Girls Only Disneyland Trip!! Old thread. New link in first post

[tinkermell]

Good morning ladies!

I just got all caught up. I was already to post replies last night, and the DIS was in some kind of freeze or something. Did anyone else have the same problem?

So I can't remember where the picture of the Mickey headband is. Can someone post it again?

Those of you, who have offered your thoughts and prayers, once again thankyou. It means so much!

Melody

 

[bigskyernurse]

2 weeks! 2 WEEKS! 2 weeks! 2 WEEKS!



2 weeks from this moment Beth, Jane and I wil be racing (ok...I'll try to drive only slightly above the speed limit since I have company in the car) down the 15, sipping Starbucks, listening to tunes, and heading towards home (Disneyland!!).

Can't wait! Can't wait! CAN'T WAIT!!!

 

[bigskyernurse]

Hang in there Mel!

Amy

 

[bigskyernurse]

If its not too late, I would LOVE to get in on this! That headband is adorable! And the price!! Great!

Amy

 

[disney-super-mom]

Good morning ladies!

I just got all caught up. I was already to post replies last night, and the DIS was in some kind of freeze or something. Did anyone else have the same problem?

So I can't remember where the picture of the Mickey headband is. Can someone post it again?

Those of you, who have offered your thoughts and prayers, once again thankyou. It means so much!

Melody

Good morning babe! Here's another big hug for you.

Here's a link to the Mickey headband:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Clear-Rhineston...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

 

[disney-super-mom]

Hi everyone.

I got a little ticked off yesterday because of something that happened to Ryan at school. (Ryan is my nine year old who falls somewhere on the spectrum. He's the sweetest boy, shy, quiet, no behavioral problems. His biggest hurdle is his language comprehension, and because of this, he seems very simple minded compared to his same age peers. I hate to say it, but a really good example would be Forrest Gump......Ryan is pretty much just like Forrest Gump.)

Anyway, Ryan has been telling us about some mean girls at school who tell him to shut up, or get away from them, or they hide his shoes, or whatever. I just figured most of it was typical kid stuff......mean girl stuff......because lets face it, girls can be mean. And Ryan is an easy target.

Yesterday he came home with a dollar. We asked him where he got the dollar, and he told us that one of the "nice" girls in his class gave it to him in the cafeteria......she told him that she would pay him a dollar if he would go away and sit somewhere else. He took the dollar, told her thank you (because he doesn't realize that she's being mean; he thinks she's being nice by giving him a dollar) and then moved down the bench away from her.

I just think that's so mean! It was shocking for me that a little girl in the third grade would do something like that......you don't like a kid because he's "dumb", so you pay him a dollar so he won't sit close to you in the cafeteria?!

His class has to sit together at the same table in the cafeteria. They can sit next to whoever they want to within their class, but they have to all stay together as a class. He can't move that far away for crying out loud! Poor guy.....he doesn't have any friends in his class because he's "slow", but unfortunately for his classmates, some unlucky soul is going to end up sitting next to him during lunch time.

I sent his teacher an email about it. I don't know what can be done, but jeesh, it still breaks my heart.

 

[tinkermell]

Hi everyone.

I got a little ticked off yesterday because of something that happened to Ryan at school. (Ryan is my nine year old who falls somewhere on the spectrum. He's the sweetest boy, shy, quiet, no behavioral problems. His biggest hurdle is his language comprehension, and because of this, he seems very simple minded compared to his same age peers. I hate to say it, but a really good example would be Forrest Gump......Ryan is pretty much just like Forrest Gump.)

Anyway, Ryan has been telling us about some mean girls at school who tell him to shut up, or get away from them, or they hide his shoes, or whatever. I just figured most of it was typical kid stuff......mean girl stuff......because lets face it, girls can be mean. And Ryan is an easy target.

Yesterday he came home with a dollar. We asked him where he got the dollar, and he told us that one of the "nice" girls in his class gave it to him in the cafeteria......she told him that she would pay him a dollar if he would go away and sit somewhere else. He took the dollar, told her thank you (because he doesn't realize that she's being mean; he thinks she's being nice by giving him a dollar) and then moved down the bench away from her.

