Have your children embarrassed you at Disney/Orlando?

[Fryan08]

Last summer we stayed at Fort Wilderness and my poor daughter got some kind of stomach virus. We were swimming in the pool and she said she had to go to the bathroom. So I raced her over there but she did not make it. She had an accident in her bathing suit. I told her we had to take it off and I wrapped her up in her towel and we started to go back to the camper. Well she was not to happy about having to go back and her brother and father get to stay at the pool. So she ripped her towel off and went running for the pool. Now here I am standing in my bathing suit wrapped up in my towel holding her bathing suit which is a little dirty trying to chase after her. I finally got her and we walked over to the MEadows trading post and she dropped her towel again and ran around the walkway to the road, butt naked!! I was so embarressed. But I guess I am not the first mother chasing after a naked kid in Florida!!

Frances

 

[MickeyMacks]

i know parents want their little ones to feel the magic, but it just doesn't happen sometimes! but you hit the nail on the head! lolol. i'm cracking up at your list - were you a former CM or something????

Your list cracked me up, too! You definitely have hit the nail on the head about the "other side" of parenthood and it's refreshing to see a non-parent have such an unblinkered view. If you did have kids you'd know that everything on your list is par for the course just about anywhere - but somehow it's just more aggravating when you have paid good money and taken the time and trouble to go somewhere and have a "family fun" experience! My DS8 came down with the flu our first day there and sometimes an out of energy and interest early in the day, but we just went according to how he felt and took lots of breaks, cancelling some reservations and letting him sleep through a couple of sit-down meals and a parade instead of nagging him to stay awake.

For parents, the advice on the boards here is great and worked for me: If you go with a loose plan, not too fast a pace, take lots of playtime breaks and food breaks and are willing to change plans to avert meltdowns, you're in better shape. You have to do your planning with kid's play needs, attention spans, tolerance levels, bladders and appetites in mind. No scary rides, do popular rides first thing in the day, take advantage of Extra Magic morning hours and FastPass - these last two make a huge difference in your day!
Oh, and always carry a change clothes for them and yourself!

 

[MareSINY]

Last March my entire family went to Disney for a week. One day we were in Epcot and my brothers & sisters wanted to go ride Test Track. My dad and I said we'd stay behind with my nieces and nephews. Everything was going fine, no problems at all. My brother and BIL got back first, we were hanging out waiting when my 4 yr old niece started freaking out that she had to go to the bathroom. Aunt Mare came to the rescue and off we went. Now, in my head I'm thinking the girl has to do #1, right? Because Aunt Mare doesn't do diapers or poop. Well, we get into the bathroom and rush to a stall and she's freaking out. I help her pull down her pants and I see that she pooped in her pants! I carefully get her out of the shorts and she sits on the toilet still freaking out. I calm her down, clean her up (while trying my hardest not to gag) and I throw her My Little Pony panties in the trash (I wasn't about to try cleaning those suckers out!) I put her shorts back on and she's not happy because she's now going commando. Whenever she gets nervous she says she's cold, so she's whining and telling me, "I so cold." LOL It was hot and humid, so I knew she wasn't cold. I wash my hands and off we go, back to find the rest of the group. As we walk up my sister is looking at me with a questioning expression and I say, "Well, it's official. Aunt Mare handled poop." They all busted out laughing. I told them I was praying someone would come to find why we were taking so long but nobody came to my rescue and OMG how on earth do you handle wiping butts? LOL

So, today I still don't do diapers (too technical, can't figure 'em out) but I did take Bri back to DW by myself and managed to survive wiping her butt every time she pooped. LOL

I'm not sure if you'd call that an embarassing story or just a nasty christening into the world of poop!

 

[The Sweetness]

Not my child exactly, but~

When dd was 2, on both DD and DH's first trip to WDW, he insisted on getting a new cd player/ headphones for the trip. I begged him to leave his new toy home, but no dice.

One day we stopped at the Lotus Blossom Cafe in EPCOTs WS for lunch. DH put his prized posession on the table, with all our food and drinks. There were no lids on the sodas. DD2 reached across the table for some soda, and DH frantically tried to move her hand away, terrified that shed spill the Coke and ruin his CD player He ended up accidentally knocking it on the floor, and in his temper tantrum, including lots of vulgar language, picked it up and threw it down again

The punchline of that one is that he didnt even break the damned thing

One other time, at USF IOA, we had a rough afternoon including getting seperated for about an hour. It was our own mistake, agreeing to meet at the bathroom at the exit of a ride, and wouldnt you know it, there were 2! When DH found me, He was furious And we were all frustrated and hungry. We go into a nice sit down by the entrance exit (Confiscos grill, maybe?) He stomped in there, with no shirt on, and it must have been his body language, or the look on his face that frightened the hostesses. They were almost too scared to tell him he needed his shirt on One of them even whispered to me, behind his back *Is he going to be okay?* Trust me, you had to be there, it was so funny, and embarassing at the same time, I didnt know whether to laugh or cry!

