Mad and Sad

[akmom]

On our flight home from our very first trip to Disney World, my DS8 and DD4 had their Mickey ears hats on. DS got one that has lights on it and DD got one with princesses on it. They loved their hats. There was a family in front of us with two boys who were a few years older than mine. As we were close to landing they were both laughing to each other and they turned around and said to my kids, "nice hats" followed by more chuckling. Then they tried to make small talk since they saw me watching them. Their dad was in the row over and he turned around and told them to stop. They said, "we're just talking and asking them where they are from". At this point I just told them where we were from and kept an eye on my kids faces. Shortly after those boys turned back around both of my kids took their hats off and said they wanted to just put them in their bags. I was so sad at that moment. The kids never brought it up after that.

 

[tink_about_it]

I hate when things like that happen! Did you talk to your kids about it? I'd say they were jealous since they obviously didn't go to WDW!

 

[akmom]

Yep, I told them that their hats were very cool. If they wanted to wear them they should no matter what. I hate when things like this happen too! I think next trip I'll be wearing Mickey ears on the plane too!

 

[angipoo]

Sounds like Disney envy to me I am glad to hear that the parent of the other kids corrected them! DD has learned that Disney is fine at home, but around other kids, she plays it cool.

 

[kathie859]

What a lousy life lesson that we all learn: Some people faced with something they don't understand OR faced with feelings of jealousy will attempt to make the subject of their emotions feel bad thru ridicule or teasing.

Thank heavens you were there to explain that the problem wasn't YOUR kids' problem but that of the other kids. I'd be curious if you re-surface the incident in a month what your kids will have to say about it. You sound like a great Mom--you probably felt worse than your children did..It's the Mom's way

 

[janets]

More likely, just older boys who delight in making fun of younger kids. They might very well have been at Disney too and enjoyed laughing at younger kids. I see it all the time (unfortunately).

My kids are big Disney fans as well and DS9 has realized that most kids just don't get it like we do. He doesn't talk as much about it outside the family.

 

[disneygal2007]

Kids can me so darn mean. My son was teased just the other day for singing the pirates song outside. Tell your kids to wear those hats and think of the wonderful magical time they had.

 

[bentleygirl22]

I sorry that has happen to your littel ones.. Those kids mom & dad needs to teach their kids manners ... My kids would never be that rude ...

disney hats are cool

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I sorry that has happen to your littel ones.. Those kids mom & dad needs to teach their kids manners ... My kids would never be that rude ...

disney hats are cool

I totally agree. Apparently they weren't taught that building themselves up doesn't mean you have to knock somebody else down. Jealous or not...totally rude.

 

[Mkrop]

Your story made me think of the conversation I had with 2 of DS9's friends in a carpool coming home from a bday party. DS9 was all the way in the back, the 2 boys were in the middle row and I was driving. They were all talking about Disney, we just got back at the beg of May, one boy is going in Oct and the other is going in 2008 Easter week. So DS9 was saying how cool TOT was and Turtle Talk with Crush and Soarin were cool. I mentioned that I liked the character meals well all of a sudden there was giggling coming from the middle, so I qucikly added that DS4 really liked meeting Mickey and all the other charcaters. I was not positive if that is what they were laughing about, DS9 was sure either since he was behind them. But I thought what a shame, we all had a blast meeting the characters and suddenly I felt I had to defend it by throwing in the younger brother in case they thought it was babyish.

Now who goes to WDW and does not want to meet and have a picture with Mickey.

 

[OnourwaytoWDW]

This happened to my DS9 (then 8) last winter. THere is a new boy that lives behind us and he has played with him once or twice but I don't know anything else about him.
Then one day my son stopped wearing his mittens that the tops fold back and then they are gloves. Camo colors. Really cute and warm!
Well they were waiting to get on the bus one afternoon in line at school and this boy said to him "Those are ugly" referring to his mittens.
My son does NOT like any conflict so he just sat there and took it.
I'm trying to teach him to say one word come backs that the kid can't answer back to. Like "so" or "so, you don't have to wear them."
DH said "Say back, so, your face is ugly too." Ding dong DH

Gayle

 

[my3disneygirls]

I can be a real jerk when it comes to mean kids. I would have said to the meanies, thanks nice faces, or something along those lines. I'm so mature.

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

I have two of the most sensitive, sweetest little girls I know. They go out of their way to be nice to other kids, and I've never seen them be intentionally mean to other children.

Well, this happened at Sunday school of all places - my dd was trying to make friends with another little girl during play time, and she excitedly told her, "My mommy's going to have another baby!" The little girl turned and looked at her and said, "Yeah, so what are you telling me for?"

DD told me that after church with the saddest little face that almost broke my heart! I just told her some kids aren't as nice as you are.

 

[snowman]

Kids can be so mean...but fortunately they do get older....Carl has made it a point to tell EVERYBODY that he is going to WDW this fall....and to show them his postcard from Stitch (he's 13). We went out to Scout camp to pick him up last night and were asked "So, you're the aunts who are taking him to see Mickey?"

PS - OP - your sig line says you have a DD8 and a DD4....don't let your DS8 know he has a twin.