We were "that" family

[FlightlessDuck]

I don't even remember all of the details anymore, but it went something like this.

We were at Epcot, and the Land Pavilion was occupied by the entire state of Rhode Island. DW decided she wanted to give her fastpasses to a family who was in line for Soarin' because DS rode Soarin' once and decided he was done.

This irritated me because 1. The place was crowded, and 2. She was wasting time. Now, in hindsight, she was being nice, but still.

We all grabbed a treat and headed in the rain for Journey into Imagination. Only to find there was no garbage can in the line queue. So we had to move to the side of the queue to finish our snacks before we could get on the ride.

As people passed us, I argued we couldn't just cut back in line. We got out of line, we needed to go to the end. DW argued that we were in line, just letting people go around us. Things got heated, although calmed down on Figment. We were back to "normal" after returning to POP and taking a nap.


... There will be eleven of us going in July. 3 Families between the ages of 81 and 2. I am afraid that we are going to be "that family" a lot this time. Our plan is to keep nuerotic SIL away from picky eater DNeice during lunch and dinner. That, I think, will stop about 40% of the tantrums that might otherwise occur. I think we can cut another 40% if we can convince them to leave their SUV size stroller at home.

 

[dawminatrix]

We took our 2(nearly 3) year old son on Toy Story a few weeks ago...kicking and screaming He was tired and cranky...by the time we were in the line he was fascinated by all the large toys, LOVED the ride, wanted to go again, and talks about it at home now!

a collective "sorry" to those that thought maybe we were trying to torture him!!!

 

[tinkermom23]

We were THAT family too!
DH had enjoyed the new cusine at Boma a little too much and got an upset stomach. The bus ride back was full of people and we stopped at ASMusic first. DH says "I don't think I can wait 2 more stops for the bathroom" and just gets off the bus, leaving me with a crabby DS9, DD2 who kept asking "why is Daddy sick?" and DS2 who was screaming "I want my Daddy!" Oh, and a double stroller and all our bags from the day.
DS2 starts saying he needs to go potty and I think it's just so he can go with DH. So I tell him he can hold it. He screams "No I can't. I need to go potty!" and is holding himself.
I think it will be quick but then I see that the busdriver needs to help a person with ECV out so now I think I'll just get off, but he has the front door closed and we can't get out.
He finally comes to the front and I tell him we need to get off and he feels the need to remind me he cannot pick us back up since the parks are all closed. I don't care, I just want to get off that bus!
We race into the bathroom with crabby DS9 saying he just wanted to go to bed! and refused to help me at all!
I had a melt-down in the bathroom stall and when I came out, some very nice lady said " We all feel like that sometimes." I started crying again!

Luckily, the walk to our resort was long enough for us all to calm down.

 

[pweyl36]

Oh absolutely!

My son wet his pants 2 years in a row @ MK (he was 5 & 6 and didn't want to take time out to go to the bathroom, and din't tell anyone until it was too late) The ride back on the bus was unpleasant and accompanied by a lot of "I'm not sitting with him....ewwww! He has pee-pants!"

......and the constant "sister hitting."

......and last year the daily argument over the top bunk (no bunks this year )

...and as we were getting ready to go to MNSSHP when a cast member called my daughter a beautiful princess (she was soooo proud of her dress) and my son corrected him saying, "No, she is a FAT princess!"

...and the knock-down, drag-out over a bag of doritos...

...and another no-holds barred death match over which color power ranger we were going to see!

...and the time my son left his fanny pack that held about 10 lbs of candy from MNSSHP and his lanyard with about a zillion traded pins in the bathroom (we told him not to take it off 84,000 times!) it was never returned....and the 1/2 hour sob fest that followed He then got the brilliant idea that his sister should share hers (pins and all) because he didn't have any...the argument went something like this...."I'm not giving you mine, it's not my fault you are a stupid baby and lost yours!" "Mommy told you not to take it off, dummy!" ...and the well thought out reply...."You're fat! and you stink!"

I just can't stand the "your fat line" my son knows how to get to my daughter. Last week he wrote on the chalk board in our garage " fat Erin",
I told him if I hear it one more time he will write it 100 times.

 

[LydiaAch]

My DD4 is sensitive to things and has been labeled "spirited". This trip should be interesting. I love her the way she is and wouldn't change a thing but what I would love are the skills to deal with it!

 

[clc053103]

My DD4 is sensitive to things and has been labeled "spirited". This trip should be interesting. I love her the way she is and wouldn't change a thing but what I would love are the skills to deal with it!

