Too big for stroller--the website

[maxiesmom]

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I see what your saying and I can relate. Boy how times have changed from 20 some odd years ago! LOL

brunette

They have changed quite a lot! I never had a stroller when I was little. We either went into a shopping cart when we were in a store, or we walked. No leash either, if I wandered off I was spanked. Now, I can't imagine someone having a baby and not having a stroller. Or daring to spank a child in public.

 

[lustergirl]

You were raised to laugh at other people?



It is no surprise that you are happy about how you turned out... the question is are others happy at how you turned out?

It's amazing how many people have to put down others to validate themselves.

Gee it sounds like you are putting down the poster, validating yourself?

 

[stargazertechie]

They have changed quite a lot! I never had a stroller when I was little. We either went into a shopping cart when we were in a store, or we walked. No leash either, if I wandered off I was spanked. Now, I can't imagine someone having a baby and not having a stroller. Or daring to spank a child in public.

Ditto, I was never leashed, and I was out of my stroller by age 2.

RE: Spanking in public, I witnessed the most amazing thing while I was cashiering last summer. A woman came through my line, and her two sons started acting out. She pulled out a marker, and said "You get a mark if you don't calm down". One boy calmed down immediately, the 2nd kept carrying on.

She counted to three, and when the kid didn't stop throwing a tantrum, she put a mark on her hand. The kid stopped pitching a fit, but he was still teary-eyed.

I asked what was so special about the marker- she told me that each mark on the hand was equal to a spanking when they got home.

I had SO much respect for her at that point!

 

[MikeandReneePlus5]

Ditto, I was never leashed, and I was out of my stroller by age 2.

RE: Spanking in public, I witnessed the most amazing thing while I was cashiering last summer. A woman came through my line, and her two sons started acting out. She pulled out a marker, and said "You get a mark if you don't calm down". One boy calmed down immediately, the 2nd kept carrying on.

She counted to three, and when the kid didn't stop throwing a tantrum, she put a mark on her hand. The kid stopped pitching a fit, but he was still teary-eyed.

I asked what was so special about the marker- she told me that each mark on the hand was equal to a spanking when they got home.

I had SO much respect for her at that point!

She probably uses a spoon or a belt as well. Advocates of delayed punishment say when you beat your child you shouldn't use your hand or it can get confusing for the kid.

So the idea is calmy explain to the child they are being beaten for acting up at the store today, take out the spoon or belt, administer said beating, and then perhaps pray with the child or express love.

 

[lustergirl]

They have changed quite a lot! I never had a stroller when I was little. We either went into a shopping cart when we were in a store, or we walked. No leash either, if I wandered off I was spanked. Now, I can't imagine someone having a baby and not having a stroller. Or daring to spank a child in public.

I think it is more of a convenience for the parents now more than anything. They dont want little susie or little jack having a meltdown on their precious time at the world- god forbid!!!! My sons were out of the stroller by ages 3 or 4 and walked while they went on vacation. If they became tired then we would take a break, not force them to continue until they had a breakdown.

 

[minniemarie]

Most if not all children are out of strollers by the age of 4 (here in the UK). I've been to DW when he was 3 and wouldn't have considered having one, and yes we went to Epcot.

I do find the pictures funny.

 

[wtccheermom]

She probably uses a spoon or a belt as well. Advocates of delayed punishment say when you beat your child you shouldn't use your hand or it can get confusing for the kid.

So the idea is calmy explain to the child they are being beaten for acting up at the store today, take out the spoon or belt, administer said beating, and then perhaps pray with the child or express love.

Oh for God's sakes spankings equal beatings now. Love the ignorance that is running rampant on the boards today!

 

[wtccheermom]

I think it is more of a convenience for the parents now more than anything. They dont want little susie or little jack having a meltdown on their precious time at the world- god forbid!!!! My sons were out of the stroller by ages 3 or 4 and walked while they went on vacation. If they became tired then we would take a break, not force them to continue until they had a breakdown.

Silly don’t you know if you take a break you will not get your money’s worth and Disney will be one up on you!

 

[Bonnie151]

Most if not all children are out of strollers by the age of 4 (here in the UK). I've been to DW when he was 3 and wouldn't have considered having one, and yes we went to Epcot.

I sometimes wonder whether that's because we start school so much earlier here. Nearly half the children in DD's P1 class were only 4 years old at the start of the school year and most walk to school - I can't imagine anyone being pushed along to school in a stroller! We used a stroller at Disney when DD was just about to turn 2 but that's it (although she did get carried a few times last summer).

 

[designermv]

We usually start Disney boot camp about 6 months before our trip. Alarm sounds at 5AM, and we have the kids get up and run sprints for 45 minutes, followed by a one-mile jog. Whining or complaining results in loss of a toy, and third instance gets them a squirt in the face from the cold hose. By the time our trip rolls around, they are conditioned physically and mentally. My husband and I carry whistles, and on the rare instance that a moan or slight whine escapes their lips, a quick burst of the whistle stops it immediately. Sulking or pouting is recorded in a drill book, and for every instance, we deduct a minute of their pool time and make them stand in a corner facing the wall. Our breaks are scheduled in to our day at approximately 1PM, and they each have an hour to recuperate and reflect.

