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[DisneyJo]

Wooohoooo you did it

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

You ever have one of those moments where you wish you hadn’t used a particular parenting approach with your kids? I had one of those as we left the room for Epcot.

After a decent night’s sleep, we were all up and ready in time to make it to the park around nine. It’s been my experience that rope drop at Epcot is anti-climactic, so while we try to get there roughly at opening, we don’t stress over a few minutes. So with bellies full of oatmeal, we gathered our things and were heading out the door. Please recall that I foolishly tore up my feet the day before and DH and #1 went to DTD to purchase for me a stunning pair of crocs. Stunning, because when I put them on, I realized just how PINK they were.

But, my feet were properly band-aided to reduce the risk of infection, and they were comfy, so we were on our way.

We stepped out of the room into the light of day and #1 looked at me and said “Momma, they make you look like a dork.”

Well.

“Son, don’t call me a dork.”

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

There it was.

The parental semantic trick used to cover up a slip of the tongue when you said your child was acting like a brat, or being a bully, or seeming like they don’t know any better.

It was tossed in my lap as only a pre-teen can do.

The fact of the matter is, I DID look like a dork.



Up next, photos of the offensive shoe and I get a dream in the loo!

 

[jcc0621]

You ever have one of those moments where you wish you hadn’t used a particular parenting approach with your kids? {/QUOTE]

All the time, and mine is only 4

Stunning, because when I put them on, I realized just how PINK they were.

DId you need

But, my feet were properly band-aided to reduce the risk of infection, and they were comfy, so we were on our way.

That is the only thing that matters.

We stepped out of the room into the light of day and #1 looked at me and said “Momma, they make you look like a dork.”

Well.

“Son, don’t call me a dork.”

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

There it was.

The parental semantic trick used to cover up a slip of the tongue when you said your child was acting like a brat, or being a bully, or seeming like they don’t know any better.

It was tossed in my lap as only a pre-teen can do.

Uh oh

The fact of the matter is, I DID look like a dork.

WHo cares as longs as your feet didn't hurt

Up next, photos of the offensive shoe and I get a dream in the loo!

The loo This should be interesting

 

[cmp1111]

You ever have one of those moments where you wish you hadn’t used a particular parenting approach with your kids?

Of course!

We stepped out of the room into the light of day and #1 looked at me and said “Momma, they make you look like a dork.”

Well.

“Son, don’t call me a dork.”

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

There it was.

The parental semantic trick used to cover up a slip of the tongue when you said your child was acting like a brat, or being a bully, or seeming like they don’t know any better.

I got caught on this one the other day. By a 5 year old.

Up next, photos of the offensive shoe and I get a dream in the loo!

Well... That does sound interesting!

 

[DisneyJo]

We stepped out of the room into the light of day and #1 looked at me and said “Momma, they make you look like a dork.”

Well.

“Son, don’t call me a dork.”

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

I'm sorry Kate but

The fact of the matter is, I DID look like a dork.

So he was right then

Up next, photos of the offensive shoe and I get a dream in the loo!

Oooh can't wait to see them and loo as in toilet

 

[PrincessV]

You ever have one of those moments where you wish you hadn’t used a particular parenting approach with your kids?

Frequently.

“Son, don’t call me a dork.”

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

Amazing how it just comes right back at ya when you're least expecting it, no?!

I get a dream in the loo!

You what??!!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Stunning, because when I put them on, I realized just how PINK they were.

Can't wait to see the pics of those Crocs!

“I didn’t say YOU were a dork, I said the shoes make you look like a dork.”

Sorry, but

It was tossed in my lap as only a pre-teen can do.

And in my case a 6 year old.

Up next, photos of the offensive shoe and I get a dream in the loo!

You too? I got a dream in the loo - the morning after Lapufest.

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

The loo This should be interesting

Well... That does sound interesting!

Oooh can't wait to see them and loo as in toilet

You what??!!

You too? I got a dream in the loo - the morning after Lapufest.

A dream in the loo, as in toilet...well, bathroom, really.

And this confirms what I've always believed. The tag fairy does not read TRs.

 

[DisneyJo]

A dream in the loo, as in toilet...well, bathroom, really.

And this confirms what I've always believed. The tag fairy does not read TRs.

And why does the tag fairy not read the TR's that's where all the funny people are

Last edited by Disneyland_Mama : Yesterday at 03:50 PM. Reason: Wait - I guess my "dream" was more of a prayer - answered by the Porcelin God! =)

Ewwww

 

[TEminnie]

“Momma, they make you look like a dork.”

