Have you ever had a shock?

[eeyoregirl]

Oh, DisneyFool, I am with you on the children with no hat, etc. It totally makes me ill when I see parents who are so oblivious to their children's discomfort and health!

Little ones should *always* have a hat on to protect delicate skin, ride in a stroller with an umbrella, and *always* have sunscreen.

Dumb parents drive me nuts. Sorry for the rant, but I come from a family of very light-complected people, so I am very aware of the ills of sunburn/poisoning.

 

[RickinNYC]

Originally posted by eeyoregirl
Oh, DisneyFool, I am with you on the children with no hat, etc. It totally makes me ill when I see parents who are so oblivious to their children's discomfort and health!

Little ones should *always* have a hat on to protect delicate skin, ride in a stroller with an umbrella, and *always* have sunscreen.

Dumb parents drive me nuts. Sorry for the rant, but I come from a family of very light-complected people, so I am very aware of the ills of sunburn/poisoning.

Here's an interesting newsbite from NYC. A gentleman was fined and potentially faces a prison sentence for child endangerment because he didn't put any sunscreen on his baby. The poor little one was severely sunburned and had to be hospitalized. Some folks are up in arms but I'm all for it!

 

[Feelin' Goofy]

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"Little ones should *always* have a hat on to protect delicate skin, ride in a stroller with an umbrella, and *always* have sunscreen."

Sometimes we go to far the other way too. It is hot in FL and to wrap them up is going to extreams the other way. You make me feel that you think anyone that lets little ones get a little sun is "Dumb" as long as they don't get sunburnt the sun has a lot of good quailities and to call someone "Dumb" over the subject you have gone to far as I'm sure we have all been guilty of letting the little ones go a little to long between screening them. But to go as far as what RickinNYC stated is a bad accident that no one wants to happen.

 

[ChairborneRangr]

a little sunkissed is a far cry from hospitalization. One is an accident, the other is neglect. Most parents I have read posts from on these boards appear to be caring people. The shock comes in from the jerk parents that appear to view their kids as an annoyance and neglect basic necessities like sunscreen and water. Little kids can absorb heat at a phenominal rate in the direct sun due to their skin area vs body volume.

My pet peeve is the glaring cases where the child is suffering and the parents are either oblivious or uncaring.

 

[Deb & Bill]

We were one of those parents who unexpectedly let our poor son get too sunburned. We were at TL or BB and he was in bad shape. We took him to First Aid and they gave him something to sooth the burn. Then we took him back to the villa and cooled him off with some aloe vera. We were very careful after that.

I heard that the kiddo in NY was a 12 yr old, developmentally disabled kid who wound up with watery blisters all over his face and portion of his body.

 

[Chim Chiminy]

Last year, a guy in his mid 20s (with girlfriend) thought it was hysterical to keep bumping our car in the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. My DS was 3 and I asked him to stop and he said that was the best part of the ride. Well, maybe trying to hurt little kids is a thrill experience for him but not for any 3 year old. My DS wasn't hurt but that's beside the point. There are signs posted that instruct drivers not to hit other cars. They aren't bumper cars! I can't tell you how angry I was.

This happened to us on our last trip over spring break.

It was two teenagers, one in each car. The furthest one back would ram the one directly behind my DD and I, who would then ram into us--sending her little head flying toward the steering wheel.
They thought it was all fun and games, laughing and congratulating each other.

When we exited the ride, I waited for the one directly behind us to walk near to us, then I proceeded to "inform" him how much I didn't appreciate their little game and how it should have been obvious there was a toddler in the car with me. I said that he was a real smart one, causing a toddler's head to fly forward repeatedly like that.

He just smiled real stupid like and mumbled something at me. I didn't catch what he said, but I had to walk away because I felt like really yelling at him or worse.

 

[LoriAnn630]

My DS whole body gets very red when he is hot. We always use sunscreen, which should be applied 1 hour before going in the sun. People always stop me to tell me my son is getting a bad sunburn. When I try to explain his arms and face are just red because he is hot, they dont believe me. He is 7 now and continues to get very red when hes hot, he has never had a sunburn. After a bath or shower he cools down and the redness goes away. I know people walk away thinking I am an awful Mom!




15 more days to go!!!

 

[ChairborneRangr]

For those unfortunate enough to get a sunburn, try BananaBoat Soothecaine.

It is topical burn firstaide, lotion, and painreliever combined. I work with a youth organization. We go high-altitude camping with 30-70 8yr-17yr olds. Sunblock is a necesity. SOMEBODY always gets a little sunburned even though we (commanders) remind them repeatedly to put on sunblock and do our best to keep up with them . Soothecaine is exceptional from my experience.

 

[DizBelle]

Originally posted by ChairborneRangr
For those unfortunate enough to get a sunburn, try BananaBoat Soothecaine.

This stuff is great. It contains a topical anesthetic which really helps soothe the skin. Just like the name says!

It is our number one choice for sunburn relief.

 

[lissawynn]

Shocking things I've seen at WDW...
Parents dragging children around pressuring them to have "fun" when they're obviously exhausted
Children swinging from line dividers like little acrobats, while their parents pay no attention
Parents who let their children fall "way" behind them as they are walking through the parks and don't seem to notice or care that their children are missing
Husbands and wives berating and belittling one another all over the parks, especially on the buses after a very long day
The stroller race to Dumbo at rope drop. I just think it's great to see parents with little ones in strollers who are willing to sacrifice their children's safety to be the first ones on the ride.
I think my absolute ifavorite is the RUDE people who are in perfectly good health who will not give up their seats on the buses to women with small children, older guests, or anyone with a physical disability. How long is the ride back to your resort? STAND and give your seat to someone who really NEEDS it.

