Just wondering if I should pack them or not?
I would also like to thank you for asking before you go.
Can someone point me to where I can find this rule online (or otherwise)? I'm having a hard time convincing my daughter that Heely's are not allowed at the parks...she thinks I'm just making it up to keep her from wearing them.
This is how I would convince my DS's. I would say the rules say you can't wear them. If they complain, OK it's either wear the shoes that aren't against the rules, or wear no shoes at all. If they try and make a big fit out of it, they know there will be punishment to deal with.
Of course it's easier to let the rules do the parenting for you; then you don't have to be the bad guy. I love my kids but it's not my job to be their friend. I'm their parent - they don't always need to like what I have to say but they will respect and listen to it. The sooner that is set in their mind, the easier it is to handle situations like this. And guess, what? They actually are better when the boundaries are clearly defined and my kids consider me the fun one most of the time.
And my response when seeing other kids would have been, "I guess they don't have good parents that care about the rules or their kids' safety."
I give the same response to my DS's.
I have said it often enough that if they see parents letting their kids break rules they tell me they feel sorry for those kids b/c they have bad parents.
My DS's have complained in the past that it's not fair that I don't let them do what they want to. My response is usually something similar to, "Well life isn't fair, and God made me your mother, not your friend. A mother's job is to teach you right from wrong, not just let you have your way all the time."
We were at
Disneyland a couple of weeks ago waiting for Jedi Training Academy to start and were pleasantly surprised about an announcement that was made.
A guy came out on stage before the Jedi Masters to make announcements, explain how it worked, etc. He told the kids to wait behind the rope until they were chosen by a Jedi Master. He told them if they are chosen not to swing the Lightsabers at each other. Then, he said if you have wheels in your shoes you will not be allowed on stage. If you want to be picked and have wheels in your shoes you need to remove them now and give them to a parent to hold. If you don't want to remove them then step back from the rope so other kids can be chosen. If you wear shoes with wheels up onto the stage, Darth Vadar will remove the wheels for you! The guy was pretty stern in his announcement. I guess they didn't want any kids to roll off the stage. It was quite refreshing to hear rules being enforced that way!
I think the threat of Darth Vader taking them off, would be scary enough of a threat to make any child follow the rules. Although I can't help but wonder just how many parents that announcement made mad. It never ceases to amaze me how many parents think the rules never apply to their children. I worked in day care for 10 years. At the end of that time, I was over all field trips for the school age children. When I had to tell a parent that their precious son/daughter had to follow the rules like everyone else, they usually had the following reaction: 1.amazed that I had the nerve to say no to their child, and to think that the rules applied to them. 2. angry that I wouldn't let their child have their way 3. turn me into the owner for not letting the child have their way even if I was following the rules. Depending on which child it was, the parent sometimes got their way.
Although, I will never have this problem with my DS's. I would never buy them for them anyway. If they want something with wheels, I will buy them rollerblades, rollerskates, or a skateboard. Luckily when my DS's want shoes they either want what ever super hero their into at the time, or low top canvas All Star Cons (just like Mommy).
(why don't people get out of his way? can't they see he's shooting?)
my child is happy, thus leaving me alone and that's all that matters 
