Do your relatives think you're nuts??

[Mickey'sApprentice]

Another thread asked if you had relatives that owned DVC?

That got me thinking???

Do your relatives think you've lost your mind???

if so...do they know how many points you REALLY own?

Do they know about your DIS habit?

Have you mentioned addonitis to them?

Do they think your obsession is unhealthy?


Let's hear the details.

I'm Tam, I'm a Disney-holic. Its been 3 months since my last visit. I made new reservations last week for January.

My folks think I've flipped. We own 100 points, but they think we must own thousands. They know about the DIS. One sister knows about our addonitis. They haven't said, but yes, I think they think our obsession is unhealthy.

Afterall, weren't we just there???

 

[DVC Mike]

Yes. They don't understand why we go back to Disney year after year.

 

[AnnaS]

Yes and no.

Some can't understand because they think Disney is just for kids.

Some don't even understand the whole timeshare concept and why we bought into it.

 

[Dizny Dad]

Although never said, I'm sure our relatives think there is something wrong with us. I've said before you are either "in" to it or you are not, no middle of the road.

I've been asked at work "have you not had you fill of that place, after all, the place never changes and you always do the same thing". This asked by a guy getting ready for his annual Myrtle Beach golf outing with his buddies that he has done for the last 20 years (at the same resort).

Everybody is "in" to something. You can tell when they don't recognize your amazement in their participation in "it".

 

[bobbiwoz]

I'm aware of my DF's opinions enough to say "I'm going to Florida" and not "I'm going to WDW" much of the time.

Some people know how many points we have. No one (except you guys!) knows the full extent of my time on the Disboards!

Bobbi

PS. When people do question me, or are skeptical about WDW and DVC, I usually tell them that we are enjoying it while we can.

 

[MikeyNS]

Our families are really understanding. In fact we rarely have a trip without taking one side of the family or the other. Once we explained how it worked and they "got it" my FIL purchased a 100pt resale contract so that they can help out with accomodations every 2nd year or so, and this is a man who has literally continues to travel the world. It must be the looks on the faces of the grandchildren when we go.

Then again I'm sure some of the relatives are a little jealous of us enjoying WDW so often.

 

[nunzia]

They know we have always really liked Disney, but they are just kind of getting the idea we have a 'timeshare' there..we just mention things like 'free trip we need to use" without many details thrown in
Of course, they go to Mexico AI EVERY year (the main selling point is free booze) so really...do they have room to talk?

 

[ssawka]

Not us, my brother has been a member of DVC for a few years, and my parents would have been had it been available when we were young. They still go back every year, but they stay at POP. My sisters go every so often, though my one sister's kids said they were tired of Disney.

 

[alamode]

Do your relatives think you've lost your mind????

Yes, but it has nothing to do with me owning DVC. And the feeling is mutual.

 

[JasonDVC]

Do your relatives think you've lost your mind??? - DMIL... "You guys are crazy"

if so...do they know how many points you REALLY own? - No

Do they know about your DIS habit? - No

Have you mentioned addonitis to them? - No

Do they think your obsession is unhealthy? - No

Now ask me if I care.

 

[permavac]

Yes! My in-laws think we're nuts for going to Disney every year because we don't have kids That's not the only thing that confuses them - my FIL has asked me multiple times which week our timeshare is for

Terri

 

[AlexTina]

Years ago before we were members I had some family members who would say "your going to disney again? Don't you get tired of it?" Now that we are members most of our family totally gets it! I've explained how it works and since they know we go at least once a year anyway they see how it works for us. They have either gone with us and are anxiously awaiting their next invitation or they have not yet gone with us and are hinting at receiving and invitation. I also have family members who own a timeshare in Hawii and so they totally understand having a destination that you really enjoy and going back every year. My mom imparticular loves the fact that we own DVC, with out it she wouldn't be able to come along very often at all and she loves going to WDW with her grandchildren. My stepfather on the other hand doesn't get it at all, he thinks it's just another timeshare and is a waste of money. I think this is really funny since he owns a $60,000 travel trailer and has a $50,000 truck that he tows it with (these items definately don't have a 40-50 year life expectancy), he uses his trailer approx 2 - 3 times a year and it cost quite a bit more than my DVC, but to him the trailer and truck make sense. To each his own.

The folks that seem to really NOT get it at all are some of our friends, but then again they don't understand our vacation habits at all not just the DVC part of it. We are in our 30's and many of our friends travel without their children. The kids stay with the grandparents and they travel to Vegas, Germany, Ireland, Club Med, etc.. always without their kids. To me that seems crazy so I guess it goes both ways. To us family vacations are important, to them time away from the kids is important.

 

[xipetotec]

Another thread asked if you had relatives that owned DVC?

That got me thinking???

Do your relatives think you've lost your mind???

if so...do they know how many points you REALLY own?

Do they know about your DIS habit?

Have you mentioned addonitis to them?

Do they think your obsession is unhealthy?


Let's hear the details.

I'm Tam, I'm a Disney-holic. Its been 3 months since my last visit. I made new reservations last week for January.

My folks think I've flipped. We own 100 points, but they think we must own thousands. They know about the DIS. One sister knows about our addonitis. They haven't said, but yes, I think they think our obsession is unhealthy.

Afterall, weren't we just there???

In my case, my folks are the DVC OWNERS ( they are the grand parents, DW and I are adults with 3 kids ), and they STILL THINK I'm nuts because I'm always on about planning the next trip ( they've made me an associate on the account and I've become the official Disney trip planner for the family ).

Friends who don't "get it", now THAT'S even worse. "Oh you guys and Disney" is the kind of answer I get

 

[beccasmom]

Sometimes I think they do. On the other hand, they have almost all been on a DVC vacation with us - in a GV, no less - so they know how wonderful it is.

