Snarky Snow White

[EnchantedTales]

At the risk of being put in a fork allow me to post My Humble Opinion:

First I agree with WDSEARCHER if a situation was inappropriate let them know. They can't fix if they don't know.

However, I'm finding more and more than some parents take everything to personal and feel you are 'rude' just for you mentioning anything. This because either they are embarrassed or they tend to react defensively. Hypothetical example:

Mary Poppins is meeting a child and from the moment the child stands in front of Mary mom or dad are calling the kids name so they can take a picture. Mind you Mary is trying to talk to the child but keeps on getting interrupted. When Mary turns and ask the parent to wait for a moment so she can talk to the child, the parents are offended. All of the sudden Mary is rude, blah, blah. However, don't we tell kids all the time to say excuse me when two people are talking? We also tell them not to interrupt when grown ups talk. Why don't we give them the same courtesy?

This scenario is more common than you think. However, when you point anything to the parents they have a fit. It's not personal, we have nothing against you we are just pointing something out so you have an easier time.

What she undoubtedly meant was that she'll be back in about 14 years, when he'd be old enough to appreciate her.

You are correct. I've heard many of them say that to the babies.

MY son was 11 months old when we went to eat breakfast there with my in-laws and their little princess in training. Obviously my son was an infant, however, my DH and myself are not and we had to pay to be there. Belle went to everyone at the table and took her photo with them then she looked at my son and said "well I will be back later to pose with him" and just left to go to the next table. I was flabbergasted, but figured she would come back. NOPE! she fluttered around the building, posing and interacting with everyone and even came back to my niece but didn't come near us! Had I been a jerk I would have told her that she simply is not "princess material and honestly had too many wrinkles to be Belle and may she should move on to being the Fairy Godmother!!!" , but I did not b/c I am not that kinda girl! However, the Fairy Godmother was very kind and sweet so that Belle wouldn't have had the personality for it anyways.

Breakfast is a very busy time. A large majority of guests have said that they just want to eat and get going to the attractions. The princess have been made aware of this and so they tend not to hang out for too long at the tables. If you want a picture, ask them. Belle would have probably been happy to take one. However is she doesn't know she probably won't take one, since she's going to assume you don't want one. They usually don't go to every adult in the tables since a large majority are going to reject taking a picture with them. Instead they concentrate in the little ones, which is what many people prefer. If she went too fast and didn't get a picture, let someone know.

One last thing and I say this as a parent and a friend of someone who has a very obvious birthmark. Folks please, please be careful when you 'label' people. You would feel outrage if a character highlighted anything on your child that would made them feel uncomfortable. Heck I would be outrage too. Please extend the same courtesy to others. Labels tend to stick and they hurt. Remember that children are extremely sharp and tend to repeat everything. I have a few tales where children that have regurgitated what parents have said (obviously thinking they weren't listening) and ended up hurting someone's feelings so deeply it has made them cry. I'm not telling anyone what to say or do, but remember that one day that someone could be your kid and then it's not funny anymore. Again, all this in my humble opinion.