Have you ever had a shock?

[MrsNick]

Well, it's funny, just yesterday I was thinking a similar thing, (the daughter will probably be just like the mother).

DH and I took DSD to see a movie. Well this movie theater is in an entertainment complex including an ice skating rink, mini-golf, restaurants, etc. We had some time before the movie, and since it was a lovely day decided to sit outdoors at a restaurant for a snack and a drinky. A few minutes later, a woman (late twenties to maybe thirty) walks toward the restaurant with her daughter (I would guess six years old). I had to do a double take, because this woman was wearing a tee shirt that said "I'm dat b****."

What would possess a grown woman with a young child to wear a shirt like that? Not to mention to a place where people take their children for a little bit of weekend fun?

Fortunately, DSD was facing the other direction, and if she would've seen it, well she's old enough that we wouldn't be too worried about it. But if I had a young child with me who was old enough to read it, I don't know what I would have done.

 

[tlbwriter]

Fortunately, DSD was facing the other direction, and if she would've seen it, well she's old enough that we wouldn't be too worried about it. But if I had a young child with me who was old enough to read it, I don't know what I would have done.

I would have said "That's an ugly word and we don't use it. I don't know why that lady put it on her shirt. Some people just aren't very nice."

 

[lorisnuts]

Last wednesday we were in line to meet Ariel at MK. We were approaching the point of where the "rocks" were about shoulder high. That is when i noticed a little boy who was about 4 years old, playing in the water. His mother was standing near by video tapeing his every move. Next thing I notice was this same little boy pulling down his pants and peeing everywhere he could. not just standing still but running around trying to hit anything he could. the whole entire time his mother was chasing him down with the video camera trying to catch it on tape!!! she was just laughing about how cute it was. I was no where near a CM or i would have reported it. this was totally disgusting.

next surprising thing i seen was at AK on thursday. a man who was probably in his mid 20's with his hands in his pants scratching himself as he walked down a crowded street. he did it as if he didn't care if anyone watched. wasn't a pleasant site.

 

[Missy1961]

Last wednesday we were in line to meet Ariel at MK. We were approaching the point of where the "rocks" were about shoulder high. That is when i noticed a little boy who was about 4 years old, playing in the water. His mother was standing near by video tapeing his every move. Next thing I notice was this same little boy pulling down his pants and peeing everywhere he could. not just standing still but running around trying to hit anything he could. the whole entire time his mother was chasing him down with the video camera trying to catch it on tape!!! she was just laughing about how cute it was. I was no where near a CM or i would have reported it. this was totally disgusting.

OMG! I was at MK on Wednesday, and I almost went to meet Ariel, but decided not to!

 

[mushumadness]

It always shocks me when I see girls around the age of 7 or 8 and they have their belly buttons pierced. A few years back we were told my a mom, I think they were from England, that it is normal over there for young girls to have them pierced. And here I didn't even get my ears pierced until I was like 15.

I can definatly say it isnt usual for girls that young to have pierced tummy buttons, most places will not let them be admitted ofr it doing until 16 before then they have to have a legal guardian sign for it, and none as young as 7.

My niece is 7 and the idea of her having her tummy done is very odd, there would be no way what so ever

I also did not have my ears done till I was 18.

 

[mattsdragon]

well, here's my shocker for today!

Not at Disney, actually in my town- My father did me a favor and drove me on an errand and while he was slowly going around the lot, a little kid darted out from between 2 parked cars *running* in front of him!

My dad stopped. The mother of this kid- (in skin tight hip hugger jeans, and a too small tube top and heels) about my age actually (mid twenties) starts cursing a blue streak at my father, saying he's too old to drive, etc. I mean *vulgar* language- right in front of her little (like 5?) year old kid! I was like "I'm sorry, you should be watching your child better. He could get hurt."

She walks over to my window and says completely seriously "Would you like to step out of the car and say that?"

I told her that was immature and no I don't do that. Then her kid starts cursing at us, too. I simply said "Wonderful mother, wonderful child" and rolled up my window and she walked away cursing to herself as the kid flips us off and is still cursing.

