Royal Me This, Royal Me That ~ Disney in December, How About That? *Update 6-1* P26

[MRYPPNS]

But there's some sort of force field that exists in the Magic Kingdom that tends to suspend my normal, logical brain waves

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that is effected by that force field!

 

[Charleston Princess]

I was on the edge of my seat reading about whether DS would make it to the bathroom or not! What a nail biter!!!

Mmmm, Mickey bars! The photo is making me drool.

You are not alone in your parental frustrations! I do hope that DS konks out for a nap.

 

[TarzansKat]

HRH's first Mickey bar... what a momentous event!!

It was really great. So much so that I made sure we took lots of pictures.

I want to say that he fell asleep but something tells me that perhaps it was not meant to be. And for the comment that your breakdown is yet to come!

Well, does it make you feel any better if I say my breakdown was relatively quiet and internal?

Well, it's more complicated than that, but we'll save it for the next chapter.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that is effected by that force field!

I totally knew you would understand.

I was on the edge of my seat reading about whether DS would make it to the bathroom or not! What a nail biter!!!

I was so worried!

Mmmm, Mickey bars! The photo is making me drool.

You know, I'm sure at some point I've had one of those, but I truly don't remember it. Maybe next time.

 

[MRYPPNS]

I haven't had a Mickey bar since 1984! The sure do look smaller then I remember them

 

[TarzansKat]

I haven't had a Mickey bar since 1984! The sure do look smaller then I remember them

It seemed like a pretty good size, although I'm sure everything food wise is going up in price and getting smaller in portion.

 

[jenjolt]

Oh what an update with some good and with some bad!! What a lovely moment you had with your son on the Indy Speedway and the joy in watching him love his first Mickey Ice Cream Bar...and what a big boy he's getting for being able to hold it!!!! YAY!!!

Then the crakiness...ugh!! However good for you for sticking your guns and following true that can't always be easy...so although the situation was tough you handled it fantasticially!!!

Well I'm going to guess No, No, and Maybe to the nap (hey you said I three guesses LOL)

 

[TarzansKat]

Oh what an update with some good and with some bad!! What a lovely moment you had with your son on the Indy Speedway and the joy in watching him love his first Mickey Ice Cream Bar...and what a big boy he's getting for being able to hold it!!!! YAY!!!

He is such a big boy! He turned four in February and I still can't get over it. Because we had to go to the doctor's office when he was sick, they weighed him, and I'll have you all know that when he falls asleep in the car and I have to lug him up the stairs, I am hauling 44 pounds of little boy!

I remember when he was born.

Then the crakiness...ugh!! However good for you for sticking your guns and following true that can't always be easy...so although the situation was tough you handled it fantasticially!!!

Well, thank you very much. That means a lot to me. I try not to have expectations that are too high for him, but I do want to be listened to. Especially in a place like that, although we like to feel safe everywhere, you never know.

Well I'm going to guess No, No, and Maybe to the nap (hey you said I three guesses LOL)

HA! I did say three guesses.

 

[MegansMom]

Can I just say, I think my favorite part was about the ice cream bar---it is pure heaven watching them eat one of those. On last year's TR, I posted a little video clip of Megan eating her 2nd Mickey ice cream bar---it was such a sweet, priceless memory for us---probably our favorite of that trip---and I can't tell you how many times I go back and just watch that video clip over and over and laugh at her as she is trying so hard to eat that beloved treat!!! She was hilarious!!! What a memory!

 

[TarzansKat]

Can I just say, I think my favorite part was about the ice cream bar---it is pure heaven watching them eat one of those. On last year's TR, I posted a little video clip of Megan eating her 2nd Mickey ice cream bar---it was such a sweet, priceless memory for us---probably our favorite of that trip---and I can't tell you how many times I go back and just watch that video clip over and over and laugh at her as she is trying so hard to eat that beloved treat!!! She was hilarious!!! What a memory!