I took a spirited 3 year old DS last year. As my mom said, he was the best character in Disney!!! Keep a watchful eye as he tended to run at times- but otherwise, just enjoy!!!!!

But here's the line that the cousins love to repeat:

On our last night we were enjoying a nice dinner at Cali Grill. Waiter asked DS if we wanted dessert- he responded "No, I sick now"....and threw up on the table.

 

[LJRJR]

We were that family in April in Hollywood Studios, right under the giant hat near the entrance, when my DD8 and DS7 started their own wrestling match and began to beat the heck out of each other. Needless to say it was quite embarassing, but it was quite a show for those around us. Even though I know other families have their issues, I never seem to notice.

 

[sparkyboy]

DGS also had one of those, I'm going to be sick moments when we were out. Before, we could even get him to the bathroom, he vomited profusely, and then said, my tummy feels much better now and wanted to know what he could eat.. Needless, to say, we left a good tip along with our apologies to those sitting near us.

 

[reservations4five]

OMG we were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "that" family.

Last summer on the last night of our trip. We were in MK and DH decides that this is the night he is going to start saying "No" after pretty much saying yes all week long. Our middle DD who is the most grounded kid wanted a damn baby simba stuffed animal. Mind you this is the kid who NEVER asks for anything, and is grateful for whatever she receives.

DH said no, she proceeded to through the biggest tantrum I have ever seen. Seriously, she has NEVER acted like that before. Of course her twin, started a sympathy fit. The DD11 started crying because they were. By the time we got out to catch the ferry I was so po'ed, I was crying.

So we sat on a bench bawling like babies, DH stood over to one side grumbling to himself about how much he hated WDW. I screamed at him, "I don't really give a f%^& what you like and don't like as you are NEVER coming with us again." "GOOD!" he screams back.

Yeah, it was not a pretty picture.

The worst thing is the whole way home the next day she sniffed and cried over that stupid dust collector.

Now, DH says to me the very first thing I am buying when we get there is 3 baby Simba stuffed animals. I just hope to GOD that they are still selling them next summer. LOL

 

[tinkermom23]

OMG we were SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "that" family.

Last summer on the last night of our trip. We were in MK and DH decides that this is the night he is going to start saying "No" after pretty much saying yes all week long. Our middle DD who is the most grounded kid wanted a damn baby simba stuffed animal. Mind you this is the kid who NEVER asks for anything, and is grateful for whatever she receives.

DH said no, she proceeded to through the biggest tantrum I have ever seen. Seriously, she has NEVER acted like that before. Of course her twin, started a sympathy fit. The DD11 started crying because they were. By the time we got out to catch the ferry I was so po'ed, I was crying.

So we sat on a bench bawling like babies, DH stood over to one side grumbling to himself about how much he hated WDW. I screamed at him, "I don't really give a f%^& what you like and don't like as you are NEVER coming with us again." "GOOD!" he screams back.

Yeah, it was not a pretty picture.

The worst thing is the whole way home the next day she sniffed and cried over that stupid dust collector.

Now, DH says to me the very first thing I am buying when we get there is 3 baby Simba stuffed animals. I just hope to GOD that they are still selling them next summer. LOL

That was SOO us!
DH & I get into argument over a stuffed Stitch our DS9 wanted to buy with his own money! DH says he's never coming to this place again because it's sucks all his hard-earned money faster than I can even spend which he went on to add, I spend plenty at home blah, blah, blah...
I tell him that's fine, we'll leave his cheap*** at home next time and he says fine... as I look around, 3 families are looking at us like we're a couple of 3 year olds! I was so embarrassed.
It was the only argument between us for the whole trip!!

 

[PixiePlanner]

This will be us next month! We are heading to the World with inlaws. My first trip as well as DS10 & DD6. My MIL stated, "You are the oldest person I know that has not been to Disney!" That tells you what my trip will be like. My family is "that" family on its own withOUT the help of the inlaws. We should be quite a show for everyone else. It is always funnier when it's not you and yours.

 

[reservations4five]

That was SOO us!
DH & I get into argument over a stuffed Stitch our DS9 wanted to buy with his own money! DH says he's never coming to this place again because it's sucks all his hard-earned money faster than I can even spend which he went on to add, I spend plenty at home blah, blah, blah...
I tell him that's fine, we'll leave his cheap*** at home next time and he says fine... as I look around, 3 families are looking at us like we're a couple of 3 year olds! I was so embarrassed.
It was the only argument between us for the whole trip!!

