your vacation. Go when you like!

 

[noraqb13]

You're an adult, paying your own way through life, right? If Momma isn't payin' for it, then it isn't her concern (provided you are not running your family into the ground financially). If I had my way, I'd live at any and all of the Disney parks. Go often, have fun, get the kids hooked, and don't tell Mom what she doesn't need to know.

 

[rstamm]

I'm in the mom doesn't understand club but is getting a little better.

People at work think if you saw it once why would you go back again but they go to the beach every weekend.

We went in February and are going this weekend and then back in August.

We live 1,000 miles away but can get cheap airfare.

Go as much as you want!

 

[Coach81]

You are a typical, Disney Freak... feel right at home here

 

[imagineer wannabe]

Sorry, but I'm going to disagree with the others here. You're a nut.

However, if it makes you feel any better, our family is too We were there in September, going back this month.

Your mom should stay out of it. Is the whole emotional thing for her because she's really that sensitive, or a game to guilt you? Can't tell you how to deal with that, but I can hope you enjoy your trip

 

[shyjade]

My mom used to question our trips too, until I treated my parents to a week with us at the Poly. She will NEVER again question why we love Disney so much (and why I'd rather vacation there than anywhere else). Now she's been bitten by the Disney bug too!

 

[ktlm]

Please- 2 trips 6 months apart when you only live 4 hours away? If you are even remotely nuts then I am certifiably insane. We live half the country away. Before DD, I had been to WDW about once every 5 years since I was a kid. DH and I 1) went to DL July 2008 (company paid business trip in the area) 2) took DD (then 2 yrs 10 months) for her 1st trip to WDW December 2008 with my Mom along 3) had so much fun on that trip and DD loved it so much that when big discounts came out we went back with the inlaws May 2009; 4) went back on a bounceback discount December 2009 so we could have a trip with just the 3 of us; 5) will be returning to DL with DD for her 1st trip there this summer so she can see the Aladdin show before it is gone because we loved it so much when we saw it; and 6) in December 2009, booked a December WDW 2010 trip with the bounceback discount.

Our once a year family summer vacations are what I remember as the best times growing up. I worked hard to get to where I can take vacations twice a year with my family. We've looked at other places and with the discounts WDW is not any more expensive than other places and we love it there. Plus at DD's age, it is the perfect place to take her. When she is older we might branch out to some other places.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

I have a mom just like that. She doesn't do Disney either. I say "go." Seriously. If we lived only 4h away, we'd be there more frequently... MUCH more!

 

[sydneysmom]

Sweetie, I'm going to tell you something that my mother always tells me and my sister..... "someday when you're on your deathbed and God asks you 'did you have a good life?', how will you answer that ? Will you turn to the person that you're living your life for and ask them if you had a wonderful journey or will you be able to answer that question on your own because you set your own journey? "

I love that....and everytime I think someone is criticizing me, I think of that statement. As long as I'm honest and hurt no one, my choices are my own. Go to Disney as often as you can. Be happy, laugh and enjoy the life that you were given.

 

[Sinderelly]

Hello from one of the crazies

My DH and I are going to Epcot for one day then a week aboard the Magic to celebrate his win in the November election ( he is unopposed). When the FD promotion came out I was telling DH and he said BOOK IT! He said he wanted to take me someplace special for my birthday so we leave Sept. 3 So we have two upcoming trips two months apart. I guess we are both totally nuts!

 

[wvnative]

I feel your pain. My mom doesn't have the Disney gene etiher. lol She thinks it's ridiculous that the kid and I make an annual trip to DLR. (6 hour drive) I finally gave her a price breakdown and explained how it's the one vacation we both agree on and how there's never any arguments except about when and how many times we'll eat at Carnation.

I reminded her that I work my butt off, go to school, maintain a good gpa and that it won't be much longer til the kid (19) won't want to tavel with me anymore so I'm going to take advantage of it while I can.

I am sorely tempted to tell her I am considering WDW in March but I really don't want to hear it for the next 10 months when I'm not positive I can swing it yet.

 

[DisGirl819]

I say go as often as you can afford to and want to. If you enjoy it, why should she even care? Its not like you're forcing her to go too...but you can force me to go anytime!

 

[f15robyn]

I was there 4 weeks ago. I live in Chicago. We are supposed to be on a plane tomorrow morning for another 6 night trip to WDW.
My mom (I am a 40-something year old woman) thinks I'm insane.
Whatever.

Almost ditto. My husband and I didn't meet until 2006, when I was at the tender age of 36 I took him to Disney for the first time in Jan 2008. He was hooked and is now my enabler. My mom doesn't get it at all. But we're double-income, no kids with a comfortable life.

We live in Vermont but have annual passes. Check out the signature block. Dec 09, Jan 10, Mar 10, May 10. Plus last week my husband got sent to Orlando on business. He "insisted" that I come along . Got to spend a couple of days in the parks unexpectedly.