 

[MickeyMacks]

MareSINY, your post is hilarious!

What parent hasn't done the restroom laundry routine? Stripping off the offending icky clothes, throwing ickiest in trash and holding outerwear firmly in toilet and "flushing" to remove chunkiest poop/barf, ordering kid to stay in bathroom stall while you do a sink laundry with handsoap and use the automatic hand dryer thingy to try and dry the clothes! Hopefully there's a sympathetic mom on hand to corral your youngster while you deal.

Voice of Experience: Always carry a change of clothes!

 

[MicheinMA]

We brought our then 18 mo. son for a long weekend. Visited AK, MK & Epcot went on rides, visited the characters, everything and he was an angel. Went to Downtown Disney before going to the airport and stopped by the Leggo store and that's where he had to the most fun. Threw an absolute fit when we needed to leave. Could have cared less about everything else, just wanted to play with the blocks.

 

[ADisneyQueen]

I'm sure all of us with children have some trying moments at WDW and other vacations, and some are really funny. I"m really curious as to why someone who does not have any children want to hear "horror stories" about children in Disney enough to start a thread about it. A little strange.

 

[MidNite]

I'm sure all of us with children have some trying moments at WDW and other vacations, and some are really funny. I"m really curious as to why someone who does not have any children want to hear "horror stories" about children in Disney enough to start a thread about it. A little strange.

Maybe the OP just thought of something that would be humorous to read about. It doesn't make the OP strange. Humor / embarassment is universal regardless of one's status as a parent or not.

 

[ConnieC]

Going in May with 6 1/2, 4 and 2.
I'm gonna read this thread so I am prepared.

 

[Wendy1953]

Most of the time that kids have melt downs in the parks is because the parents are trying to see and do too much for the little ones to handle. They're tired and get cranky, and the slightest little thing will invoke havoc.

 

[richard_andmel]

"You need to call the SuperNanny"

That is just excellent. I cannot imagine how you felt at the time, but you will be able to bring that up for the rest of her life.

 

[kupperman]

Yep just two weeks ago, in the Hall of Presidents....kids were almost asleep so we thought it would be a great time to see one of our favorite attractions. Carry our sleeping darlings inside, settle down and as soon as the lights go off it's like a freakin alarm clock to those little turds. They talked, they fought, they screamed. We were boxed in on all sides, felt leaving would be a bigger destraction until our DS2 took the water bottle and tossed it. Needless to say, we left. Never did get to go back. I was very embarrassed.

The situation was probably not funny to you at the time but, the little turds line had me in stitches!!

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I'm sure all of us with children have some trying moments at WDW and other vacations, and some are really funny. I"m really curious as to why someone who does not have any children want to hear "horror stories" about children in Disney enough to start a thread about it. A little strange.

What's strange about that? It's interesting to read. I don't have any children but I'm finding this thread fun to read!

 

[MareSINY]

MareSINY, your post is hilarious!

What parent hasn't done the restroom laundry routine? Stripping off the offending icky clothes, throwing ickiest in trash and holding outerwear firmly in toilet and "flushing" to remove chunkiest poop/barf, ordering kid to stay in bathroom stall while you do a sink laundry with handsoap and use the automatic hand dryer thingy to try and dry the clothes! Hopefully there's a sympathetic mom on hand to corral your youngster while you deal.

Voice of Experience: Always carry a change of clothes!

LOL Being the inexperienced aunt I was clueless on what to do!! My sister was cracking up at me when I said I threw out her panties. She was teasing me saying, "But those were her favorite My Little Pony panties!" I told her cleaning crappy panties went above and beyond my duties (no pun intended) as aunt! LOL We still laugh about that day.

 

[Pigletlover]

I'm sure all of us with children have some trying moments at WDW and other vacations, and some are really funny. I"m really curious as to why someone who does not have any children want to hear "horror stories" about children in Disney enough to start a thread about it. A little strange.

As MidNite already said, I thought it would be entertaining to read some of your stories. There have been many threads like this on various topics, where people share funny or interesting stories. I have never experienced taking children on vacation and I just thought it would be fun to hear from parents who have. It's not strange at all.