We do get the question - "don't you want to go somewhere else for a change?". Well, we've been just about everywhere we want to go. And lots of folks from my part of the country think nothing about heading to the shore for a week or two. This is what we like to do. We don't make any apologies for it - we just enjoy it!

 

[dvcdisney]

Do your relatives think you've lost your mind???

if so...do they know how many points you REALLY own?

Do they know about your DIS habit?

Have you mentioned addonitis to them?

Do they think your obsession is unhealthy?

Yes, my relatives think we're crazy. We tend to go every 6 mths for 2 weeks each. They think our money is better spend in the Bahamas or places like that.

No, they don't really know how many points I have or have added. I believe they still think we have 150 pts from when we first joined.

They don't know anything about DIS and I don't tell them anything.

And ABSOLUTELY, they think that the DVC/Disney obsession is unhealthy. They think it's crazy to plan 11 mths in advance. Little do they know I've planned my vacations for the next 3-4 years.

 

[DVCGeek]

I'm lucky: My parents completely understand Disney- they have gone to WDW at LEAST twice each year since my dad retired, and took me 8 times while I was growing up (plus once to DL). After I explained how it worked they decided DVC was a good idea for us since we are young (I'm 33, DW 29) and can probably use up our contracts. Plus, my mom & dad have already stayed at SSR for two short stays on my DPs and have 3 nights booked in a studio with us Feb. 2010 @ BLT. I haven't stayed at a DVC resort yet, just used the remainder of my BLT DP's to stay at DL's GCH and that made me want and get my VGC add on!!!

As for my friends, they might not be too 'into' Disney but they know and accept that I am and therefore think DVC makes sense for us. A group of them have a regular girls Florida trip to someone's timeshare so although it is little or no Disney they get going to the same place and can understand Disney in general. I think the only ones who really questioned it were DW's parents- they have a 'traditional' timeshare they rarely used so they were skeptical of DVC, but seeing how much I love Disney they seem to think it's probably good for us!

My boss also likes Disney and wishes his family wanted to go more often, so if anything he's jealous.

Now as for the DIS, no I don't think anyone IRL really knows how much time I spend here. I try to limit myself, but when I'm away from Disney I need a fix somehow!

 

[katlamar]

In-laws think I'm crazy! DH just asked his mom the other day if she would watch the dog for us while we're at WDW in Jan & Nov. She couldn't believe we were going for 2 weeks for the 1st trip & a week & half for second. "2x in a year!!!" DH reply, "DW needs to mecca at least once a year"
DMIL-""
We haven't told them we bought Thank God my parents...well my mom at least gets its...they're actually on the deed with us! My early inheritance, as mom puts it!
What can I say...I love disney!

 

[Simba's Mom]

My own parents think that "all those poor people who own timeshares in this economy can't get rid of them!" We told them years ago that we'd bought, but I guess they forgot. They don't know anything about the DIS. But they don't have any problem with DH and I going to WDW yearly, or me taking frequent trips without him. Mom went once with me, and although she'd love to go back, Dad won't go.
My in-laws all just feel bad for us-DBIL and his wife got pressured into a timeshare in Orlando and are sure that the reason we own because we got pressured, too. So they think they understand. No one knows that we've ever bought more points-no one understands points, and their eyes glaze over when we try to explain, so we don't. They're tolerant of my solo trips, when DH tells them, "Dorothy's going to WDW alone again" and are more puzzled about him being so supportive of his wife vacationing alone than anything. DMIL went to WDW once with us, and although she liked it, I don't think she loved it (althugh she did enjoy playing golf there).
No one around where we live owns, and not many people have been to WDW, so we don't tell many people about our frequent trips.

 

[bumbershoot]

One small subset of my family (not hubby's) knows about buying into DVC. They don't think we're crazy at all, b/c they love WDW as much as we currently love DLR and know we will love WDW. They live nearish Orlando and go as often as they can. They especially like it b/c when we get to WDW we plan on gifting them a stay, hopefully at AKV if we can get what we need.


We've taken several trips to DLR, and I've taken 3 solo (or ladies trip) trips apart from that, and my friends and family don't know of all of them. Our last family trip was taken at a very strange time for us to be traveling, we kept it secret, but now, especially after the Air France crash, we're not going ot hide it anymore. If they are mystified by our love for Disney, well, they can just JOIN us, and see how it CAN be done by people who know what they are doing!

In fact DS and I are staying at my brother's right now in so cal, and I took him and his wife to California Adventure the other day, and they had a GREAT time. i don't think they're converting to disney lovers, but I do think that maybe, someday, they'll opt to go even without the "excuse" of their nephew.

A few sets of friends have expressed interest, but they keep turning it down when we plan a trip (they tell us to tell them when we plan a trip).


Other relatives of mine would NEVER understand that DVC isn't quite a "normal" timeshare, and they would hate that we're members. I probably won't be telling them anytime soon.

Most people know that I learn stuff on "my disney message boards", but since none of my friends or relatives do anything beyond facebook, they jsut don't know what it's all about.

 

[Tinks "SS"]

we just bought so we just told them that we did. My DIL's have made us sit through other timeshares before cause they wanted to check out the resort before they tried to book it from II. They have a timeshare. They said "why would you do that when you can use ours." Our response cause we like staying at disney and going to disney. Then they realized it was better for us.

My mom was the one who i thought would really blow up cause she doesn't like timeshares at all. But she thinks that DVC is the best case of all the ones out there. She thought it was a bit high but supportive. Definitely wont approve of any addonitis but she won't have to know.

Since we are so new, they don't know about the DIS site but they know that I have already booked our next 2 trips already.

here's to MANY happy vacations!