HELP: My sister thinks I'm ripping her off, am I?

[cgcw]

kidzrus,

Thanks for the update. A lot of people here were hoping that it would work out for you. It sounds like it's not going to now. You might want to be careful if, and when, your extended family decides the timing is right for them to go to Disney. Be careful not to get yourself caught in the middle again.

Your trip to Disney will be wonderful when you make it with your own little family. Yes, you'll probably be sad that your sister and her family won't be there to share it with you. The special memories of the trip your making with your own children will be something you'll always treasure.

 

[mikesmom]

Might I say (since no one else has) that you are an extremely patient woman. I'm sure I would be much less tolerant of my family if they had behaved that way.

I hope you and your little family have an absolutely stupendous time, that you find fairy dust every day of it, and that many good things come your way. You deserve it.

 

[AZKathy]

Thanks for the rest of the story. {{{{hugs}}}}

 

[zurgswife]

Thanks for taking the time to reply again.......{{{{HUGS}}}

Good luck with the baby...

 

[dianeschlicht]

So glad to hear the resolution to this scene, even if it was negative for you. Just have fun with your own family at WDW and DVC, and plan for the future. Maybe after they have been there together, they will see the value. We invite friends and family all the time. We don't charge them for the room, because we feel that their food and tickets and airfare are cost enough. They do usually take us out to eat or do something special though. We always have a great time, and find everyone is very appreciative. Have fun when you go!

 

[Dean]

I too am glad that things have worked out in such a way that you are ok with it. I find it ironic that you and your family ended up being excluded from the trip you essentially planned. Hopefully things will work out but I suspect you haven't heard the last of this. I also bet the trip gets cancelled when the reality of the costs and tickets hits them when there are not park passes included. Good luck and enjoy YOUR trip.

 

[kem330]

I'm so sorry you had to go through all that just to try and plan a trip with your sister. It's enough having a newborn let alone that hullabaloo! Families can be wonderful, but they can also be a pain in the butt! You are very gracious to accept the situation, as I'm sure it's hurtful to be excluded from the plans by your mother. I planned one trip for 25 of us and ended up paying for all the rooms and some of the air because it was the only way to get everyone down there. That was 8 years ago and the cousins still say it was the best trip they ever had- but the adults were another story! I have tried to organize another trip now that we have DVC and can't seem to get them all together. Now I'm trying to plan a non Disney trip with my parents and it's a nightmare. I wish we were going alone! You should go and have a wonderful time- maybe you can find friends to go with- that's what we started doing and you know, its been a lot less stressful than going with relatives!

 

[DaveH]

I am glad you are at piece with the outcome. I am sorry you are not going to have a vacation with your sister. I just wish alll the best for you and your family. Whenever you decide to go to WDW have a safe, great and magical vacation.

 

[Pumbaa_]

Thank you for posting kid. (Yes, I needed closure! )

I really for you and what this put you through. I am glad that your sister is better about it, and it would have been nice for the two of you to go. Sorry that didn;t work out.

Most people have no concept of the cost of Disney. I like that your mother thinks

they can't go on charging this much so why don't we go in 2004 when Disney will come to their senses and include park passes.

That had me LOL. If only that were true! It all goes back to the fact that some people get Disney, and some people don't. Your family sounds like they don;t get it, but I am glad that your hubby does!

If your family does end up going in 2002 , you could always quietly plan your own trip to be there at the same time. Wouldn't that be a shocker!

I hope that you and your family enjoy your trips. And maybe someday you can have the trip that you planned with your sister. If not, enjoy your family trips. You and your family will have lifetime memories of the special family vacations that you had. (And I look forward to Welcoming you Home when you are able to join the dvc (notice I didn;t say IF )

Take Care Kid!

 

[Desperado]

Thank you for the closure.

Best wishes for a wonderful future vacation.

 

[kidzrus]

I've finally had the time to read through these responses. Wow! I can't believe how many of you took the time to help me out. I appreciate it as well as your kind wishes. Disney people are definitely special! For some reason, I want to join dvc now more than ever!

 

[SleepyatDVC]

kidzrus,

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed update. While I'm sorry that your trip didn't work out, I'm glad that you are now at peace with the whole situation. Family dynamics can be very tricky. I think you showed a very mature attitude while dealing with your disappointment.

I doubt we could plan a family trip with my dh's siblings even if we paid for all their accommodations, tickets, and travel expenses! There will surely be other obstacles. Thank goodness, I have an aunt with 8 kids (all under 14) who is a fellow DVCer.

