Pet Peeves

[meggiebeth]

Here's the thing the airline owes you transportation to and from your destination. Specific seats are not guaranteed. It doesn't matter if you pay 700 pounds, 7 pounds or 7 million pounds. As a parent traveling with two small children, I am responsible for ensuring that my family is prepared for the flight and I also check often, every day even, to make sure our seats are still together. I assume you are the 15 year old in your signature, but a 15 year old can travel unaccompanied and thousands do each year. I would bet that the "policy" you site is actually one involving young children.

Anyway, my pet peeve, people who think they are more important than anyone else. Whether its seating on an airplane, or wanting an exception to the fastpass rule because they chose to take a fastpass that conflicted with their dining plans or any other number of items brought up in this thread.

I was fourteen at the time and told I had to be accompanied by an adult. We went online to reserve seats in our allotted time ASAP and still were not able to sit together. Even as a fifteen year old I would not be comfortable sitting alone on an aeroplane next to strangers for 10 hours. I get really nervous about things like this and cannot help it

The thing that annoyed me was that it seemed many families were not seated together. I saw many parents concerned and annoyed about it. I suppose it was just badly organized but we did our best and still couldn't get seats together.

It's NOT that we think we are more important than anyone else. It's just that as a fourteen year old I would be scared sitting on my own in an unfamiliar place, and it wasn't just us affected but many other families.

 

[LoriABil]

I can't stand parents waiting in line, playing on their smartphones and completely ignoring their children. We were in line for Rapunzel last year and 3 kids went inot the landscaping on the left side of the line and were playing on the dirt/rocks/bushes. The boy proceeded to drop his shorts and pee on his sister's foot, so sister started screaming. Finally the mom looked up from her phone...argh....keep your kids out of the landscaping and a 6 year old should not be peeing in front of 100 people. Maybe look at your kids every minute or so if you are so attentive to your internet/texting/whatever. I see this at the park & store all the time too, drives me batty.

You hit my pet peeve exactly! This is my brother and ex SIL! Their daughter is growing up in front of their eyes, begging for attention, and they do NOTHING but text or Facebook, sitting next to each other on the couch!

This is why my husband swears we will NEVER travel with my family to WDW. Every time we're together, he wants to take my brother by the shoulders and shake some sense into him. They are only this age for a short time; the phone can wait. Enjoy every moment. Besides, soon they're teens, and want nothing to do with you. Then the parent is the one begging for attention and the kid is texting or on facebook.

 

[MinnieJay]

There is an old saying that goes...It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool, then to speak up and erase all doubt. That comment wore the eraser down to the nub.

PET PEEVE: A person that refers to their child as 36 months old. That's pretty much the same as 3 years isn't it? Don't try and put too big a number on their shoulders...it will run up there faster then the speed of light all by itself.

P.S. Just kidding about being peeved. I just saw that in a different thread and was surprised at how odd it sounded to me.

Haha I think I saw that thread. Someone said something about their 72 month old. Then someone jokingly commented about their 332 month old. They made me pull out my calculator lol. Does sound strange.

 

[JoeATC]

Bob Costas providing commentary during the Parade of Athletes. People of all ages who run/yell in hotel hallways during my REM sleep stages, or any other sleep stages for that matter. And most peevish of all ....... Olympic Beach Volleyball!

 

[Senator Tressel]

Bob Costas providing commentary during the Parade of Athletes. People of all ages who run/yell in hotel hallways during my REM sleep stages, or any other sleep stages for that matter. And most peevish of all ....... Olympic Beach Volleyball!

LOL. It seems like you are looking for the "Things happening right now that I don't like thread" rather than "Pet Peeves".

 

[bdink921]

Oh, that drives me right up the wall! No, he is not your "buddy!" He's your child, and you're supposed to be his parent!

We call our DS 'Bud' or 'Buddy' all the time. It's just a pet name, believe me there's no doubt about who's the parent. I always used to call him 'Little Bear' or just 'Bear' until I did it once not thinking in front of his friends after he turned 13. The look of horror on his face....well, I don't do that anymore (not out loud anyways) .

 

[DWolv10]

Every time I am in line for a ride there always has to be those few people that have to catch up with they're party. They just squeeze right through everyone! It gets really annoying especially when one person's saves a spot in line and the rest of the ten person party gets to skip everyone. D:

 

[aubriee]

Maybe... I'll have to pay closer attention. It could be cultural. I haven't lived in in TX all that long. It could be a term of endearment, which it could be. Just wondered if there's any specific meaning. It's just different to hear a child called momma.

And to some it is not and can be considered insulting and rude. "I am not your mommy".

Not quite the same thing, but I go to a nail salon where all the techs are Vietnamese. They call all their customers "mommy". At first it bothered me and I wanted to say, 'I am not your mommy', but now I'm just used to it.

