do your friends get jealous??

[gibsontrio]

when you tell them you are going to disney world?? I either get people who went and are so excited to talk about it or people who smirk and get envious. Anyone else

 

[daisyduck123]

My friends just say..., "Again?"

They are used to it by now (we took 3 trips just in 2007 totaling about 24 nights/days).
Not sure if any of them are jealous.

A few of my friends are also WDW fanatics, so they totally get it. But not the rest, although they do respect it & not make fun.

 

[becca011906]

I DO!!! MY best friend who went with us in '05 and her family just turn thier noses up. she didn't even tell her kids we were going, DS told her dd and she had a fit asking why they never get to go ... well some people choose to or have to spend thier $$ in differant ways... and then get mad over... so dumb

 

[nemomama]

No jealousy, pretty much everyone we know has been to Disney world at some point.

 

[akamom]

I get the "how do you afford it..." and jealousy. I've been there every year since 04, and that year I was there twice.

 

[tzolkin]

my DH had this response at work. all of his co-workers were really nasty about it and were acting like we must be rich. i thought it was kind of funny. they're all nurses so they get paid the same amount, but our household income is 1/2 of all of theirs (i dont work, they all have a second income from their husbands... and none of them have 3 kids)

 

[Thats_for_Shore]

The funniest part is when people think you're crazy for going to WDW AGAIN. Like if you've been there once, there's nothing left to see. Even people that have been there before have said this to me. And I just don't get them. Unless they stayed for weeks, there's no way they could have seen or done everything. And since they've been there before, they should understand how big it is.

Some people get it. Some people don't.

 

[DisneyPhD]

People seem to accept or get it more after we joined DVC, well they have a time share. For a while people thought we were nuts, now they just know it is part of who we are.

My brother and his wife are jealous. I would seriously consider giving them some points someday (even though we don't have that many and are in a constant state of borrowing.) They seem to be surrounded by drama and I know if they did go something terrible would happen (or at least they would not have a good time because of minor things.) Their 8 year old DD really wants to go, and I do feel for her.

I have some friends that are not "pleased" with us because now they have to take their kids to WDW because my kids talk about it so much to them. Poor them, normally after they go they thank us. I have managed to get my best friend and her family to even go with us 3 times and are planning to come again this May. In fact they feel so confident about it they even went alone once! They thought we were nuts at 1st too. We converted them.

Right now this moment my SIL and BIL (different ones then I just mentioned) just got to FLA and should be checking in at POP. We are not going this winter until spring because of DH's work and DD's school schedule. I wasn't jealous of them until this very moment, but I am so happy for them and I know they will have a great time.

Meanwhile just 89 days to go for us!

 

[spalady]

I personally don't care what people think!

 

[aspcamhreditor2]

I don't know that anyone has actually be "jealous" of our WDW adventures, but some folks don't really seem to understand that we LIKE WDW enough to do multiple trips. We even have family in FL who recommend we visit and NOT do WDW ... as if!

My husband has enjoyed Disney, but he's not obsessed like the rest of us (me & 2 DDs). He knew I've really been wanting to go again, but it has not been in our budget. HE recommended I convince some of the misc. sisters or sisters-in-law to go this spring for an all-girl trip. Meanwhile he's staying home to do my chores even though the horses are SO not his thing.

I guess WDW just isn't everyone's thing. And, for others, they don't necessarily make it a priority in terms of the savings or planning.

 

[DawnM]

I don't know if they are jelous.....we go at least once a year, but I budget at Disney and I budget at home so that we can afford things. The same people who will look at me and wonder how we can afford it seem to be the same folks who buy new cars every few years or get a $70,000 loan to redo the kitchen.

So, it really is about where your priorities are.

We owe on nothing except our house and even our house is 1/3 paid off.

Dawn

 

[gibsontrio]

My sister was kinda like " oh thats nice" but I know she really is thinking "no fair I want to go" . I am taking my mom and my mil with us. Like everyone said , we make vacationing a priority and save for it. I guess I just wanted to share my excitment and it wasnt appreciated

 

[Snow Shoe]

People who know my wife and I, know that we are Disney fanatics! We will help anyone that asks for help in planning their Disney trip. We'll share tips, books, any information about making their vacation fun, easy and exciting. The family has accepted that we will vacation at Disney, no more asking why there.