Thank you for sharing that memory with me! It truly is the most simple things on a trip that stick with us.

 

[maroo]

Awww!! His first Mickey Bar...

And...uh...I forgot to eat a Mickey Bar! Whoops! I guess that means I will just have to go back!

Bless him for making it to the royal loo! That is awesome! Really a milestone to that potty training.

And taking him out of that line...THANK YOU!!! Your advice is so needed! I know so many parents that just keep threatening and threatening...and if we lose those battles when they are 3/4...then who wins when they are teenagers?

So, you go, sister!

 

[TarzansKat]

And...uh...I forgot to eat a Mickey Bar! Whoops! I guess that means I will just have to go back!

Aw, shucks.

Bless him for making it to the royal loo! That is awesome! Really a milestone to that potty training.

I really was quite proud!

And taking him out of that line...THANK YOU!!! Your advice is so needed! I know so many parents that just keep threatening and threatening...and if we lose those battles when they are 3/4...then who wins when they are teenagers?

So, you go, sister!

Oh, you're welcome! Thank you for the praise. I just really take issue with no follow through. And not just at Disney. I've used this tactic when he's misbehaving at my parents as well. And if he doesn't listen and stop, we leave. Sends the right message, you know?

I'm sure my parents feel I'm being too hard on him, and that was part of the problem on the trip. It was a constant struggle between what I felt was right as a parent and what my mother felt was right.

Actually we deal with that a lot in general because of my mom providing my day care while I work part time. So it's a total balance, and I'm trying.

 

[TarzansKat]

So when last we left this tale of tales, the boy wasn't falling asleep, and I was making loops around that little courtyard over by POTC.

Well, eventually, I gave up, and we had a little sit. Next to a very lovely woman, who was watching her grandchild, probably around 8-9 months old. And thus beginning a beautiful, albeit short friendship. HRH played with the baby a little, and I talked with the grandmother, and it was a calm respite in a world of chaos.

Seriously.

It felt chaotic. Even in Disney.

Eventually, we get up and try walking / strolling again, but it's still not working. I wander around a little bit and then spot Nana, who's camped out across from POTC, having a little sit.

Now it's been a while.

I'm tired. Cranky. Possibly hungry, I don't remember, although those three things tend to run concurrently for me, so it's possible it was all three.

And when Mom and Nana didn't find me right away, Mom decided to go on POTC.

By herself.

Without me.

At all.

Savvy?

Hmph.

I may have been acting like a spoiled, petulant child, but I was peeved. Maybe more than peeved. I was frustrated. And I told Nana, I just needed to keep walking and try to get out of there, he wasn't falling asleep and he was growing crankier by the second.

Along with myself. But that's a whole other chapter and I'm just not sure I have the energy for that black of a mood on this fine Sunday morning.

So I left Nana there to wait for Mom, after a long time of debating the virtues of waiting for Mom, and after I'd waited a good long while, and tried her cell, I'd about had it, and told Nana I was heading towards Main Street.

Actually, I think I was leaving, but I just hadn't fully made that decision yet.

There were so many people in the Magic Kingdom!

SO MANY!

And I'm claustrophobic. Truly. I have little pep talks with myself every time I get on an airplane or ride in an elevator. And mostly, I'm able to talk myself out of a panic attack, and calm myself down.

But guess what? You can't control people.

You can try. You can nice them to death. And say excuse me, and not be obnoxious about it, and not run them down with your stroller, and you know what? They don't BLOODY MOVE!!!!

Okay, maybe they normally do move.

But on that day? They didn't.

And so, I was SO frustrated. Trying to make my way through the crowds, with my stroller, saying excuse me and feeling very, very ignored.

I'd hit a wall.

HRH had hit a wall.

We were both at the peak of our frustration, and I wanted out of the Magic Kingdom. I was feeling spoiled, and selfish, and petulant. In the sense that I wanted what I wanted, and it wasn't happening.