Daran bought a pair at the beach and loved them so much he kept wearing them......much to the teen's dismay! He's threatening to take them to Disney!

I'm sure you looked great in them tho!

 

[puggymom]

Just getting caught up here Kate and I am

I can't wait to meet you and your kids, you guys are cracking me up

OK, sorry about your feet. It's funny because just this morning I realized I have to break in my new Croc Ithacas for my next trip (they have been in my closet since October )

I don't have kids, but I have had my 18 yo nephew through a few things in my lap, gotta love 'em

OK, where are the pics of the pink crocs

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

This is not a great picture, but my shoes are screamin' for attention. Notice, it's dark outside. Notice, there are 3.5 million lights by which to be distracted. And what you notice are my feet.

Yup, I looked like a dork.



And check out the pose on #3. A meditative moment, perhaps?

 

[DisneyJo]

And what you notice are my feet.

They're not that bad at all Kate!!!!

Yup, I looked like a dork.

Yeah but a comfy dork

And check out the pose on #3. A meditative moment, perhaps?

What is it with kids doing that? Ellie does it all the time but she also goes huuuuummmmm

 

[PrincessV]

I;m sorry, but I can't see the pic through all that blinding pink light.

 

[cmp1111]

Oh, Kate, they're not that bad. But, they are pink. Very, very pink. (And I will admit that they were the first thing to which my eyes were drawn.)

 

[jcc0621]

The crocs aren't THAT bad....Were you feet comfy? That's all that matters

 

[Dory4Vs]

Here's a postitive look on your crocs.... They are the pink version of Cinderella's Glass Slipper!

They aren't that bad looking.... They look extremely comfy!!! That is what matters.

 

[puggymom]

Well, they are pink and they do make you take notice of you,well at least your feet.

Hey do what you have to do to survive the World

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

We didn’t have too wait long for our bus to EPCOT. And it was a good thing. Seems all that shoe distraction kept me from following one of the fundamental rules of room departure…hitting the bathroom.

I’m the only coffee drinker in the house. (Well, #3 will chug it if a mug is left unattended, but I’ve learned my lesson with that one. Just how wound can a half a cup of coffee make a three year old? You have no idea.) The four pot coffee maker in the room provided just enough coffee for me to get my infusion of caffeine for the day, so while the boys were all following the room departure rules, I was finishing off the last drips of java in the mug. Then all the shoe/dork comments started, and I failed to follow my own regulations.

Needless to say, by the time we got to EPCOT, I needed to make a stop.

So did #3.

We ran into the nearest facility, the stop on the left just beyond SE. Bladders emptied we were busy washing up. Number three LOVES how most of the bathrooms in Disney have sinks that are just his size. It’s like finding the good prize in the bottom of the cereal box. Sometimes you get it. Most of the time you don’t. But when you do, it’s the cool glow in the dark skull or the pull back race car. ’s good stuff. Not the Smurfs pen that arrives already out of ink. Apparently, the low down sink is much the same way.

So there we were washing away, one big person at a big sink. One little person at a little sink.

Number three is, how shall I put this, aggressive with his soap usage.

All of my children are.

They seem to think the more soap they apply, the less likely the survival of the germ.

So as #3 was approaching his fourth squirt of soap, he had overflow issues. I caught what I could and he finished washing his hands. We grabbed towels, dried our hands and then I used the paper towel to sop up the soap from the counter.

Number three was busy trying to shoot his paper towel into the garbage can.

Then the woman who cleans the bathroom approached us. #3 was on his fourth or fifth shot and I thought, perhaps, she was tiring of watching #3 bend down and carefully get his debris without touching the floor. I thought maybe she was going to use her two-pronged garbage picker to toss it for him. But she didn’t. She reached into her pocket and as she pulled out a little piece of white paper, she thanked me for cleaning up after #3. I looked down and she had given me a Tinkerbell pin. The YOAMD Tink pin you give someone for doing a good thing. I was stunned. All I did was clean up my mess. Then she gave one to #3, who had finally made his three point shot and was now wondering what was going on.

I told her it was okay, that she could give it to someone who deserved it, but she explained that once it was awarded, there was no taking it back. She seemed to think we deserved it.


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Number three refused to wear his pin on his lanyard or on his person.

I offered mine to #1 and #2 to put on their lanyards.

They refused, too, but only after they asked if they could use it for trading fodder.






Up next...Just how creepy is the Monkey King?

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great score on the Tinkerbell pin, I definitely think you deserve it, that poor CM has to clean up after so many other rude people that just leave their messes all over the place so your consideration (even though it was a natural instinct for you) probably made her day a little brighter.