There are so many things I wish I would have said (like if you would actually try to start a physical fight, what are you teaching your kid?), but truly none of them would have made a difference. She'll probably always be like that, and the kid will probably treat her the same way. As John Lennon said "Instant Karma's gonna get ya!" I know I need to forget about it, but sometimes stuff like that is hard to shake off.

That's one of those cases where, horrible as it sounds, too bad your father didn't hit the kid.

Actually, not really, but I"ve been confronted like that before, and I have gotten out of the car. I would never hit a person over something so stupid, but you would be surprised when someone is acting like a toughie and makes that comment, only to se a 6 foot 2 inch, 220 pound man step out of the car. It ends little man syndrome very quickly.

 

[Amyg]

The only shock I've had in Disney was something I caused!

Several years ago, me, my DH and DS (5) were in one of the stores in Disneyland. I picked up a Tinkerbell salt and pepper shaker set and the top proceeded to fall, as I tried to catch it with my other hand (which had a shopping bag hanging from it) the bag hit the table and two other sets of Tinkerbells came falling off the shelf! As the two broken Tinks sat on the floor, the nice CM came over to clean it. My then 5 yr old son yelled "My mom did that!" Needless to say, I was SO embarrassed and apologized profusely! The CM said it was okay and just to let her know if I needed any help. I was so mortified that I left the shop quickly! In retrospect I should have at least bought one of those sets but I couldn't even think after the incident!

 

[Irishmommyof4]

Oh, and one couple said "Five?!?" And then looked at each other and their one kid and said "well, why not five?" (which is kind of shocking...) Always wonder if they had any more.
[/QUOTE]

Okay, totally OT- but this is not what I want to hear
We have four and keep going back and forth and back and forth about a 5th.

 

[psiprez]

Last trip to MK, we saw a woman in 3-1/2 inch stilettos and a leather mini trip head over heels on the trolley rail on Main Street. (She was ok, but the fall was spectacular!)

Funny thing is, we kept seeing her all day, and each time she was tripping and falling over something!

 

[LoriDee]

Amyg - I can just imagine how you felt. What your DS did sounds like something my DS or DD would do.

Psiprez - I would have died laughing. That's what she gets for wearing those shoes to MK.


I have a funny story but it doesn't relate to WDW. I was in the grocery story with my middle DN. He was about 3 years old. He begins to tell me that his mama beats his bu**. But, that's not all he begins to add visual effects. He starts spaking his own bottom. Kids are always good for a great laugh.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

That's one of those cases where, horrible as it sounds, too bad your father didn't hit the kid.

Actually, not really, but I"ve been confronted like that before, and I have gotten out of the car. I would never hit a person over something so stupid, but you would be surprised when someone is acting like a toughie and makes that comment, only to se a 6 foot 2 inch, 220 pound man step out of the car. It ends little man syndrome very quickly.

I am sure! Unfortunately, a 5' 6" blonde woman doesn't have quite the same effect lol!

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

We just got back from a great trip (8 days), and fortnately the shocks were minimal!! Only 2 really stuck in my brain:

1. The first was in AKL. One of my DD's had a headache, and I didn't have any Tylenol or Motrin, so I headed down to the Zawadi Marketplace to get some. When I get there, a family who had obviously just come from the pool was browsing the shop. How do I know they had just come from the pool? Everyone (mom, dad and son) were in swimsuits with wet hair and NOTHING else. No shoes, no shirts for dad and son, no type of coverup for mom; just their suits. Now, I realize that this is a resort, but that seemed over the top for me!

2. The other was at MGM in the Voyage of the Little Mermaid. We were sitting down (me, dh and both dds). I was on one end, and DH was on the other end with DD2 in his lap. There were a couple of empty seats next to DH (no big deal since the show was not full by any means), then a little boy (4-5 range) and his mother. Sometime prior to that show, someone had bought the little boy one of those "pistols" that light up and make sound. Which he proceeded to play with thru the entire show while his mother obliviously watched the show. Several people around them were grumbling including DH because everytime the light flashed DD2 kept looking over. DH finally puts his hand up beside DD's face so she can watch the show in peace. And the mom STILL didn't catch a clue.

