We were "that" family

[ajk912]

There are still people who throw stuff out of car windows????

Don't try that move in WA or CA; that's a hefty, huge, fine if you're seen by a police officer. And creates more work for those who "adopt" highways.

And having been the queen of flat tires, a barrette that lands in *just* the right way could end up finding its way into someone else's tire...I've had the MOST bizarre things cause flats over the years! For awhile I was keeping the things, then there were just too many over about a 5 year period, but I sure kept the Goodyear guys amused.

Don't throw stuff out of car windows, no matter how much you want to, it's just not nice.

Yeah, I agree. There were many times I WANTED to chuck something out the window..but never actually did it! I would be afraid of breaking someone's window, too. You think you are throwing it straight towards the median..but with the crosswind it could be heading straight for the car behind you! I absolutely do THREATEN to throw stuff out the windows, though!

 

[LadyShea]

DH and I bicker, pick, call each other names, and make all sorts of dire threats towards each other and our son...all the time. None of it is serious. This is all teasing. I can't imagine what strangers overhearing us think.

 

[elmo2wdw]

We have been that family many times in Disney. We took our 3 sons (DS4, DS 10, DS13) on a special Christmas trip in Dec 2007. I planned so many special things for them and the oldest 2 were HORRIBLE!!!!! The oldest 2 fought so much we told them no Disney for a year (we have APs and usually go 3 to 4 times a year). We took a vacation in April with the youngest (DS4) to Disney and the oldest 2 were not allowed to go..they stayed home.

Well we are planning another trip in November..so I have been brain storming how to avoid the fighting and misery and I came up with the following solution. I ordered 2 t-shirts from vista print. Each one says I love my brother "_______!" with a big red heart and caricature of the named brother on the front. On the back the shirt says in large black letters " I have to wear this stupid t-shirt because I was fighting and being mean to my brother."

They have no idea I bought these...I am going to pull them out of my backpack and make them both wear them for 30 minutes each time they fight. For 10 and 13 year old boys...I am hoping this will quickly stop the fighting!

Wish me luck!!!!

 

[lillymom]

I haven't gotten through all the posts but I have to say that, while not as interesting as some, we will probably be that family. We will be at WDW next week it will be me, DH and DD 3. Between me being pregnant and going in early sept. I am sure I will have my moments. Then my daughter, who will be thrilled to be in WDW, says the darnest things and remarkbly loud. Like when we were at the Grocery store a few weeks ago and she decided to tell me loudly "that her boo(bees) hurt." I guess she heard me complaining about my girls. So needless to say this will be interesting.

 

[janloz]

I have found my people ....

We had several of those moments during our 2006 trip:

1. During a Gift of a Lifetime bday scavenger hunt for DD's 5th dbay, DS8 at time was reading the clues, and read one and looked at everyone and loudly states "Oh crud, we have to go on Small world again!"

2. While in line for CRT to get photo with Cinderella, same DS loudly states that he doesn't want to eat in the castle and certainly doesn't want to have his picture taken with a stupid princess.

3. DH insisted that we scrap all the park touring plans since "we are just going to enjoy ourselves and go with the flow." Being the overplanner that I am, I flipped and refused to take to DH for days. Then when we get home, he wonders why we didn't see anything.

4. We had almost 200 photopass pictures taken during our trip then when we got the CD, I noticed that we didn't take a single photo of just the 4 of us. All the good photos are of DH, DD, DS and SIL. Needless to say, I wasn't happy.

5. We also have had the elevator button problem and since we travel alot, we have come up with one pushes elevator call button the other pushes button on the inside. Neither get the card key to open the room thus eliminating the galloping children down the hall.

6. Not a WDW moment but local restaurant. While at dinner with DD (3 at the time), DS, my mom, DD decides to climb under the continually to get crayons that fell off the table, Not the cleanest place if you get my drift. After many warnings from me of "If you climb under there again, I will take you out of here without ice cream while your brother and Gmother have theirs." She climbed under again and was quite surprised when she came out to find me with her coat in hand, scooping her up and carrying her out of there. While she screamed at the top of her lungs, "I hate you, you are the worst mother in the world......" Of course, we were in the further booth from the door. I calmly and quitely kept walking out the door while seeing many wide eyed kids and parents wanting to cheer. I put DD in her car seat to hear "You are mean!" So I say, "Well, you are fresh, so we are even!" My mom came out shortly after that with our ice creams in a bag so DD says "I'll have mine when we get home, thanks." We got home and DS, mom and I take ice cream from the bag and DD watched me put hers in the freezer and say "You can have yogurt or fruit if you would like but no ice cream." She sat there and watched us eat ours in silence and learned when mom says something, she will follow through. She is now 7 1/2 and has never behaved badly in a restaurant again.

 

[Mickeypooh99]

Don't throw stuff out of car windows, no matter how much you want to, it's just not nice.