Congratulations and good luck with your newborn. I remember I cried at the drop of a hat after giving birth. My emotions were all twisted up. If I had to go through what you went through... yikes! Your comment about no time and Waa, waa, waa, had me LOL. I am holding and bottle feeding my 16 month old dd right now while typing with one hand! She hasn't had an appetite for food for 3 days now and has had a high fever (102) for this whole weekend. Her crying usually wakes up our 3 yr old too so, double whammy!! So, I can totally understand the tiredness and lack of sleep. The fever seems kind of high for just teething. Tylenol seems to only bring it down to about 99 or 100. We're off to the doctor tomorrow. Want to make sure she doesn't have an ear infection since we'll be flying in a few weeks to Disney!!

Hope you still decide to go to WDW even without your sister. You sound like you need a vacation! If you think a 2 bedroom will too expensive for your family alone, maybe your neighbor might consider canceling his 2 bedroom reservation and try to reserve a 1 bedroom unit for you instead. If he wants to rent all his points at once and you can afford it, 282 points (1 week in a BCV 2 bdrm during choice season) can get you almost 3 weeks in a studio (depending on # of weekends), or about 10 nights in a 1 bedroom (286 pts) in the same season for the same resort!!! Who knows, your neighbor may be willing to work for you and you may be able to rent their points to go where and when YOU want to go for the amount of days perfect for your family.

Regardless of what you wind up doing, good luck to you and your family. Thanks for reminding me in your update post of counting my blessings. I'm gonna give my DH a big hug too for not only humoring my love of WDW but for buying me a piece of the Magic!

 

[Pixie_Dust]

I read the first and last pages of this thread, so forgive me if this was mentioned in between, but why did people assume the points were worth $10 per? Most of the points for rent on this board are $5 per, and $5 per is the amount you'd get back from trip insurance, so that is closer to their real value. And how could the "friends" possibly know that $10 per is what they would get selling their points? That's like saying your car is "worth" the high blue book value and sellling it to your friend at that price when in reality a dealer would offer below wholesale and you would get the lower price for it.

Notwithstanding, I'm happy things worked out in this situation.

Cheers

 

[jbthi]

$5??????

I'll take all anybody will rent me for $5. I don't and won't rent mine but I would hate to rent them for even $10.

 

[Jen D]

Most of the points for rent on this board are $5 per,

Gee I must be missing some great deals. The only time I see points renting for that low is in a fire sale situation when they are all about to expire. Sometimes motivated renters will price them at $9, but I would say $10 is still the going rate for anyone who wants to plan way in advance.

 

[anniet]

kidzrus,

I finally got a chance to read your update and my heart went out for you. I planned a vacation for 13 family members in Sept 2000, and am trying to plan one for Sept 2005. If I somehow ended up getting left out of a family vacation (especially to WDW) I'm not sure that I would have been as gracious about it as you have been. I also find that it's very difficult to please everyone, and everyone has different ideas of what a "reasonable price" is.


I hope you and your family have many happy and magical vacations together at Disney in your future, and I'm sending pixie dust your way so that your dream of becoming a DVC Member comes true real soon!

 

[sgtdisney]

Kidzrus, It sounds to me (and please don't take this in the wrong way) that you will have a much BETTER time if you go with your own immediate family. I have learned over time that there are two different kinds of people when it comes to Disney. Those (like most of us here) who can see and appreciate the magic and have a general love for all things Disney, and those that think Disney World is one big rip off and someplace to visit once in your life and get it done. When those two kinds of people try to vacation there together, especially in close quarters, it tends to blow up in your face, big time.

Here is my opinion, try to organize some other kinds of family reunions with the cousins, where you aren't spending 1000s of dollars on a vacation that can go up in smoke (and tears) and then vacation where YOU want, how YOU want with your family and ENJOY yourself. Vacations are meant to be relaxing and fun, not stressful and upsetting.

I am glad you are ok with everything that happened and it is great that your sister realizes, now, that you weren't out to try to make a buck off of her. I wish you all the best!

 

[nisiemouse]

Kidzrus: Thanks for letting us know the rest of the story. I totally agree with the post by sgtdisney. Have a wonderful trip with your family. Take care. Denise

 

[Desperado]

Most of the points for rent on this board are $5 per,

Nonsense. Please don't post such inaccurate information on this board, especially given the context of this thread. Claiming $5 per point is not realistic or accurate.

 

[RweTHEREyet]

I read the first and last pages of this thread, so forgive me if this was mentioned in between, but why did people assume the points were worth $10 per? Most of the points for rent on this board are $5 per, and $5 per is the amount you'd get back from trip insurance, so that is closer to their real value

If I could rent points from someone for $5.00 a point, I could get a studio for at OKW for 8 points, and that would cost me $40.00............ cheaper than staying at the AllStars. I think this will happen when 5-day ParkHoppers go down to $50.00 each.

You may occasionally run across $9.00, even $8-$8.50 per point for someone who really needs to rent some points very quickly, but to say that the norm is $5.00 per point is total nonsense.