I just think that's so mean! It was shocking for me that a little girl in the third grade would do something like that......you don't like a kid because he's "dumb", so you pay him a dollar so he won't sit close to you in the cafeteria?!

His class has to sit together at the same table in the cafeteria. They can sit next to whoever they want to within their class, but they have to all stay together as a class. He can't move that far away for crying out loud! Poor guy.....he doesn't have any friends in his class because he's "slow", but unfortunately for his classmates, some unlucky soul is going to end up sitting next to him during lunch time.

I sent his teacher an email about it. I don't know what can be done, but jeesh, it still breaks my heart.

AW Capri!! If I could, I'd give you the biggest hug available!! I don't blame you for being so upset. Kids just don't realize how mean they can be. It's just horrible sometimes. I wonder what his teacher will say? My oldest DD is a third grade teacher. I know she has to deal with this too sometimes.

Anyways, you take care, and I hope for the rest of the day, you are feeling happier.

Melody

Hang in there Mel!

Amy

Thankyou Amy!

 

[wendylady36]

Capri, It's so upsetting to read that your son is going through that. I've worked in Preschool-6th grade classrooms and there's always the mean kids that just don't understand. I hope things get better for Ryan.

 

[kelmac284]

Capri that whole story made me so sad! I'm sorry for Ryan! I hate mean kids. My daughter gets very emotional too and I hate it when kids are mean ((hugs)). I hope today is better for both of you!!

Morning all!! 2 weeks!! Yeah!!!

I can't wait! Today shane and I are taking the girls to the dollar movies at the mall. Not sure yet what we will see but it will be fun none the less.

Hope everyone has a GREAT day. See yall later!

 

[LittleBlackRaincloud]

Capri, my heart is breaking for you and Ryan. Kids can be sooo mean. I'll be curious to hear what the teacher's response is. My mother teaches the 3rd grade, I wonder what her reaction would be. Empathy is a trait that takes some longer to form than others. (I had some college professors who were still lacking it. ) I know that many schools have lessons on bullying and empathy, I wonder if your son's school participates in anything like that?

Morning all! The speech therapist is coming for the 2nd time today. I think I will handle things better. I've been working with Nathan on some things she told me about, and I'm seeing progress. Personalities aside, if she helps my son talk and understand me, I'll be elated.

I'm excited about our headbands and tiaras.

Question to all of you DLR peeps. At WDW, there are many places to get mickey kitchen stuff. I'm slowly working on a Mickey Mouse kitchen (subtle though, not overdone.) I have a mickey paper towel holder and candle holder. I have dishes in a red and yellow color. I want to add some to my collection. Is there anywhere in the park that sells kitchen stuff?

Talk with you all later!

Heather

 

[BillyFan]

Capri, my heart was breaking for you and Ryan as I read your story. I hope you and his teacher can come up with a plan to teach the kids empathy and acceptance.

Heather--first, they sell some kitchen stuff in the Market House on Main Street. They also have a bunch of stuff at World of Disney.

Second, I'm so proud of you for taking an active role in Nathan's development. I worked with young children (birth to 13 years old) for more than 14 years, and I can tell you that a lot of parents are in denial about issues their kids have. I can't tell you haw many times I've heard that the school will take care of it once she hits kidnergarten, etc. I know it is difficult to face your child having any sort of developmental issue, but the sooner you tackle it, the better off your whole family will be.
So good job, girl! Keep that chin up!!!

 

[fairykin]

Capri... i am so sorry that happened to your son. And know what.. Forrest Gump did more in his life than most people will ever do! And that movie is based upon the true life of a man.

I found this link and within the content..it also provides info on student conflict management.