Yeah, it was our only arugment too. That is pretty similar to the rest of ours. It was not pretty! I know what people mean when they say they "hit the wall" we sure hit ours, hard.

 

[pweyl36]

My DD4 is sensitive to things and has been labeled "spirited". This trip should be interesting. I love her the way she is and wouldn't change a thing but what I would love are the skills to deal with it!

What exactly is a "sprited" child????

 

[ggmom]

if anyone here was at Pecos Bil''s on May 3 around lunch time, you saw us being THAT family. It was hot and we were all hungry and cranky. I got all the food and when I finally found my DH and kids, my DD 4 was in the middle of a MAJOR MELTDOWN! She was crying and saying she "couldn't reach" the table. She honestly wasn't even making sense, and couldn't even tell us what she wanted or meant. Mt DS 1 just sat there staring at her, eating his french fries, while my DH and I silently debated who was going to get to run away!!! After about 10 minutes, she finally agreed to sit on my lap, and proceeded to eat an entire cheeseburger. She was as sweet as pie after that! Luckily, that was the only meltdown of the week, so I guess I can't complain!

 

[clc053103]

What exactly is a "sprited" child????

basic characteristics include high energy, sensitivity, persistence, intensity, moodiness, lack of adaptability.

 

[tinkermom23]

basic characteristics include high energy, sensitivity, persistence, intensity, moodiness, lack of adaptability.

impulsive, doesn't transition well, and often diagnosed as ADHD.

 

[Kathymcbain]

(Inspired by the "happiest place on earth" thread)

In case anyone missed them, I would like to share some memorable lines from our recent WDW vacation that probably had other people shaking their heads in wonder.

- "Oh, yeah? Then I'll just take the monorail back to the resort!!" from 5 year old Kira on learning that she wasn't going to get her wish of the moment.

- "I will NOT go in there and you can't make me!!" from 10 year old Brian who developed a sudden and earth shattering fear of costumed characters. No big deal, right? Except that "there" was Chef Mickey's, it was our first night, he was terrified, and the rest of the family was already in and seated.

- "What do you mean you don't know where she is????" from my husband when Kira ran ahead of me to our longhouse, pressed the wrong elevator key, and disappeared for 15 minutes. I would imagine that if you were anywhere in the zip code at the time, you probably heard this one.

-"You never buy me anything!!" from 8 year old Julia, wanting a $46 purse in a store.

And on and on it goes. We had a wonderful time, but did have our moments!!!

Will anyone else admit to being "THAT" family or was it just us??

LOL, I just wanted to thank you for taking my kids to Disney World for me...it sounds like you had a great time with them.

 

[mmmbop]

I've been going since I was 3 - and my grandmother says I only had one meltdown (and I'm not even sure when this was)... When we waited for the afternoon parade at MK. I hadn't had a nap or anything. It was hot, and my grandmother gave my mother $$ to get us all a nice little treat. My mother comes back with two chocolatey Mickey bars for me and my grandmother, and a nice/cool/refreshing lemonade bar for herself! Story goes that I threw a fit, and my grandmother didn't want that sort of ice cream, either. My mother was stuck eating two Mickey bars, I got the lemonade/fruit bar and my grandmother didn't have anything Other than that, there are no stories about me Once the parade started, I was fine.

We had also been trying to get my uncle to join us from when we started going. He never could (he didn't want to leave his GF at home), so he FINALLY saves up enough money to go with his GF. Well, when he finally went, my other uncle (who never wanted to go - "it's for babies") decided that it was OK for him to go as well. So, it was my other uncle's first time (They were 34 & 35 at the time).
It was my grandmother, my mother, me, uncle #1, his gf & uncle #2.
Uncle #1 is leading all of us, and this is his second trip. This is me, grandmother & mother's 10th time or so.
Other uncle's first time.
Uncle #1's GF broke her toe at TL the day before. She had to be pushed in a WC. My grandmother was still able to walk at this point, but had a hard time. Since uncle & GF are leading, we're all following like baby ducks. His GF says to him "Slow down, your mother is having a hard time keeping up!" His reply? "But we're going to miss all the rides!!!" Mind you, the man was 35 at the time!