Tell your mom, you're one of the normal people. There are much bigger crazies here on the message boards

 

[camnhan]

I think it is to far apart!!

Go and enjoy...and maybe when you are there you will get the chance to book bounce back and really throw her off the deep end!!

 

[pixiefairy]

Hehe....I'm right there with you in craziness factor.

Last year, dh and I went for our 10th anniversary in February, then I went on a girl's trip in September...THEN we went back in November for 4 nights. We are heading back this August, and hoping to have another girl's trip next May. So no....I don't think you are nuts at all.....

Anyway...here on the boards, it's the patients that run the asylum.

 

[PoohsFan1]

Well, if you are a nut, then we are right there with you. We went on a Spring Break trip last March then right after we got home from that, my DH decided to book a surprise trip for my birthday in December because he knew I had always wanted to see Disney at Christmas time (plus also wanted to go to MVMCP), then shortly after that vacation, we decided to go on another Spring Break which we took this past March, now we have a trip booked for September because since we had such a blast at MVMCP, we wanted to try out MNSSHP, PLUS we are starting to plan out a trip we are taking with friends of ours who have never been before and sadly will probably never go back (financial reasons), THEN, we are throwing back and forth the idea of possibly going on our first DLR experience next September.

Also, I can completely relate to you and your mom's issues. My mom used to do the same thing to me. That is until I made her realize that she and my dad do the same thing that my own family does. They go to their favorite vacation destination about every 6 months or so. When I explained this to her, she did finally realize it and now she supports my family's love for Disney and actually likes to hear what we have planned....just as long as I listen to her talk about her trips and what she has planned

 

[Shmily1]

I just spoke to my mom, and she stated to me that I am going to disney world too close.
last time we were there, we went in november, and we are going back again for 2 nights, and then on our cruise for 3 nights.

she says that my vacation to WDW is too close to each other.

mmmm If I could I would go more, because we honestly do not live that far from there. the 4 hr drive goes by so fast.

I told her that, and she just gets so sensitive when I say something. I can never talk to her like a regular human being, when she talks to me it's always about telling me something that I need to do, or her opinions on the things I want to do. She is the reason why I did not take my DD to disney when she was a year old. I just can't get away from it. It's just really annoying. Specially when I say how I feel, she starts to cry. There is no way that I am doing that to my DD.

what do you all think? is going to disney world last november (middle of november), and now in middle of may too close for disney vacation?

oh I have not told her we are going on the cruise yet, I am saving that for before we get to the cruise ship

I'm also 4 hours away. I've been over 200 times and DS20 and DD19 have been over 100 times. Some years we go 8 times a year, sometimes not. It depends on what we've got going on and if I can get there. I'm going again next Monday. It will be DGS9months's second trip. Needless to say, by the time he is 4, he should know his way around. My family doesn't all see WDW the way I do, but they also know it's useless to try to talk me out of it. They can go with me if they want to or they can stay home.

Have a great time on your trips, enjoy the magic, and just smile with a little inward happiness when they give you grief.

 

[purvislets]

We went for a trip in April, then another one last weekend, so I would say No, you aren't nuts!

We live 4 hours from the World and would be there every weekend if we could!

 

[mom2rtk]

Buy an Annual Pass and tell her you have no choice but to go more often... to get your money's worth!

Enjoy it..... do what gets you through the day, and Disney clearly does this for many of here on the DIS! But maybe don't mention it to mom.

 

[BLTLDZ]

I just spoke to my mom, and she stated to me that I am going to disney world too close.
last time we were there, we went in november, and we are going back again for 2 nights, and then on our cruise for 3 nights.

she says that my vacation to WDW is too close to each other.

mmmm If I could I would go more, because we honestly do not live that far from there. the 4 hr drive goes by so fast.

I told her that, and she just gets so sensitive when I say something. I can never talk to her like a regular human being, when she talks to me it's always about telling me something that I need to do, or her opinions on the things I want to do. She is the reason why I did not take my DD to disney when she was a year old. I just can't get away from it. It's just really annoying. Specially when I say how I feel, she starts to cry. There is no way that I am doing that to my DD.

what do you all think? is going to disney world last november (middle of november), and now in middle of may too close for disney vacation?

oh I have not told her we are going on the cruise yet, I am saving that for before we get to the cruise ship

I just want to tell you that therre is an EXCELLENT book out there to help with issues like this...I have a mother EXACTLY like this.....I am determined not to do it to my children!
The title of the book is called "Children of the self asorbed".
Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my mother to pieces, as I'm sure you do too, but this book will help you cope!

And on another note, you are SO NOT nuts or strange...heck, if you are, then I am too!
We leave in two days, , then back in december for our honeymoon!!!