BBB NOT for Teens

[inkedupmomma]

Just goes to show that we all have our own unique sense of humor!
To each his own right!
I'm going to go watch the Soup, and Chelsea Handler! (which you should only watch if you have an offensive and disgusting sense of humor like me!)

I have an extremely vulgar/sarcastic/unique sense of humor[and have the soup, and chels on my dvr, amongst other far more offensive shows]. I also know where to draw the line. Calling kids names such as a slut is my line. I see nothing about a kid being called a slut funny.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Yup and I also think the term "prosti-totted " is offensive and disgusting.

It is extremely disgusting. But look who said it {elizabeth hassleback}. Talk about a tart. I guess having her child in designer name brands only is ok though. Nothing weird about that

 

[monkeybug]

I have an extremely vulgar/sarcastic/unique sense of humor[and have the soup, and chels on my dvr, amongst other far more offensive shows]. I also know where to draw the line. Calling kids names such as a slut is my line. I see nothing about a kid being called a slut funny.

yup like I said before...not calling anyone a slut!!!! Just talking about a hairstyle/make-up look. BIG difference. I don't believe when Elizabeth Hasslebeck coined the term she was referring to children being prostitutes, just that a certain look or fashion trend was a bit slutty looking for children. My friends and I use that term when we are shopping for our kids as in "no that looks like it might be from the prosti-tot line" We think it's funny, and we are NOT calling our children or anyone else's sluts!!! For heavens sake!!

 

[inkedupmomma]

yup like I said before...not calling anyone a slut!!!! Just talking about a hairstyle/make-up look. BIG difference. I don't believe when Elizabeth Hasslebeck coined the term she was referring to children being prostitutes, just that a certain look or fashion trend was a bit slutty looking for children. My friends and I use that term when we are shopping for our kids as in "no that looks like it might be from the prosti-tot line" We think it's funny, and we are NOT calling our children or anyone else's sluts!!! For heavens sake!!

yeah.. sorry, I just don't see how using demeaning terms to describe a child, or children's clothing is funny. Anyways, you were not the one who made the "slutique" comment that I was referring to. Go back to page one for that.

 

[luvmy2sams]

And now too my eyes shall roll!

This catch made the entire thread worth reading. Thanks!

OP...sorry that your daughter had such a bad experience. It must have been extremely frustrating for you both!

 

[luvthemouse71]

Mine too! I think it is pretty ironic that someone posts complaining about the cost of BBB, and how we are spoiling our kids, and then turns around and spends over $600 a night on a hotel room.

Everyone can spend their own money how they wish. To me, seeing my niece light up and truly believe she was a princess after her visit to the BBB was much more important than the room we went to sleep in that night.

Nowhere did I say that I dictate how others spend their money...but I can have my opinion that BBB is foolish and overpriced. This affects you how? And yes, you may think that spending $600 a night for a hotel room is silly, but you won't catch me on here crying that I'm having money problems either.(unlike many of the posters here )

It truly boggles my mind how people get themselves all offended because someone doesn't agree with them. I happen to be in that camp that thinks we are sexualizing kids way too early. Maybe a little girl walking around with a full-on Jon Benet look isn't disturbing to you, but it is to many. Maybe you don't mind handing BBB over $150 dollars when you could tart your kid up on your own for way cheaper, but I find it stupid and I will continue to roll my eyes as I see fit. Like I said, no way would I call a little girl names-I am free to think not charitable things about the intelligence and judgement of their parents.

Carry on

 

[MissyDVC]

Nowhere did I say that I dictate how others spend their money...but I can have my opinion that BBB is foolish and overpriced. This affects you how? And yes, you may think that spending $600 a night for a hotel room is silly, but you won't catch me on here crying that I'm having money problems either.(unlike many of the posters here )

It truly boggles my mind how people get themselves all offended because someone doesn't agree with them. I happen to be in that camp that thinks we are sexualizing kids way too early. Maybe a little girl walking around with a full-on Jon Benet look isn't disturbing to you, but it is to many. Maybe you don't mind handing BBB over $150 dollars when you could tart your kid up on your own for way cheaper, but I find it stupid and I will continue to roll my eyes as I see fit. Like I said, no way would I call a little girl name-I am free to think not charitable things about the intelligence and judgement of their parents.