It's a great organization.. and something you might want to look into and perhaps sponosoring at your sons school along with a few other parents.

http://www.nationalsave.org/


Mean people are SuCkEy

 

[cheshiregirl]

Question to all of you DLR peeps. At WDW, there are many places to get mickey kitchen stuff. I'm slowly working on a Mickey Mouse kitchen (subtle though, not overdone.) I have a mickey paper towel holder and candle holder. I have dishes in a red and yellow color. I want to add some to my collection. Is there anywhere in the park that sells kitchen stuff?

The Market House on Main Street has some really cute stuff for kitchens like utensils, placemats & dishes in addition to the typical coffee mugs. And, while I have never specifically looked for that kind of stuff at the World of Disney Store in DTD, I am 99% sure that they carry the kitchen stuff too.

Good luck today--I hope that everything goes well!

 

[mommaU4]

ME

Well, I called this morning and it turns out that the Pacific Wharf Cafe will be closed. Boooooooo!

So instead I was wondering if anyone was interested in catching the 2:35 Billy Hill Show?

We could have lunch while watching the show. I've always been sort of curious about the Chili in a Bread Bowl. It's supposed to be good. Or you can also go across to the Mexican restaurant or the Riverbelle Terrace and get something to go and bring it in. We've done that before with no problems.

Anyway, it was only a thought. If anyone who's there on Thursday afternoon and is not doing the Princess lunch is interested, let me know.

 

[jordansmomma]

Capri~ that is terrible. Kids (girls) can be so mean and horrible!! I hope the teacher finds a way to do something about this.

Heather~ I hope things go good for you guys today.

 

[mommaU4]

Good morning ladies!

I just got all caught up. I was already to post replies last night, and the DIS was in some kind of freeze or something. Did anyone else have the same problem?

Same here! UGH, I was so mad. I gave up and went to bed.

2 weeks from this moment Beth, Jane and I wil be racing (ok...I'll try to drive only slightly above the speed limit since I have company in the car) down the 15, sipping Starbucks, listening to tunes, and heading towards home (Disneyland!!).

Did I mention I'm a nervous passenger? I might need some Xanax or something before we take off.

 

[mommaU4]

Hi everyone.

I got a little ticked off yesterday because of something that happened to Ryan at school. (Ryan is my nine year old who falls somewhere on the spectrum. He's the sweetest boy, shy, quiet, no behavioral problems. His biggest hurdle is his language comprehension, and because of this, he seems very simple minded compared to his same age peers. I hate to say it, but a really good example would be Forrest Gump......Ryan is pretty much just like Forrest Gump.)

Anyway, Ryan has been telling us about some mean girls at school who tell him to shut up, or get away from them, or they hide his shoes, or whatever. I just figured most of it was typical kid stuff......mean girl stuff......because lets face it, girls can be mean. And Ryan is an easy target.

Yesterday he came home with a dollar. We asked him where he got the dollar, and he told us that one of the "nice" girls in his class gave it to him in the cafeteria......she told him that she would pay him a dollar if he would go away and sit somewhere else. He took the dollar, told her thank you (because he doesn't realize that she's being mean; he thinks she's being nice by giving him a dollar) and then moved down the bench away from her.

I just think that's so mean! It was shocking for me that a little girl in the third grade would do something like that......you don't like a kid because he's "dumb", so you pay him a dollar so he won't sit close to you in the cafeteria?!

His class has to sit together at the same table in the cafeteria. They can sit next to whoever they want to within their class, but they have to all stay together as a class. He can't move that far away for crying out loud! Poor guy.....he doesn't have any friends in his class because he's "slow", but unfortunately for his classmates, some unlucky soul is going to end up sitting next to him during lunch time.

I sent his teacher an email about it. I don't know what can be done, but jeesh, it still breaks my heart.

Ugh, that kind of stuff just makes my blood boil.

I cannot stand mean kids. And I hate to say it, but often it goes back to the parents. Lindsey has a boy in her class who is autistic, but he's a rather extreme case. He has a special helper in class with him because he actually gets violent sometimes.

She asked me about him, and we had a long talk about it. She told me how some of the kids stayed away from him for that reason. I asked her what she thought was the right thing to do and how to act.
A few days later, I was dropping her off and the boy and his mom were walking past. She looked at me and then at him and said hello to him. I was proud of her.

