How is everyone's childfree weekend going?
There's nothing like a trip to the World to ignite my anti-child buttons. My jets have cooled a bit but not before venting on the "Married's choosing not to have kids" thread. I think perhaps I overdid it a bit since it's been strangely quiet over there for the past couple days.
Hope you appreciate my tirade and if not, flame away! You couldn't possibly be more bothersome than these kids.
Just back from our last trip to the world during our "Year of a Million Trips Annual Pass Spree." Goodbye Disney for at least a couple years.
Saw 3 good parents the entire trip and about 60 bad ones. The rest were undeterminable. Here's some of the hi-lites
1. On the crowded ferry boat from MGM to Boardwalk we were seated in the front row while a group of 3 kids were rough-housing all over our personal area. After about 5 minutes the dad had finally had enough and raised his voice to get their attention and tell them to settle down. It worked thank God, but then the mom immediately gets down on one knee and APOLOGIZES to the kids for raising her voice. First of all she didn't raise it too much because neither Mom or I remember hearing her. Secondly, where is the rule that you shouldn't raise your voice at your kids? Particularly if they are behaving like a tribe of natives and that's the only way to be heard above the ruckus. Morons
2. Standing room only at midnight going back to POP from MK's extra magic hours...Mom (at 4'9") and me (at 5'2") are standing at the front of the bus barely behind the yellow line. Seated on the front row directly behind mom is a 3 year old and a 4 year old each with their own seats while their parents sit behind them and no move to put either of them in their laps despite the crowded conditions. Old ladies are having to stand and be thrown around on this bus while these kids have their own seats. Then the 4 year old has the audacity to turn to her mother and whine... "mommy this lady's leg (my mom's) is touching me." My mother whipped around, scowled at her and said "my leg's gotta go someplace kid!" Five minutes later the little girls fall asleep on each other. The parents are ooohing and ahhing and trying to get everyone nearby to look at "how cute they are! They fell asleep on each other! This is the first time they've ever done that!" Lady....you're kids are not cute in the least. In fact, they look about as cute as a pair of pterodactyls right now since they are the sole reason my midget mother and I are wedged under a tall guy's armpit. PUT THEM IN YOUR LAP. They are not the queens of the universe.
3. This takes the cake. At the petting zoo at Rafiki's they have a roped off area where the goats and sheep can go to get away from monster children. If they want to be petted or brushed they can come out of the area or stay along the edges, but that roped off area is supposed to be their refuge. As we're exiting the area I hear "Isabella! You may not go in there!" Which is a pretty dumb thing to say since they kid is already smack in the middle of the roped off area. "Isabella come here!" At this point the mother is screaming at her and causing a scene. Isabella is ignoring her of course since she knows there is nothing (e.g. a butt whooping) to back up her mother's screaming. Finally a poor cast member comes over and tries to get control of the situation by politely encouraging the little darling to come out. The cast member gets inside the roped off area and the little girl runs from her! The CM used this to her advantage by literally herding the vile creature towards her mother. The mother grabs her hand at which point the little girl lays on the ground and starts rolling around in the dirt and goat droppings. You have no idea how badly I wanted to grab a brush, start grooming her and then feed her some pellets. Maybe that would give the mother a clue that she has raised an animal and not a human being. Worse than an animal actually....the goats were better behaved and they were eating people's clothes!
4. Then of course there's the usual bad behavior that isn't even winked at anymore because it's so common. A little girl was screaming and throwing everything in her stroller to the ground as hard as she could in order to get her way. Rosemary, you're baby doesn't belong anywhere this pure and magical. Take her to Universal Studios! I believe the modern PC term for that now is "having a meltdown." A meltdown If by meltdown you mean that's what happens to your @ss after you've thrown a fit then I'm all for the term!
These are the top four. Nevermind all the kids illegally wearing wheelies, speaking to their parents as if they were less than garbage, or invading the personal space of others for completely unnecessary reasons. Bring on the flames.
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To them Disney is a "FAMILY" destination. It does not matter that sometimes families come in twos. Or one in the case of a single person.
Way to stand up! Has anyone here ever been on 
When I was a kid , that was called "being a brat" and "that kid needs a whooping"!
I can't understand. 
We are complete on our own.