Parents are just spoiling their kids. You just gotta learn 'em how to listen and not be kids! Nobody said Disney was going to be fun or relaxing.

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*Above post does not reflect the true parenting practices of the author. Author shamelessly pushes whoever is tired and capable of fitting in stroller, in stroller.

 

[disneymegs]

As a cast member, it's really disappointing to know that I work so hard to give Disney guests such a great, memorable experience just to have all the moms go home and create a 13 page thread in 2 days about what strangers are doing WRONG when they don't know the first thing about each other. If you didn't like the website, move on to a new post and give someone some FRIENDLY Disney advice. If you did, then laugh with the poster. I don't understand why DISlovers can't just get along!

 

[Sunnywho]

I have three kids, four years apart. My oldest had no problem doing without the stroller when she was four when our youngest was born and needed a spot in the double stroller. I didn't even consider her still needing it. Now my youngest is turning four. We are bringing the sit-and-stand stroller on our next trip not for him but for the middle child! He'll be six but he doesn't have the endurance the other kids have. Lots of vague minor medical issues, no diagnosis.

the more I encounter as I get older, the less judgemental I've become. You rarely know the full story...

 

[AndyLL]

Gee it sounds like you are putting down the poster, validating yourself?

I don't view issues like these as black and white. Every parenting situation is unique. There is no single right way or wrong way.

Therefore there is nothing to validate for me.

Contrast that to the poster I responded to.

She raises her kids way X.

The people in the photos are raising their kids way Y.

Then she states way Y is wrong.

Therefore implying her way, X, is the correct way.

Gee it sounds like you are putting down the poster, validating yourself?

So I wasn't puttng down the poster... just reminding her that how we view ourselves is rarely how others view us.

 

[joy13]

The thing that cracks me up is their tweet:

"When I have a baby of my own, it will be strapped to me as an infant..."

I find it highly amusing the owner of this website doesn't even have kids of their own, yet judges the parenting of others. While I don't agree with bigger kids in strollers, they aren't MY kids, so who the heck cares what I think?

I'm with you - both in that I didn't think it's that funny - in a few of the pictures it was obvious that an older sibling was just sitting in the stroller that was for the younger one and that before I had kids I had lots of grand ideas too - oh the irony! I bet this person is pushing a 7 year old around Disney in a stroller someday.

 

[AndyLL]

Nearly half the children in DD's P1 class were only 4 years old at the start of the school year and most walk to school - I can't imagine anyone being pushed along to school in a stroller!

We working here to get bike riding to school banned. Even the lazy snowflakes across the street tend to ride their bikes to school.

We used a stroller at Disney when DD was just about to turn 2 but that's it (although she did get carried a few times last summer).

So if you were physically incapable of carrying your DD would you have stayed home?

 

[Millermom0606]

I still don't get how people can even remember what they saw someone doing at Disney.... all I remember is what my family and I did while we were there TOGETHER......

No matter what way you do things, try worrying about what you are doing, not what everyone else is doing..... I'd much rather laugh at Chip n Dale than laugh at some other family......

 

[daisyh5]

Or...

Moral of the story: Use a stroller on the chance your child may have broken bones or you your child may need surgury and be out for the rest of the softball season.

(question - so, kids can play softball with a broken foot so long as they don't go into a park on it? Just asking. I'd think a broken foot is pretty much the end of a softball season, park or no park.)

Exactly....... Most parents can determine if an ankle injury is Dr. worthy. Most adults can look and judge the amount of bruising/swelling to determine how serious the injury is.

 

[Planogirl]

I agree with those that say that it's no one's business whether older kids ride in strollers. Except that I've noticed way more crowded walkways right after parades and fireworks and so on and I do blame this partially on strollers. I would never tell anyone that they don't have the right to use a stroller for whatever age nor would I go to this website but it's true that the walkways seem more jammed and that is kind of a pain.

 

[Juliet25]

the more I encounter as I get older, the less judgemental I've become. You rarely know the full story...

So true! I'm way less judgmental about parenting now that my oldest is 8 and has siblings. So many "I will never..." statements have come back to bite me.

I find the site distasteful for making fun of kids. It's on-line bullying even if it does cause me to at some of the pictures. I prefer a site like the one devoted to awkward family photos where the "victims" are in on the joke.

 

[jayandstacey]

It also is not a theme park strategy in any way shape or form so technically it should probably be closed or at least moved to a different board. Posting something on a PUBLIC forum pretty much opens it up for discussions/opinions. Which is pretty much, i am sure, what the OP wanted. So why do I have to move on if I don't agree with it? Just wondering why I am not aloud to have an opinion different then yours. I am not making issues with people that find it funny to each their own. If you like it then it's ok to post that, but if you don't like it you're saying we should move on? Nice.

Not for us - Getting a stroller is probably our second most important strategy, to getting there early.

We tend to show up early and do the "big" stuff as you might at rope drop. Then as the lines begin to get long a few hours later, we go get a big stroller as an antidote to leaving the park for a hotel siesta. During midday we're slowing down anyway, and it allows one (of our two) kids to nap at bit while the rest of us meander.

We ride out the midday heat, don't carry (in our arms) any purses or purchases and are refreshed and ready for PM EMH without having left.

It is very much a stratgey, though obviously a hotly debated one.