I'm having withdrawal symptoms

[PrettyP]

For the past 3 years this is the week that we were at DLP and this year we are sitting at home feeling miserable I am suffering severe withdrawal symptoms. It just doesn't seem right sitting at home on the 30th of November.

My daughter's birthday is the 26th of November and since she's been 4 we've headed off a couple of days after her birthday and spent 5 days at DLP. I blame the economy that we are not there this year!! Anyone else in the same sad boat?? Obviously my daughter can't remember life before she was 4 so as far as she's concerned a trip to Disney is just "what you do" after your birthday. Trying to explain the concept of not having enough money to a 7 year old is tough but I guess lots of kids who grew up in the so-called boom years are learning a few hard lessons now (next thing I'll be saying "when I was young there was none of this you know"!!)

For those of you lucky enough to be there for this year's Christmas season please post lots of photos because even though they will make me yearn to be there I would still like to see them.

Maybe if we're lucky we'll get there next Christmas and experience whatever they have going on for the 20th anniversary. In the meantime I've bought my shares and sent off for my shareholders card so whenever I do get to go again at least I'll have the novelty of trying out Salon Mickey and will get discounts on my meals and purchases (let's hope they don't change those rules in the meantime given all the losses they're making!!)

 

[aj2703]

For the past 3 years this is the week that we were at DLP and this year we are sitting at home feeling miserable I am suffering severe withdrawal symptoms. It just doesn't seem right sitting at home on the 30th of November.

My daughter's birthday is the 26th of November and since she's been 4 we've headed off a couple of days after her birthday and spent 5 days at DLP. I blame the economy that we are not there this year!! Anyone else in the same sad boat?? Obviously my daughter can't remember life before she was 4 so as far as she's concerned a trip to Disney is just "what you do" after your birthday. Trying to explain the concept of not having enough money to a 7 year old is tough but I guess lots of kids who grew up in the so-called boom years are learning a few hard lessons now (next thing I'll be saying "when I was young there was none of this you know"!!)

For those of you lucky enough to be there for this year's Christmas season please post lots of photos because even though they will make me yearn to be there I would still like to see them.

Maybe if we're lucky we'll get there next Christmas and experience whatever they have going on for the 20th anniversary. In the meantime I've bought my shares and sent off for my shareholders card so whenever I do get to go again at least I'll have the novelty of trying out Salon Mickey and will get discounts on my meals and purchases (let's hope they don't change those rules in the meantime given all the losses they're making!!)

I can sympathise up to a point with you PrettyP.... This time last year i had split with my ex, had to move out from the home to a flat and onto benefits. I was and still am a full-time father to my son Anthony. I was living on the Isle of Wight at the time, kids wanted to go hear and there and i didn't have a penny to rub togther. To be brutally honest i don't think coming on this site helped much as i kept reading how everyone was having a great time with their trips etc which made me feel even worse...lol. Then i decided to make a clean break and move off the island, take my son with me and swallow some pride and move us back to mum and dads and start again.

That move was the best thing i ever did, i almost immediately got a job at the local college and then i applied to work at the local ASDA, got a call within a day or so of applying went in and got offered a job on the spot. OK they are not what i would ideally like to do (Computer Hardware Engineer by trade) but couple the wages i earn along with the CB, Tax credits and maintenance i get from my ex, i am doing very nicely indeed. This Jan i am now going back to Disney and am gratefull for the events that have happened to now allow me to do this. I am looking to go back to college next year to try something different, plumbing maybe and i am also looking into having a website built and starting a small on-line business as a hobby but with a view to turning it into a business.

My advice try not to get too down, i know it's very hard out there at the moment, but try to always be positive, something will come along and when it does, days like this will hopefully be a distant memory.

What has actually changed in your life this year then?.

 

[PrettyP]

Hi aj2703,

I think you may have seen a more serious tone to my message than I had intended. It was supposed to be a light-hearted tone of a Disney addict having to do without her fix but don't get me wrong, I know how lucky I was to be there for 3 years in a row! Yes we have had a few serious knocks in the past year and the Irish economy is in the toilet but I know there are plenty of people in way worse situations than me. Maybe I should have used a few more "smilies" symbols to get across my tone. It was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek "poor me" message, not a serious one.

I am delighted that you are getting to go back to Disney in January and I hope you have a great time. I am a positive person and I know I'll get back there soon!

 

[tinks_1989]

I too have withdrawal symptoms but for WDW we were there for 4 years in a row for the same/similar time and this year it me hard luckily we still have been able to afford DLP but I yearn for some WDW magic! May be in a couple of years with some real hard saving! I really hope so!

But I have serious Disney Blues every day Im not there lol!