Other than some strange outfit choices in the parks, those were the only real "shockers" in my mind from our last trip.

 

[Pluto 2]

i just remembered another one, i have seen it before but not at wdw. i was at dtd and there was a lady in her early 20's leading a guy around by a leash, like he was a dog

 

[ryanmilla]

i just remembered another one, i have seen it before but not at wdw. i was at dtd and there was a lady in her early 20's leading a guy around by a leash, like he was a dog

Ok, now I have heard it all. That is definitely an indicator that times have changed if we got some Dom/Sub action going on at WDW.

 

[blueangel]

Just back, F&W Festival, and only two stick out in my mind.

We were in the champagne line and bored, looking around, and this woman was changing her daughter's diaper right by one of the columns in Italy! Right out in the open, just plopped the kid down on the ground and went at it. And this was a big girl, too. Over two. Ick.

The other one was at the US pavilion, at the big fountain. A mom was holding her baby, maybe 10 mos. Cute kid, obviously wanted to play in the water. Dad gets out the video camera, and mom strips the kid down to his diaper, and starts dipping him in the water, letting him kick around and splash. I mean, ewwww! Then she lets the baby STAND in the fountain and we are all watching like it's a train wreck. The diaper is soaked and the kid's just playing away and the parents think its funny. The baby tries to sit down and the mom acts all shocked at realizing the diaper got in the water. Big deal lady, it's been like that!

I just can't believe how people let their kids get into such unsanitary situations. I wanted to call the public health police!

 

[IloveWINNIEthePOOH]

The other one was at the US pavilion, at the big fountain. A mom was holding her baby, maybe 10 mos. Cute kid, obviously wanted to play in the water. Dad gets out the video camera, and mom strips the kid down to his diaper, and starts dipping him in the water, letting him kick around and splash. I mean, ewwww! Then she lets the baby STAND in the fountain and we are all watching like it's a train wreck. The diaper is soaked and the kid's just playing away and the parents think its funny. The baby tries to sit down and the mom acts all shocked at realizing the diaper got in the water. Big deal lady, it's been like that!

Gross! I'm surprised the baby's skin wasn't "burning."
When we were at WDW over the summer, my younger brother walked up to a water fountain to cool off, 'cause he was "poached" (imagine hearing that from a 9 yr old!) But anyways.... he dips his hands in the water and rubs some on his face. A few seconds later he is almost screaming saying his face and arms burn. So my mom and I dip our hands into the water and rub some on our arms. Sure enough, a few seconds later it burns.
Well, to make a long story as short as possible, anytime we passed a water fountain, we all dipped our hands in, rubbed some on our arms and all but one maybe two out of the many we "dipped" in burned. Wierd. Now that I think of it, it was gross, but they might be running big time chlorine through those fountains to burn that bad!

 

[blueangel]

NEVER ever EVER going near a Disney fountain again! First dirty diapers and now this!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Gross! I'm surprised the baby's skin wasn't "burning."
When we were at WDW over the summer, my younger brother walked up to a water fountain to cool off, 'cause he was "poached" (imagine hearing that from a 9 yr old!) But anyways.... he dips his hands in the water and rubs some on his face. A few seconds later he is almost screaming saying his face and arms burn. So my mom and I dip our hands into the water and rub some on our arms. Sure enough, a few seconds later it burns.
Well, to make a long story as short as possible, anytime we passed a water fountain, we all dipped our hands in, rubbed some on our arms and all but one maybe two out of the many we "dipped" in burned. Wierd. Now that I think of it, it was gross, but they might be running big time chlorine through those fountains to burn that bad!

Now that is freaky!! We are definitely taking our own bottled water with us on our next trip and skipping the fountains!!

 

[MELSMICE]

Now that is freaky!! We are definitely taking our own bottled water with us on our next trip and skipping the fountains!!

LOL - I think she meant the big fountain in front of the pavilion. I think you can sit on the side of it to relax a bit. (I hope I'm thinking of the right thing!)

 

[Robo]

We are definitely taking our own bottled water with us on our next trip and skipping the fountains!!

I believe we are discussing the "decorative" fountains... NOT the DRINKING WATER fountains.