I wanted to be able to go on rides. For someone to take HRH and say, why don't you go on the Haunted Mansion and we'll watch him for you. Why don't you go on Pirates while we wait?

Now in all reality, maybe that could have happened, but nobody offered, and I didn't ask. We make our beds, we lie in them.

I'd gone on the TTA, that I liked. Tried to go on Buzz, broken down. Took HRH on the Speedway by myself, which was fun, but we had the nerves of whether or not he'd make it through the whole ride without having an accident. Took him to the playground, should have let him play longer, won't make that mistake again. Tried to get him on WTP, and he wouldn't listen to me, so we did the walk of shame.

Two rides, guys.

Some good times.

Ate a hot dog, that was good. Cheese sauce, french fries. I love Casey's.

You can see how I'm reaching here, right? And I know most people would be grateful to have those experiences. Would be able to look at them with the perspective of hey, we're here together, yah! I just wasn't feeling it at that time. Tired, frustrated, possibly hungry.

And I wanted out. There were too many people in that magical kingdom for my taste.

And you know what?

I'd ignored the time.

Wasn't paying attention to the clock, so to speak. Because, I don't wear a watch ever, never mind on vacation, so I just wasn't aware.

And what do you think I ran smack into on my way down Main Street that caused me to be completely unable to leave?

The parade.

:::SIGH:::


Up next - When life hands you lemons...

 

[maroo]

Aw! Bless your heart!

2 rides. Lots of frustration. And stuck behind the parade!

You need a solo trip! I highly recommend it! Or maybe one solo day?

I hope your trip looks up soon!

 

[TarzansKat]

Aw! Bless your heart!

2 rides. Lots of frustration. And stuck behind the parade!

Granted, we did get there rather late in the morning. So, I don't expect there to be no lines or anything like that, but it was just so frustrating when you've been used to September crowds.

Which are not really like crowds, but small, gentle waves of people.

You need a solo trip! I highly recommend it! Or maybe one solo day?

The idea has merit.

I hope your trip looks up soon!

It does.

I promise.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Oh, TK! I think we have all had moments like that in the Magic Kingdom.

 

[TarzansKat]

Oh, TK! I think we have all had moments like that in the Magic Kingdom.

I know that you know that I know that you know all about that claustrophobia thing.

Seriously, thanks for the hug. This was a ROUGH part of the day for me. I promise, the next chapter gets better.

 

[Charleston Princess]

I know that you know that I know that you know all about that claustrophobia thing.

Seriously, thanks for the hug. This was a ROUGH part of the day for me. I promise, the next chapter gets better.

I was twitching for you while I was reading that! There is nothing worse than being stuck on Main Street in a giant crowd that isn't moving.

 

[TarzansKat]

I was twitching for you while I was reading that! There is nothing worse than being stuck on Main Street in a giant crowd that isn't moving.

Seriously, that's probably high on a short list of my least favorite things at Disney. I'm just not fond of big crowds. Anywhere really, but it seems worse there sometimes.

 

[MRYPPNS]

You can see how I'm reaching here, right? And I know most people would be grateful to have those experiences. Would be able to look at them with the perspective of hey, we're here together, yah! I just wasn't feeling it at that time.

I don't know who started the myth that just because you are at Disney you should be greatful and happy all the time no matter what you are doing/what's going on. In reality it's a lot of money and time wasted when you aren't getting the experience that you want to have. I had a whole vacation of it. Don't feel bad for wanting to leave.

Can't wait to see what you did with those lemons!

 

[TarzansKat]

I don't know who started the myth that just because you are at Disney you should be greatful and happy all the time no matter what you are doing/what's going on. In reality it's a lot of money and time wasted when you aren't getting the experience that you want to have. I had a whole vacation of it. Don't feel bad for wanting to leave.

Can't wait to see what you did with those lemons!

Thank you, hon. You have a way with words that just...well, it speaks to me!

I promise, it was some very interesting lemonade.