I hope the teacher can help. I always remind my kids to treat others the way they would want to be treated. It seems not enough parents these days are reminding their kids of that.

In any case, as a mom I know it's so hard to see your kids hurt or picked on. So hugs to you!! I hope things can be resolved somehow. What about contacting the girls mom? I'd want to know if it were my child. Then again, with some parents these days you never know. It might make it worse.

 

[mommaU4]

Morning all! The speech therapist is coming for the 2nd time today. I think I will handle things better. I've been working with Nathan on some things she told me about, and I'm seeing progress. Personalities aside, if she helps my son talk and understand me, I'll be elated.

That's great you're seeing progress! Good for you and for Nathan.

 

[cheshiregirl]

Capri,

I am so sorry to hear that Ryan is being bullied at school! I wish I could tell you that it will get easier, but unfortunately I work with college students and I swear that they are even meaner to each other than little kids are. It never ceases to amaze me just how many of these kids are being raised without any manners or social graces. Heck, the parents of that little girl may have even given her the idea to pay Ryan off to move away from her!

My 12 year old niece has a lot of challenges too and even ended up hospitalized for depression and making suicidal remarks at school this past fall. The lack of empathy and the lack of training that many teachers have/receive is abominable, and yet nearly every state is cutting services for special needs kids and education while the rates of kids with special needs are skyrocketing.

I have shared some of this with Heather already, but as a parent of a child who isn't anywhere near school age yet, but whom I suspect of having some speech delays, scares me to death. At 17 and a half months Ty is babbling and saying a few phrases like oh no and uh-oh, but still hasn't said mama or dada and he will not wave or say bye bye to me when I drop him at daycare each morning. He is also behind his peers in terms of knowing his body parts, animal sounds and other similiar things that are on the developmental milestones list for 16-18 month olds.

Other than that he is a bright social child who tends to charm people almost immediately with his smile and his big brown eyes and curly brown hair. He has met every physical milestone early or on time except that he has been a very late teether. He got his front 4 teeth around 13 months and his molars broke through about a month ago, but are still coming in. But, he has yet to get the 4 teeth in the front (one on either side of the front 2 top and bottom) that are supposed to come in months before the molars

His 18 month check up and vaccines are scheduled for the Friday after our trip in March, and I am worried about trying to talk to our pediatrician about his (imho) speech delays and his ears as he has had 5 double ear infections in the last year. Our doctor is very laidback, and that is part of why I originally chose her--she is very well educated/trained and is a little older (in her early 50s i would guess), but sometimes I wonder if she is too laidback if you know what I mean! Anyhow, I would love to get some advice from those of you who have gone down this road before--how do you convince someone that only sees your child a few times a year for a few minutes at a time that you think there's a problem?

 

[MotoXPrincess99]

Evening all. As usual you gals have been busy while I was at work. Took me a while to get caught up. It sounds like I may have missed out on the mystery contest but then I am signed up for just about everything else so it is probably ok. I am going to start getting confused as it is LOL.

But anyway Stacerita I wanted to let you know that I sent your check for the pizza party off today. It was a check from mom for both of us and I wrote my screename and her name on there so hopefully that makes sense.

And Stacielee I also sent my photopass check today as well so hopefully everyone gets their respective checks. WHEW! One less thing to worry about!

As far as tiaras mom and I got ours at Claires as well and mom even got us some boas. Is anyone else doing boas? She thought it might be fun and what is a diva without a boa eh?

Just a thought if anyone is interested in joining us in our silliness.

Anyway I had to work for part of the day and then Shane brought the girls and met us for lunch and now he is at work and the girls are at church so I am all by my lonesome just waiting for Idol and Lost!

I can't believe tomorrow is 2 weeks! Yippee! SO excited!

See you gals later!

Oh yes and I can't forget Mel my thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister!! ((hugs))

Oo, boas! Another thing to add to my shopping list.