Another trip, it was me, grandmother, Uncle #1 & GF.
His touring style is to sleep late, go to parks for several hours, then back to the hotel to chill. So, grandmother & I went along with it. They wouldn't leave until noon or so. Grandmother & I would ALWAYS be waiting for them for at least an hour and a half.
One day, we weren't quite ready (I still had to brush my teeth). He decided he couldn't wait for me to brush my teeth, so he & his GF leave! We catch the next bus, go to AK and see his GF sitting by a tree in the front. She tells us he went to get FP for KS. OK, I run back there, get FP for me & gma. Get back to the Oasis (where I left gma & GF), and he's saying "ok, i'm going on KRR." (did I mention uncle is notorious for going from one side of the park to another, then back again?) We said oh, we're going to ITTBAB, since it's RIGHT there. He said, "OK we'll go too." We go on a few more rides, do the FP for KS. At the end, we went through the trail and my uncle saw this big gorilla, the alpha male, with some sort of log. He thought it was hilarious and wanted to stay forever and watch it. Gma finally left (back to hotel). I decided to stay, and we went on Dinosaur. We get there, it closed. He decides he wants to go back to see the big alpha male again. So we trudge back over to the trail. I see a bench at the exit and ask if I could sit down & wait for him. He tells me, "NO! You're ruining my vacation!!!!!" All for wanting to sit down on a bench... I followed him through the trail, back down to Dinosaur (where we got in line & it closed again) and he barely spoke to me the rest of the day! I guess that was my fault too

But my gma and I still laugh about "we're going to miss all the rides!" and "you're ruining my vacation!"




ETA: The worst I've been a part of was in December, while in the Peter Pan queue. We'd been waiting about 45 minutes (I was alone, with a family of 4 behind me). I don't mind kids, I don't. But the younger one was crawling around on the floor, clinging to my leg (almost tripping me as I walked ) and then finally, he had enough. He started flailing, kicking, screaming... got a few good kicks on me too They picked up the kid, it shrieked in my ear. I was about to have a meltdown of my own. I know it's not the parents fault, but yikes. Please tell me you don't let your children kick/cling/shriek/etc at strangers in line? I've never really had the problem of kids in line before, usually just as the family is walking/in a store.

 

[crisi]

Spirited Children

Spirited Child is a descriptor - but not a medical diagnosis. It is (as the mother of one) - a positive spin on "your child is a pain in the butt."

I'd imagine that ADHD kids can often be described as 'spirited' - so could kids who are ODD. Or kids with a Sensory Integration Dysfunction. But a lot of kids who wouldn't qualify for any diagnosis, but just have a more intense and/or stubborn personality (in my case, its my little drama queen) get described as spirited.

http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Your-Spirited-Child-Perceptive/dp/0060923288

 

[bgohre]

There were 10 of us total and we had been at AK most of the day. We did all the things on everybodies list and were making our way out of the park with a stop at Bugs Life. This was the only thing my sister wanted to do while we were there. Both her sons (8 and 6) decided that they wanted to go swimming and announced to everybody that they were no longer going on rides because they were tired.

We sat outside the Tree Of Life for about 5 minutes trying to talk them into going. Of course the more people asked the more they dug in their heels. I volunteered to stay outside with them while they go. My sister was really disappointed because she was really looking forward to taking her kids on her favorite ride (plus both boys were HUGE Bugs Life fans). So as the three of us sat on the bench talking they said they wanted to go swimming? WAIT, you're to tired to walk but not to tired to swim, I asked them. "YEP" they both said.

So I stood up and said:
Me - We're going on this ride.
Nephew 1 - Nope
Me - Yes you are
Nephew 1 - Nope
Me - Well if you're not to tired to swim, then you're not to tired to go on this ride with your mother.
Nephew 1 - If you carry me
Nephew 2 - Yeah, if you carry me.

All of the sudden they both crossed that imaginary line we all have. So I said okay, stand up. Thinking they are calling my bluff they did. I walked around behind them and lifted them both up by the back of the pants and proceeded to walk to the ride carrying both my nephews like luggage. Needless to say they were not thrilled by this. I set them both down and asked them if they were ready to walk yet? NOPE, so back up they go by the seat of their pants. My older DN8 graps one of the rails as we walk by, DN6 sees this and grabs the other. I calmly tell them to let go or I'm going to keep walking. They refuse, so I start walking thinking they'll let go. They're thinking I'll stop. Neither one of us did, but unfortunately for them, they only thing that let go was they pants and in an instant they both had their pants around their knees. I immediately set them down as they frantically pull up their pants, bend down on one knee and ask. "Now, are you ready to walk".

Whenever anybody in my family complains about being tired somone will always say "do you want Bobby to carry you".