 

[two-foxes]

Originally posted by lissawynn
Shocking things I've seen at WDW...
Husbands and wives berating and belittling one another all over the parks, especially on the buses after a very long day

Whooo, hate to say it, but crankiness comes to all after a long day in the heat and crowds. DH and I have had our fair share of "quietly" shared words at WDW....it couldn't have been us you heard belittling and berating, by the time we get to the busses, we have quit talking to each other! We made up by the time the bus came to our resort

I don't know if I'd call the typical family arguments shocking, but I guess it depends how loud or rude they get. I'd expect a bit of bickering after the heat and crowds of a long day!

 

[ChairborneRangr]

Originally posted by two-foxes
Whooo, hate to say it, but crankiness comes to all after a long day in the heat and crowds. DH and I have had our fair share of "quietly" shared words at WDW....it couldn't have been us you heard belittling and berating, by the time we get to the busses, we have quit talking to each other! We made up by the time the bus came to our resort

LOL, too true. That is why Annette and I agree ahead of time to not "get into it" when we are hot and tired. We also have "exhausted" or "melt-down" plans pre-canned for us and our kids so we don't have to try to be creative when we are hot and tired.

 

[StaceyA]

Originally posted by two-foxes
Whooo, hate to say it, but crankiness comes to all after a long day in the heat and crowds. DH and I have had our fair share of "quietly" shared words at WDW....it couldn't have been us you heard belittling and berating, by the time we get to the busses, we have quit talking to each other! We made up by the time the bus came to our resort

I don't know if I'd call the typical family arguments shocking, but I guess it depends how loud or rude they get. I'd expect a bit of bickering after the heat and crowds of a long day!

When I first read the OP of this comment, I thought, Oh no....I fall into that category!!! Im so glad to see im not the only one....

We would never scream at the top of our lungs in public (that is saved for at home, just ask our neighbor) but I do remember on our last trip in MGM something set us off and we didn't speak for awhile, as a matter of a fact we walked away from each other so it wouldn't get heated....10 mins later we found each other in the same spot we left and that was it...LOL

 

[mom2alix]

Originally posted by LoriAnn630
My DS whole body gets very red when he is hot. We always use sunscreen, which should be applied 1 hour before going in the sun. People always stop me to tell me my son is getting a bad sunburn. When I try to explain his arms and face are just red because he is hot, they dont believe me. He is 7 now and continues to get very red when hes hot, he has never had a sunburn. After a bath or shower he cools down and the redness goes away. I know people walk away thinking I am an awful Mom!




15 more days to go!!!

Is your DS by any chance a red head? One of my good friends has the same problem with her little one. She slathers him with sunscreen, but once he gets hot he turns tomato red. Take him into the air conditioning and he cools down and is fine. He has red hair and is VERY fair skinned so we're extra careful to keep him covered up. Don't worry about those who don't believe you, I'm sure you know your child better than they do!

Hope you have a great trip!

 

[Deb & Bill]

Originally posted by lissawynn
Shocking things I've seen at WDW...
..I think my absolute ifavorite is the RUDE people who are in perfectly good health who will not give up their seats on the buses to women with small children, older guests, or anyone with a physical disability. How long is the ride back to your resort? STAND and give your seat to someone who really NEEDS it.

If there was only one bus back to the resort, I would say this might hold water. But everyone can stand in line and wait for the next bus if they really want to have a seat. My poor son scooted over to let someone sit in next to him and she berated him for not scooting over far enough to let her grandson sit down as well on a seat made only for two, not three. He was crammed against the bus wall and she was yelling at him. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of this until after we got off the bus and he was in tears. We weren't able to sit together.

 

[mic_key_mouse]

I have been a 'victim' of tour groups a couple of times. A few of them will get in line ahead of you, then others will join them later as you get closer to the attraction. I kept my mouth shut EXACTLY twice, after that it didn't happen in any line which I was standing in...if you know what I mean

Blessings,
mic_key_mouse

 

[PhotobearSam]

I had a shock when we went in Feb 2003...

We were at MK one morning and I was shocked to see a 13 or 14 year old girl walked past us and I read her shirt...

It read "If you think I'm a witch, you should meet my Mom..." but the witch word was spelled with a different letter in the place of the w.

I was shocked that such a shirt would be allowed in the park.

I would never have been allowed to wear such a thing as a kid...heck, My Mom would make me change clothes now and I'm 32...

 

[epcotfan]

Originally posted by lissawynn Shocking things I've seen at WDW... ..I think my absolute ifavorite is the RUDE people who are in perfectly good health who will not give up their seats on the buses to women with small children, older guests, or anyone with a physical disability. How long is the ride back to your resort? STAND and give your seat to someone who really NEEDS it.

Sorry I don't agree with this. Again, how do you know someone is in perfectly good health? I had a broken toe last summer at WDW, but no cast. I desperately needed to sit down on the bus. I'm sure people thought I was perfectly healthy sitting there and not giving up my seat. Some ailments are simply not visible. I knew I had to wait for the next bus if I wanted a seat. I certainly didn't expect anyone to move for me. Some people have arthritis and MS which don't usually have outwardly visible signs. If a seat is that important, wait for the next bus or take a cab.

 

[ChairborneRangr]

I never plan on being able to sit down on the buses. When I do, it is a bonus.

Let's not get this thread sidetracked in to a bus seat debate. I am enjoying it too much for it to get closed down.

 

[ekmdisney]

Plus, their is already a thread some where on these bords talking about giving up a seat or not on a bus.

Now back to the shock.

For me its a general one. I don't understand the women who come to the parks in their 3 to 5 inch stelto(sp?) heels. And then complane while standing in line about how their feet hurt.