Carry on

 

[The Iron Giant]

 

[monkeybug]

HA! HA! OMG...That's Awesome!!!

 

[ScarletFire]

I've not read the whole thread but . . .

We went to WDW with friends last October. My friend's daughter; 7-years old; had her hair done at BBB. She looked adorable; of course I completely layed on the compliments. But, the best part was the way WDW CM's treated her the entire day. She was a "Princess". She had the perfect experiece. "Princess Kaitlen" was featured at Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor. It was lots of fun to keep company with a "Princess".

My point is; the experience does not end when BBB is over; it continues the entire day. And, she did not look like a tart; she looked like a 7-year old Princess. I'm completely perplexed about the "slut" comments. I don't normally see women walking around with glitter in their hair and tiaras on their heads; only little girls. I wish BBB was around when my daughter was young.

 

[maxiesmom]

I wasn't "all offended" by your comments, until you started calling children "tarts". In your first post you called the BBB a waste of money, but what you are spending per night on a hotel room is what many people would also call a waste of money. It just goes to show that what one set of parents finds appropriate, others find wasteful. You think $100 spent on a little girl playing dress up is a waste, I find spending upwards of $600 a night on a room a waste.

You are entitled to your opinion, but you shouldn't be on here judging little girsl and calling them tarts!

 

[blues2411]

On the one hand you're absolutely right. Anyone should be allowed to complain about anything they like here.

On the other hand, it amazes and astounds me that some folks will post complaints about what a lousy time they had... yet didn't do anything about it at the time. The OP should have spoken up immediately instead of storming out and pulling out the hairstyle -- but she didn't. At this stage of the game, writing a letter is about the only thing she can do. Had she spoken up immediately there are other things that could have been done to remedy the situation.

You'd be wrong, too.

Not saying Disney will reply to her... but to say Disney won't "do anything"? Oh, they will. The letter will be forwarded to the Leadership team of the BBB, who can address the issue internally.

Just because you don't see something being done doesn't mean nothing is.

I fully agree with the fact that Disney WILL do something with letters of complaint. I had a HORRIFIC experience on the phone trying to make a reservation for our last trip. I wrote a letter and was called my the corporate offices. They offerred to send me something "special" during our stay. Since we had 2 rooms booked they sent me an additional $400 worth of gift cards! I was very happy with that!

So speak up....let your complaints be heard!!!

 

[blues2411]

While we were at Disney in Feb we had our young cousin, age 6, with us. Her mom and dad have 3 kids and are "financially" challenged. My husband and I MADE the decision to let her go all out at BBB and do the castle package. I budgeted for it and made sure to let her get whatever she wanted....she is in NO ways spoiled. Her parents can't afford to have a spoiled child.

When that child left the FGMIT's chair....all dressed with her hair, makeup, and nails done, dressed like Belle with the crown and wand....she was so proud of herself. She spun and twirled and there was nothing and I mean NOTHING that could have ruined her time. She was a PRINCESS!!!!! I would spend the $238 it cost for that moment again and again. She was so happy that she wore that dress and the shoes home on the plane the next day AND to school the following Monday.

Let me say to those of you who are calling these girls "tarts", "sluts" or are rolling their eyes at them....WHY??? WHY would you take away a child's magic and joy?

As far as it being too expensive and foolish.....who cares? It's not your money so why can't you just look at the child and smile. They are PRINCESSES for that moment. It's not "glitter" on them....it's "fairy dust". Why ruin that? I almost wanna ask....."do you hit puppies too?"