 

[dawgsgirl]

Train station on Main Street--My cousin's daughter was 7 at the time. She was having a semi-meltdown, but not making any noise. Just doing that annoying pulling on my arm and whining. Well, I was ignoring her and then her grip slipped and she went flying across the floor! Then she started with the screaming--my head, my knee, etc, etc. Also in this screaming was "You threw me on the floor. How could you do that to me?" Everyone there just stared at me and all I could think of was that I was going to get arrested for child abuse!! I work at the local Family Services office and that would have been a REAL wild trip! So I just sorta slinked over in the corner and let her mom deal with it!! We still laugh about it now!

 

[k_k_100]

I think a more appropriate question might be “has anybody taken children w/ them who did NOT have an embarrassing moment!” Dd has had so many “moments” it’s hard to keep track.

One that stands out was this year we were on Small World – we were almost at the end when of course the boats back up & we were stuck. At that moment dd announced “I have to go potty… NOW!” She had that look of terror – the little freaky dolls just keep singing – she starts “dancing” – I beg her to try to hold it. Of course next thing I know there is a big puddle on the floor of the boat – I look around and the couple in the row behind us has a look of horror on their face. We just have to sit there and wait… the creepy little dolls keep singing… we move 2 feet then stop… the creepy dolls keep singing… aaargh! When it’s finally time to get off I immediately tell the CM helping us out – she gives me a look that could kill – she quickly stops the people from climbing into the row. I profusely apologize – the CM just shoots daggers w/ her eyes. I ask if there is anything I can do to help – I get a curse “NO” from her. We don’t know what else to do other then get out of there… and quick!

I wonder if there was an announcement over the loudspeaker “Wet Clean-up – Aisle 4!”

Our new saying is “You just haven’t been to Disney unless you’ve peed on Small World”.

 

[dizcrazee]

I agree with Wendy1953, I think that a lot of the bad behavior from children at WDW results from the fact that their parents aren't taking their needs into account. I feel sorry for little kids that are obviously exhausted and misbehaving and their parents are just making matters worse by their inappropriate response (or lack of any response).

It breaks my heart when I see how some parents treat their children at WDW. Childish misbehavior may be annoying, but adults being abusive to their children makes me sad and angry! If a child is misbehaving at WDW, then that parent needs to handle it maturely. The child should be removed from the situation so that he can be corrected privately and so that others are not disturbed; parents should not just scream at and hit the child, as I've seen so often at WDW! The poor parenting I've seen at WDW is far more upsetting to me than the misbehavior of children.

 

[wdwcoltsfan]

When my ds4 went for the first time, he and dh had a funny bathroom experience. The conversation went as follows:

ds4- "It's smelly in here!"

dh- "SHHHH!"

ds4-"Who farted?"

dh-"SHHHH!"

ds4-"Maybe it was mom!"

dh-"SHHHH!"

ds4-(trying to look under the stall)"Maybe it was that guy!"

DH then grabs him they wash their hands and run out. DH came out laughing and said he was never taking ds to the bathroom again. Fortunately, the guy next to them was laughing also. DH was also able to grab ds before he could look under the stall.
We still laugh about it!


Rachel

 

[MareSINY]

I agree with Wendy1953, I think that a lot of the bad behavior from children at WDW results from the fact that their parents aren't taking their needs into account. I feel sorry for little kids that are obviously exhausted and misbehaving and their parents are just making matters worse by their inappropriate response (or lack of any response).

I learned the hard way that it's not always easy to figure out what the appropriate response is. On our first afternoon in MK my niece began having a meltdown as we were getting into the race cars, something about it not being the right color blue. I didn't know what to do, so I got into the car with her and she screamed and cried the whole time with me trying everything to console her. When we got off the ride I took her out and sat her on my lap and tried to find out exactly what was wrong and what I could do to fix the problem. Finally I got out of her that she wanted a drink, so we went to the food court and I got her a large soda. I called her mom joking about how I was in the middle of my first melt down only a few hours into the trip. She asked me what she had for lunch, I explained that she didn't eat much of her food, so she said she was probably hungry and to see if she wanted ice cream from next door. Sure enough, I got her some ice cream and a few minutes later she was back to a smiling happy kid. The saying is true, moms really do know best. So you shouldn't just assume that every meltdown is happening because the kids needs aren't being met, some times it just takes a person longer to figure out what needs to be done to soothe the savage beast.