Daughter turns 3 four weeks before trip

[Aurora0427]

To be fair, I actually censor myself pretty heavily here. You're welcome.

Huh? I have no clue why you posted this, considering I wasn't posting about you.

 

[aaarcher86]

I frequent a lot of boards. There may not be swearing or out right name calling, but this really is the meanest board I've ever been part of. How disappointing that it's Disney-related.

Really? Well, I frequent very few and have the entirely opposite opinion. C'est la vie.

Maybe I'm just hard to offend, but I've also never really understood being upset by some anonymous poster on the internet. This is pretty much how I read most posts.

 

[aaarcher86]

Huh? Did I even mention you? Does what I wrote even have anything to do with you? No.

You didn't mention anyone actually, so it's pretty open for interpretation. It was more in reference to the 'people act different online' thing. But seriously...

ETA: I see you edited, but I'll leave it since it wouldn't make any sense otherwise.

 

[Aurora0427]

You didn't mention anyone actually, so it's pretty open for interpretation. It was more in reference to the 'people act different online' thing. But seriously...

ETA: I see you edited, but I'll leave it since it wouldn't make any sense otherwise.

I edited what I posted to make it clear that I wasn't speaking about you- or anyone specifically. People do act differently online- well, not everyone, but some people get really brave behind a computer screen. Again, not speaking about you.

 

[kaytieeldr]

What's DYFS?! I'm intrigued.

My bad, thought they were Nationally known. They are the organization in NJ teachers are expected to report possible cases of parental abuse/negligence to.

What it is/was: Division of Youth and Family Services. Child Protection. Different states have different names, but relativley certain that only New Jersey used this title. Not surprising in the least that it's not well-recognized.

I only know because it was part of a plot line on a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

 

[Aurora0427]

What it is/was: Division of Youth and Family Services. Child Protection. Different states have different names, but relativley certain that only New Jersey used this title. Not surprising in the least that it's not well-recognized.

I only know because it was part of a plot line on a Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Love that show!

 

[robndani]

One of my DD's is 3 and when asked how old she is she either doesn't respond or utters something in whatever version of English she speaks. We understand her maybe half the time strangers almost never. Yep speech therapy coming in my future soon. So not every child excitedly shouts THREE.

That is definitely true, but if they heard you saying they were two, they may speak up

 

[aaarcher86]

I edited what I posted to make it clear that I wasn't speaking about you- or anyone specifically. People do act differently online- well, not everyone, but some people get really brave behind a computer screen. Again, not speaking about you.

I don't disagree.

 

[kohlby]

I had the 40" tall kid who would tell people he was 3 when he was 2. I just made sure he was next to my tall husband instead of short me so he would get asked less. On more than one occasion, I had to tell the person asking him to ask again. The next answer might be 5 or 10. (All three of my kids were in speech therapy at 3, but all could say at least "eeeee" by 2. So, even with asking the kid, you never know what's going to happen! My kids were never asked their ages at Disney, but only one had a trip when he looked 3 but was 2. And that was the one child who would not answer his age if asked for quite a while).

 

[plumsiren]

Wow, I think this is the first Dis thread I've ever seen where everyone tells OP to do the 'right' or 'moral' thing! I remember several threads of many, many pages with people arguing (on a different topic) that what they were doing wasn't breaking the rules but just taking advantage of a loophole!

 

[Jedana]

In a nutshell:

Can you do this? Yes
Is it against the rules/illegal? YES
DO people do it? Yes
Do they get caught? Sometimes
Are people going to tell me how they did it (if they did)? NO
Are children's lives ruined by the mom lying about their age? Not usually

My friend adopted her youngest from China. The girl is of very small stature. My friend used to stick the girl in the stroller, give her a sippy cup, and put a blankie over her lap… up until the daughter was 6. Never stopped by a CM, although you could tell by the raised eyebrows and shaking heads that they knew. When the child was 7, she asked her mom to pleeeeeease buy her a ticket. The kid had more morals than the mom.

There's a thread over on the community board about topics that start "fights" on the DIS. I think I'll mosey over and add "lying about kids' ages" to the list if it's not here already!

My DH's friend's wife likes to call and talk. Truth be told, I am "meh" about trying to be friends. She's the type that doesn't take "I can't talk right now, I'm busy doing xxxx" as a hint--she will continue chattering about whatever she wanted to talk about---and it's usually things like some picture she saw on FB or a video on YouTube.

The last time she called, I was nursing a headache, and wanted to go lay down. So I lied, and told her that I was leaving to take DS to a doctor appointment--I managed to get off the phone about 15 minutes later (after her discussion about some new webpage she found, that involves funny pictures ).

