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[kirstenb1]

OMG, very nervy!!

And considering the other people involved....so she was going to call his parents and tell them their son is bunking at WDW for a week with a family they've never even met? I can't imagine sending one of our kids off for a week with people we don't know.

Man talk about stressful for everyone involved....except apparently this other mom!!!

 

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[tlbwriter]

I'd want to put her on the spot. "What do you mean you already talked to the kids about the trip? You mean you told this boy he could stay with us before you even asked us about it? Wow, I really wish you hadn't done that. We're not going to be able to change our dates, and now I feel really uncomfortable about the whole thing. Please don't make offers on our behalf in the future. We hate to hurt this boy, but now you've put him in a position of being hurt because you offered something that was not yours to offer."

But I'd probably just say "Sorry, we can't change our dates. I wish you had talked to us BEFORE you discussed this with the kids. Maybe we can work something out next year, but please talk to us FIRST."

 

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[Cinderella94]

Me either
This week should be interesting. Our DVC points that she wants to rent become available this week, so I imagine we will hear from her. My feeling is that before we agree to do the points, I get some clarification from her about how she handled this with her daughter and the boy. Like one poster said, stress that we hate it if he was hurt by her speaking out of turn and extending an invitation that was not hers to extend. To be honest, if I find that she has "painted" us in a negative way with her daughter about this, she can find her points elsewhere. My gut tells me that we were made this "bad guys", and if I have confirmatioun of this before we handle the points issue then you will probably see her on the rent/trade DVC board..

 

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[mdsoccermom]

What this woman did was absolutely out of line. HOWEVER, you have let yourself be bullied. From what I'm reading, you absolutely were wishy-washy in talking to her. Instead of saying you'd have to think about the logisitics of bringing this this if you were to consider it, all you had to say was "I'm sorry, but this won't work for us. Our plans are set." And keep saying it. If you have to say, "No. We aren't doing this" then that's what you say. She obviously doesn't value your friendship, so I wouldn't worry about hers.

 

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[tlbwriter]

I did point out the logistics part, and also pointed out that initially she said she was considering a 2bdrm which would be room enough for the boy. Thanks though, you are right. In her case I do need to be very firm and direct.

In that case, when she asks to rent only enough points for a smaller unit, I'd say "Oh, did you decide not to bring Joe? I thought it was really important to you that he get to go, and a 2 BR would work."

 

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