 

[Shelton123]

I do think that sometimes they put on too much makeup for such little kids, but they don't look trampish. They just look... a little strange. But you're in WDW, so everyone will know what's going on. If I saw a little girl with as much makeup as they usually put on walking down the street, I would be a little worried about her, but it's WDW so it's fine.

 

[redrosesix]

When that child left the FGMIT's chair....all dressed with her hair, makeup, and nails done, dressed like Belle with the crown and wand....she was so proud of herself. She spun and twirled and there was nothing and I mean NOTHING that could have ruined her time. She was a PRINCESS!!!!! I would spend the $238 it cost for that moment again and again. She was so happy that she wore that dress and the shoes home on the plane the next day AND to school the following Monday.

Let me say to those of you who are calling these girls "tarts", "sluts" or are rolling their eyes at them....WHY??? WHY would you take away a child's magic and joy?

As far as it being too expensive and foolish.....who cares? It's not your money so why can't you just look at the child and smile. They are PRINCESSES for that moment. It's not "glitter" on them....it's "fairy dust". Why ruin that? I almost wanna ask....."do you hit puppies too?"

I agree with everything you posted here. We took my DD8 to BBB last year and it was worth way more than what we paid for it -- we don't spoil her, she doesn't even have XBoxes or games like that. But giving her the chance to feel like a princess? Priceless.

She went again this year when she had just turned 9, but only got the Crown package (hairdo and make-up) So, having been there twice I can honestly say I've never seen a child leave with too much make-up on, or at least not as much as they would be wearing if they were playing dress-up with friends. BTW, I have seen a lot of girls dressed as princesses in the parks with too much make-up and I was quite sure that in every case it was done by their mothers, not at BBB -- you can tell by the lipstick.

And it's not as if any of this is permanent -- they don't cut or dye the hair -- it all washes off. But the memories that they have from being treated like a princess last forever. It's not about the hair, or the dress, or the make-up -- it's about the experience.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Nowhere did I say that I dictate how others spend their money...but I can have my opinion that BBB is foolish and overpriced. This affects you how? And yes, you may think that spending $600 a night for a hotel room is silly, but you won't catch me on here crying that I'm having money problems either.(unlike many of the posters here )

It truly boggles my mind how people get themselves all offended because someone doesn't agree with them. I happen to be in that camp that thinks we are sexualizing kids way too early. Maybe a little girl walking around with a full-on Jon Benet look isn't disturbing to you, but it is to many. Maybe you don't mind handing BBB over $150 dollars when you could tart your kid up on your own for way cheaper, but I find it stupid and I will continue to roll my eyes as I see fit. Like I said, no way would I call a little girl names-I am free to think not charitable things about the intelligence and judgement of their parents.

Carry on

I sincerely hope that the mods give you points and kick you off after this very sarcastic and inappropriate response.You are extremely out of line. It is people like you that sexualize these very innocent things. I am beyond words. I can send you the very light translucent make that comes with the package if you really think these children are putting on real make up.

 

[Dorisk3]

I actually had no idea that the whole thing got that expensive. What rubs me a little wrong about the whole concept of spending that much money for a princess makeover is that the whole thing turns out elitist. Little girls whose parents pay for this are to be treated extra special or given lots of extra attention. It basically is a way to separate yourself -that you are a "better parent" for paying this outrageous price for what amounts to be very overpriced dress up.

I think in a nutshell that is what bothers me about the whole thing. We live in an age of us constantly topping ourselves- who can get better stuff for their kid. I think just going to Disney is pretty special- now parents can compete by who can spend more money on their kids while they are there.

 

[redrosesix]

I actually had no idea that the whole thing got that expensive. What rubs me a little wrong about the whole concept of spending that much money for a princess makeover is that the whole thing turns out elitist. Little girls whose parents pay for this are to be treated extra special or given lots of extra attention. It basically is a way to separate yourself -that you are a "better parent" for paying this outrageous price for what amounts to be very overpriced dress up.