Well, DS heard me, and called me out on it as soon as I hung up the phone. "Do the right thing--that's what you always tell us. And then you LIE!!!!" along with the pointing of the finger and the scary "Evil Monkey" look (Family Guy).

Yeah, I was busted for lying by my 10 year old. He's a bit of a rules monkey though--the only time he thinks it's ok to cheat or lie is during a game of Munchkin.

 

[Jedana]

Love that show!

I can't watch that show. It's too disturbing.

The original L&O--no problem

Any of the spin-offs--no worries.

That particular show--makes me has a sad...

 

[maxiesmom]

Wow, I think this is the first Dis thread I've ever seen where everyone tells OP to do the 'right' or 'moral' thing! I remember several threads of many, many pages with people arguing (on a different topic) that what they were doing wasn't breaking the rules but just taking advantage of a loophole!

The sad thing is it is way more common for people to be mocked or raked over the coals for doing the right thing, or telling others that is what they should do. For some reason, finding "loopholes" or doing whatever you can get away with, seems to be encouraged by many.

It always makes me think way back to high school. Where the "cool" kids were the ones who smoked and the "nerds" were the ones who studied. There will always be a large portion of people who think breaking the rules is fun and "cool".

 

[Granny square]

I can't watch that show. It's too disturbing. The original L&O--no problem Any of the spin-offs--no worries. That particular show--makes me has a sad...

I agree. I had to bail on criminal minds too.

Per lying about kid's age.. Not cool.

 

[goofy4tink]

Wow, I think this is the first Dis thread I've ever seen where everyone tells OP to do the 'right' or 'moral' thing! I remember several threads of many, many pages with people arguing (on a different topic) that what they were doing wasn't breaking the rules but just taking advantage of a loophole!

If there's a 'loophole', then it's okay to do. There is no loophole involved with Disney stating a child who is 3, prior to the trip, must pay for a ticket. A loophole, that was commonly used, was someone buying their child an AP (much cheaper than a full priced AP) and then booking multiple rooms with it in order to get the AP discount. Disney closed that loophole.
A child is either 3 prior to the trip or not. If that child turns 3 the day before you get to WDW, yes, Disney says you need to pay for a ticket. If the child turns 3 the day after you get to WDW? No ticket needed. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't.

 

[Reddog1134]

I frequent a lot of boards. There may not be swearing or out right name calling, but this really is the meanest board I've ever been part of. How disappointing that it's Disney-related.

You've obviously never been to WDWmagic then.

 

[SpringSprite]

Last year I bought season passes to the small local amusement / water park...My son was free until three...he turned three on July 29th. We made one trip like 2 days after his birthday where I passed him off as 2...and my 4 year old called me out on it to the gate guards!!

I didn't feel totally guilty, tho, because he is a really big kid and I had been getting the age question / eye rolls the whole season, every single time we went - which was really annoying. I actually think that prompted my not really caring.

But I did buy him a ticket for our next and last day that season...

 

[Granny square]

I've never seen a bunch of meaner, more morally "superior" people. Okay, the OP was asking something against the rules. A simple "it's against the rules, and they do check" would do. Insinuating that she is obviously too poor to go, is a horrible person who will clearly ruin her daughter, and is not nearly as good a mother as YOU are is ridiculous, and a symptom of the crap I see on this board all the time lately. Those of you who jumped on the "horrible role model" bandwagon have really honestly never done anything ever that would be considered not 100% legit? Because I bet that in itself is a lie. I am so over this. I read the boards for information, but I no longer post because no matter what you say or how you phrase it somebody gets up on a high horse and looks down. Arg.

Posting from a high horse.

People make choices to follow rules or not all of the time. I go 4 miles over the speed limit on the interstate. My justification is that it it's taking something from someone or a corporation that causes someone else to loose what they are deserved.

You may not have issues with that. But I do. To me that is theft. It seems victimless but so does copying my research and calling it your own or using one of my patterns to make a profit even though I say on them that they are not buying the right to do so.

It isn't mean to express that Frankly it isn't mean to say if a person can't afford tickets they shouldn't go. Or that your kid who hears you lie doesn't learn that lying to save money is "ok" so lying for a good grade is no different.

 

[KimK2006]

To me, it's about Karma. Somehow, it will come back to bite you in the butt!

 

[ElizabethG]

To me, it's about Karma. Somehow, it will come back to bite you in the butt!

I believe in karma.

Karma means I can rest easy at night knowing all the people I treated badly had it coming.