Question about "faking" age

[BYC]

No moral issues from me, i'd do it if i thought we'd get away with it but not if i thought (as i do) we wouldn't.

That is very sad for your child. What a lesson: "Do it, if you think you can get away with it"

 

[ujpest_doza]

That is very sad for your child. What a lesson: "Do it, if you think you can get away with it"

Its dog eat dog in this world and if i thought i could save $150 i'd do it.

Disney are a lot richer than me.

 

[BYC]

Its dog eat dog in this world and if i thought i could save $150 i'd do it.

Disney are a lot richer than me.

Wow. This is doubly sad. Are you raising your kids to be "Dog eaters"?

 

[ujpest_doza]

Wow. This is doubly sad. Are you raising your kids to be "Dog eaters"?

 

[BYC]

This really got me thinking. Yes, Disney is richer than you. Do you feel the "right" to steal from anyone richer than you?

 

[mickeyfan2]

BUT STEALING from Disney, Come on. I suppose you think its not stealing from us when they charge $3.00 for a bottle of water or $5.00 for PBJ sandwich.

Yes it is stealing. If they charge to much for PBJ or water, then don't buy it. If they said the price for a PBJ was $3 but kept your change from a $5, they would be stealing. Sorry you are way off on your logic here.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Its dog eat dog in this world and if i thought i could save $150 i'd do it.

Disney are a lot richer than me.

I have decided that you are richer than I am, so just come to my house so I can steal some money from you. You are richer, so it is not stealing anyway.

 

[ujpest_doza]

This really got me thinking. Yes, Disney is richer than you. Do you feel the "right" to steal from anyone richer than you?

I think you're taking the stealing bit to extremes and taking things a little too seriously.

 

[ujpest_doza]

I have decided that you are richer than I am, so just come to my house so I can steal some money from you. You are richer, so it is not stealing anyway.

Feel free, but i must warn you that my dog may eat you if you try

 

[mickeyfan2]

Feel free, but i must warn you that my dog may eat you if you try

I did not invite your dog, so he can't bit me.

 

[ujpest_doza]

I did not invite your dog, so he can't bit me.

She's a girl and her bark is worse than her bite anyway, but she's so noisy you'd get fed up trying to steal from us

 

[Mickey Fliers]

You know, we just got back from our trip 12/10. This was the first trip that we had to pay for our youngest DS b/c he turned 3 in September. And you know what, I sort of felt like a chump!! When we checked into BC concierge, the CM asked if we needed any park tickets. Well, my whole family has AP's so I told her that I would only need one pass for my DS3. She said (and I quote) "I am not going to sell you a ticket for him. He looks 2." What? First, my DS3 is very tall for his age and I definately don't think he looks 2. But, I took the moral high ground and insisted I buy him a pass (I had already bought him one for MVMCP). Well, I later felt like a big chump. I spent over $200 to buy him a pass that the CM didn't even want to sell me!

 

[ujpest_doza]

My point exactly, its a lot of money.

They say theres no such thing as a free lunch in this world so if it does present itself you've got to grab it by the horns.

 

[Allison]

My point exactly, its a lot of money.

They say theres no such thing as a free lunch in this world so if it does present itself you've got to grab it by the horns.

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[BYC]

You know, we just got back from our trip 12/10. This was the first trip that we had to pay for our youngest DS b/c he turned 3 in September. And you know what, I sort of felt like a chump!! When we checked into BC concierge, the CM asked if we needed any park tickets. Well, my whole family has AP's so I told her that I would only need one pass for my DS3. She said (and I quote) "I am not going to sell you a ticket for him. He looks 2." What? First, my DS3 is very tall for his age and I definately don't think he looks 2. But, I took the moral high ground and insisted I buy him a pass (I had already bought him one for MVMCP). Well, I later felt like a big chump. I spent over $200 to buy him a pass that the CM didn't even want to sell me!

But, you are not a chump. You are an honest person. You taught your children a lesson in honesty. That will come back to you a thousand times over. And, you had a clear conscience for your entire trip. Don't let anyone make you feel like you were an idiot to pay. You absolutley did the right thing!

 

[LegoMom3]

I always feel bad about what this is teaching the kids. Give up honesty for the sake of saving money. In a year, the money (spent or saved) will be forgotten but the lesson/example will still be with the kids.

-- Rob

DITTO

 

[Taratink]

Being honest is definately the best way to go. Although, my Mom passed me off as a younger kid all the time. I thought it was silly at the time. She is a wonderful Mom and I don't judge her for it. Let's try to keep everything in perspective here. I do not steal and I do not try to pass my kids of as a different age. I was not ruined by my Mothers penny pinching. Your sister will do what she wants and if she gets caught or they give her a hard time then she will have to deal with it and pay up.
Tara

 

[Soprano]

Its dog eat dog in this world and if i thought i could save $150 i'd do it.

Disney are a lot richer than me.

My point exactly, its a lot of money.

They say theres no such thing as a free lunch in this world so if it does present itself you've got to grab it by the horns.

But how far do you go with this attitude? Lie about your childrens age to save money, what next?

 

[DVCJEN]

No one is forcing anyone to go to WDW-- if you can't afford to go and be honest--paying what you should rightly pay, then maybe you should wait until you can afford to go, like normal honest people do.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Being honest is definately the best way to go. Although, my Mom passed me off as a younger kid all the time. I thought it was silly at the time. She is a wonderful Mom and I don't judge her for it. Let's try to keep everything in perspective here. I do not steal and I do not try to pass my kids of as a different age. I was not ruined by my Mothers penny pinching. Your sister will do what she wants and if she gets caught or they give her a hard time then she will have to deal with it and pay up.
Tara

I am glad to see that you are honest and your Mother's penny pinching did not ruin you. But your example shows that this attitude can have an effect on some and not one others. Thus the difference between yourself and your sister. So you have shown that dishonesty can be passed from generation to generation, but some will resist it.