I think in a nutshell that is what bothers me about the whole thing. We live in an age of us constantly topping ourselves- who can get better stuff for their kid. I think just going to Disney is pretty special- now parents can compete by who can spend more money on their kids while they are there.

No, it doesn't have to be that expensive. The Castle Package includes everything -- dress, shoes, etc., so basically the same as doing the cheapest package and then adding the cost of each of those items at a price similar to what you'd pay at World of Disney. Most girls come already dressed in their princess dresses from home.

So, the real price is about $50, for an experience that lasts about an hour. In our experience, the hairdo stays in for about a week until you wash it. Pretty good for the price of dinner for 2 people at WDW, or 2 WDW t-shirts, 3 pairs of Mickey ears, but much less than many things at WDW

I would also add that the cost is easily worth it if it is the girl's choice to do it rather than have a lot of other things. This was the case for my DD.

 

[maxiesmom]

I actually had no idea that the whole thing got that expensive. What rubs me a little wrong about the whole concept of spending that much money for a princess makeover is that the whole thing turns out elitist. Little girls whose parents pay for this are to be treated extra special or given lots of extra attention. It basically is a way to separate yourself -that you are a "better parent" for paying this outrageous price for what amounts to be very overpriced dress up.

I think in a nutshell that is what bothers me about the whole thing. We live in an age of us constantly topping ourselves- who can get better stuff for their kid. I think just going to Disney is pretty special- now parents can compete by who can spend more money on their kids while they are there.

Think of it this way: Not everyone can afford to go to Disney at all, so you are already in a relatively small group of people that can afford the trip.

You can look at everything in life as a competition if you choose to. I can stand at the All Star Music bus stop feeling inferior to those waiting for the Beach Club bus. But I choose not to. And who knows, maybe those people staying at the Beach Club scrimped and saved for years in order to do so. While I have made 2 trips in 12 months by staying at the All Star Resorts.

You can't judge a person by what they choose to spend their money on. I refuse to think I am competing with those who spend their money in a different way than I do.

By the way, when I treated my niece to the BBB, we did the middle package. I got her dress from our local Disney store. And she still looked like a princes..

 

[blues2411]

I actually had no idea that the whole thing got that expensive. What rubs me a little wrong about the whole concept of spending that much money for a princess makeover is that the whole thing turns out elitist. Little girls whose parents pay for this are to be treated extra special or given lots of extra attention. It basically is a way to separate yourself -that you are a "better parent" for paying this outrageous price for what amounts to be very overpriced dress up.

I think in a nutshell that is what bothers me about the whole thing. We live in an age of us constantly topping ourselves- who can get better stuff for their kid. I think just going to Disney is pretty special- now parents can compete by who can spend more money on their kids while they are there.

While I understand your logic about "bettering" each other....that idea NEVER entered my mind. My ONLY wish was to create a magical experience for a little girl that will NEVER get to go back to WDW until she is an adult. We didn't do it to flaunt wealth.

That was actually her "big" thing. Her brother got to do the Sea Raycers. They each got a "big" thing, an autograph book with pen, and each got their faces painted. As I said in my post....I saved for the BBB because I wanted her to feel special Yes we could have gotten just her hair and make up for $50 and brought a dress with us but we decided to go all out. It wasn't for anyone else but her.

Personally I think all the kids at disney are cute and they are all treated special. When my cousin got all done up at BBB it was the other guests that really treated her "special". People asked for HER autograph. The desired effect that we were hoping for was achieved....she felt like a Princess and special.

As far as "topping" each other....that's your own issue. Like I said I wasn't trying to top anyone. Those feelings are other people's insecurities coming out. Do what you want....don't allow other to dictate what you do. When I saw the other kids walking around in the parks I didn't think their parents were trying to out do me.....I thought the little girls were cute.....end of story.