 

[chloe4ever]

First, to the people who are bent out of shape about the "buddy" comment, I think chloe4ever was being funny about parents using a generic nickname for their kid over and over and not that they call them their buddy. I laughed out loud when I read that post.

Exactly Had nothing to do with parent child relationships (that was brought up my another poster actually). Had everything to do with every single father in the universe using the word "Buddy" over and over and over and over again and the tone that was used. Like it was "their secret nickname". Yep, just you and the 399 fathers behind you in line who just used the exact same word

Glad it made you laugh

"Whose my buddy?? Who? Who? Yes, you buddy! You are my buddy! Datta Buddy! Daddy's little buddy! What a buddy you are!" Sometimes "little man" is sprinkled in for good measure.

 

[chloe4ever]

Just because you have a child does NOT mean you can't wait your turn like everybody else! I had to when I was nine!

But don't you know that kids are the most important things in the whole entire universe?!

 

[chloe4ever]

This made me giggle, so much so that i shared with my co-worker and it made her giggle too. LOL thanks. We are firm believers in "this is Disney... there's no crying at Disney!"

You just reminded me of a bunch more!

This post made me laugh

I agree... Except I don't feel sorry for the dad I think its funny.....

I also like, so not a pet peeve for me...on my arrival day catching a bus to the parks, either in line or on the bus ....watching/overhearing the bickering family that's been there all week and is leaving the next day...they are so tired, drained and OVER Disney and each other it's humorous to me.. Also because I know that will be us doing the same thing in a few days.., it goes full circle. lol

Glad to provide some comic relief

 

[ttintagel]

Every time I am in line for a ride there always has to be those few people that have to catch up with they're party. They just squeeze right through everyone! It gets really annoying especially when one person's saves a spot in line and the rest of the ten person party gets to skip everyone. D:

It's especially annoying that they do it without even saying anything. If I had to leave a line and then rejoin my party, I'd say something to the people I was passing, like "Hi, do you mind if I squeeze through and join my husband?" I wouldn't just ASSUME everyone else was going to get out of the way for me.

 

[GaRain]

While I agree with just about all those mentioned...as a single adult, I really am bothered when a parents shoves their kid in front of me in line.
Yes, we were all waiting to see Goofy, and guess what, I don't want you kid in my picture....

I was there with some friends, one who is a big Peter Pan fan. We got in line to see Peter and Wendy - she was so excited. The CM cut the line off behind us. A lady and her stoller came over about 5 minutes later and was furious that her kids were not allowed in line. " Well, get those adults out of line, they don't need to see the characters like my son does"!

Really?

 

[Jacksonev1]

An oldie but goodie: When you're waiting for the parade and someone else decides that he/she must have YOUR spot. So he/she pushes, shoves, nudges, steps in front, etc.

Ohhhh..This drives me CRAZY!!! I gave up ride time to sit here and have a good spot--do not take it from me!

 

[DWolv10]

It's especially annoying that they do it without even saying anything. If I had to leave a line and then rejoin my party, I'd say something to the people I was passing, like "Hi, do you mind if I squeeze through and join my husband?" I wouldn't just ASSUME everyone else was going to get out of the way for me.

I don't really mind if it's like one or two people but when five or six people come it gets really annoying.

 

[labattblue]

My biggest pet peeve from recent trip...People stopping in the middle of walkways trying to figure out up from down.

PS In 4 park days, there was only one line cutting sighting, and that was at TSM. I'm sure it was a case of "everyone else get in line while I get fastpasses, then I will join you". The kicker is that the standby line wasn't even that long.

 

[Sparkly]

But don't you know that kids are the most important things in the whole entire universe?!

If they're brought up with that attitude, I wish them luck getting jobs in the future! They'll soon learn they can't always get their way. And sadly, these kids are also the future doctors/nurses/lawyers/teachers.

 

[aznshents]

standby line wasn't even that long.

So, 60 minutes then...

 

[hgeisler]

Im 245 months old! Geez, im getting old!

ETA: I just looked at the thread and realized everyone was making these jokes. All I gotta say is, im glad I don't know many people with young kids... I don't have to deal with people who make me do math just to figure out their child's age! Isnt saying '3' y/o easier than saying '36' m/o? Oh boy. Maybe ill see things differently when I start having kids? Hmm...

That bothers me too! I stop that mess at one I know you don't want your baby to grow up, but c'mon that's just plain weird!

 

[TandLMommy28]

That bothers me too! I stop that mess at one I know you don't want your baby to grow up, but c'mon that's just plain weird!

It makes me think of the movie Grown Ups when The wife of Kevin James is nursing the preschooler and the other guys say "Uh, how old is he?" and he says "uh... 48 months?" and the response is, "yeah but isn't that four YEARS?" hahahaha.