 

[mom2aredhead]

well some people choose to or have to spend thier $$ in differant ways... and then get mad over... so dumb

I totally agree with this...I get comments from my neighbor all the time. She has 2 kids and her son is about the same age as mine. I hear from her "We can't afford it" or she tells her son "Sorry, you're not going any time soon - it costs too much" or "How do you manage to go so much" She wears Seven jeans, BeBe tops, UGG boots, carries a Kate Spade diaper bag and coach purse, her kids are in baby gap or Janie and Jack head to toe, she leases a new car every 2 years, just put in a $5K bay window and her entire house looks like the Pottery Barn catalog. I don't spend my money on any of that... That's how we can go so often. Neither choice is right or wrong, we just have different priorities.

 

[nascar-j]

I live in a fairly affluent town. Around here most people go somewhere for spring breaks and summer vacations and some for Christmas. Generally it's people trying to one-up each other with their latest trip. "We went skiing" or "We just returned from St. Croix". When I say we're going to Disney for spring break it's no big deal...
You can tell there are the "Disney" people (they smile and have to talk about their next trip) and the others that don't get it but, I wouldn't say there's jealousy.

j

 

[mom2cinderella]

Close family/friends are either happy for us or don't really care how we choose to vacation.

From casual acquaintances, I do feel like I get a lot of the snide "must be nice" type of comments. We *choose* to live in a condo right now and it makes vacations, the kids' activities, a certain person's hanna/gymbo habit etc more affordable. They *choose* to live in houses, drive huge suv's, etc. and constantly b!tch and moan about their finances .

Michele

 

[KingdomHearts]

The most annoying repsonse I have gotten was... "Why". The funniest response was " you go to Disney more then I poop!" HAHAHA

 

[TotalSnowWhite]

I've been getting varied responses. This is our first family trip, so I manage to slip it into every conversation because I am waaaay too excited about it. I get the "Oh, that's nice for you," which, let's face it, is not what they really want to say. I also get "Wow, the kids are gonna love it!!" excitement from others.
I think it's a matter of what you spend your money on, like PP have said. I am paying for the trip, and I am a 24 year old college senior. It's mostly the moms in my age bracket who get snarky. I am lucky in that I own my house, so that is a huge financial break. I also get scholarship refunds every semester. I just kept applying for any scholarship I qualified for, and that gives me an extra few grand every semester. Yes, DS does wear Gap, RL, etc., but I tend to buy on sale or during Gap Friends and Family (30% off!!! Woohoo!). If I find something too cute to pass up, I'll splurge. I do carry Coach bags, and I have several other designer items, but I wait to buy those when the 25% off promos come out and only when I absolutely LOVE it!
I also shop at JBF for kid stuff, which is a huge money saver. I guess it's not so much not buying name brands, etc., but it's being a smart shopper. My mom is the coupon queen, so I learned from the best!
Also, I've been saving for this trip for a year, so I guess one also has to have a lot of will power (I love to shop!!). We'll be there for a week and we're staying at the Poly, so it's definitely taken a lot of will power when I get those monthly catalogs and emails!! Haha!!

 

[MontanaZoo]

Since I'm from Montana, most of the people I know haven't been to Disney World (quite a lot of them have never flown before either including my sister). I've been lucky enough to have gone twice for free room/board as part of conferences for work and the last time stayed at AKL (oh yeah, that was enough to hook me ). I usually hit boredom if I talk about Disney World or attempt to show my pictures from previous trips. I do the whole outdoor camping thing too with no cell, no laptops, just camping trailers but you can't do that in March in Montana!

I'm taking my DN 11 with me for my first 9 days - no work involved - trip since I've done the parks on my own (or with co-workers, same diff) twice. And she has been hitting jealousy or is afraid of it because she doesn't want to talk about the planning in front of anybody except me and my sister.

 

[southtexasmom]

Everyone always wants to know how we afford it. When we tell them that we are DVC members so our room is already paid for they usually start asking questions about DVC. BIL and SIL took there 3 children and 2 grandchildren 12/27-1/3, it was the first visit for all of them and now they are hooked and considering DVC.