Thank you for saying that. I've been thinking it since I read peoples comments about throwing stuff out the window. It makes me so sad to walk around my rural neighborhood, and see everthing people have thrown out the window. Pop cans, fast food wrappers, CD's etc. You could pull over at a gas station and use the garbage can.

 

[missj1975]

Great thread. I am glad to read about people being honest about not being perfect.

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

I love the threads on here where people actually admit that they (and especially their kids) are not perfect, and are normal humans!!! Makes me feel so.... wonderfully average!! Now if only I could spell.....

 

[DisneyMomx7]

I forgot about the never ending fight over who gets to use the room key. We usually have a system one gets to push the elevator button to get the elevator, one pushes the inside elevator button and one gets the room key. Sad to say though, being honest, sometimes those gallovating children you hear running down the halls of some of the nicest resorts are mine. They are trying to reach the door first, and will no doubtedly be willing to knock a brother or sister down just to "Win".

 

[Cdnmommy]

The funniest was when DS yelled "BO-RING" just as the birds dropped in the Tiki Room.

DH and I had an argument at AK and then I burst into tears and actually said "this is supposed to be the happiest place on earth and I'm not friggin happy." Without missing a beat DH said "no dear, that's Magic Kingdom. You can be cranky here."

We had numerous others! Too many to think of.

That's too funny, something my dh would come out with!

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Well we are planning another trip in November..so I have been brain storming how to avoid the fighting and misery and I came up with the following solution. I ordered 2 t-shirts from vista print. Each one says I love my brother "_______!" with a big red heart and caricature of the named brother on the front. On the back the shirt says in large black letters " I have to wear this stupid t-shirt because I was fighting and being mean to my brother."

They have no idea I bought these...I am going to pull them out of my backpack and make them both wear them for 30 minutes each time they fight. For 10 and 13 year old boys...I am hoping this will quickly stop the fighting!

Wish me luck!!!!

Do you think that would work for DH???

6. Not a WDW moment but local restaurant. While at dinner with DD (3 at the time), DS, my mom, DD decides to climb under the continually to get crayons that fell off the table, Not the cleanest place if you get my drift. After many warnings from me of "If you climb under there again, I will take you out of here without ice cream while your brother and Gmother have theirs." She climbed under again and was quite surprised when she came out to find me with her coat in hand, scooping her up and carrying her out of there. While she screamed at the top of her lungs, "I hate you, you are the worst mother in the world......" Of course, we were in the further booth from the door. I calmly and quitely kept walking out the door while seeing many wide eyed kids and parents wanting to cheer. I put DD in her car seat to hear "You are mean!" So I say, "Well, you are fresh, so we are even!" My mom came out shortly after that with our ice creams in a bag so DD says "I'll have mine when we get home, thanks." We got home and DS, mom and I take ice cream from the bag and DD watched me put hers in the freezer and say "You can have yogurt or fruit if you would like but no ice cream." She sat there and watched us eat ours in silence and learned when mom says something, she will follow through. She is now 7 1/2 and has never behaved badly in a restaurant again.

 

[lisadr]

The post before me reminded me of a lunch date I had with a friend and her DD. The girls were acting up and my friend say to her DD " If you don't behave I am going to call the manager over!" My DD had never heard that threat(I am am waitress/bartender/pt mgr so I never use that one b/c I htate when parents make me the bad/scary guy ), so she turns to her friend, with her eyes wide, and says "Emily,please, just tell your mom you'll be good!!"

 

[moredisneyplease]

I only have a 3 year old and an 8 month old but i'm sure I'll be posting my stuff in a few years!!

 

[WeRDisneyPeople]

I love this! Two years ago we went for the big family vacation. The very first day of our wonderful family vacation, DD has to go potty. She was 4 at the time. The auto flushing potty scared the p@@p out of her. The rest of the 10 day vacation so would scream if beg to go back to the hotel to pee. I finally snapped and told her to "Stop the whinning! This is the frigging happiest place on earth and you are sucking the fun out of our vacation. Just shut up and pee!" Needless to say, she peed and I heard laughter coming out of other stalls in the bathroom. I was so embarrassed, we had to wait a few minutes for the other stalls to clear out. Mother of the year, right here!!!

 

[irene_dsc]

Oh, gosh. It's been long enough I can't quote us directly, but we did have our auto-flush freak-out moment, naturally, when we were in line for Peter Pan shortly before Wishes, so I was worried we would miss our chance. I can't remember exactly what I screamed at poor terrified dd, but it probably ranks up here in the thread! (I now carry post-it notes in my purse, to avoid those freak-outs.)

And, yeah, we had at least one of Those moments every day.

But, I don't make threats I can't/won't follow through - and I've told my kids not to litter enough times that there's no way I'd be throwing stuff out the window. Confiscate, yes, and maybe throw out later - but not out the window.

But, thanks for all the laughs!!!

 

[RMulieri]

My expectations are real low for this upcoming trip....survive 7 days without killing each other.

 

[3smithboys]

I have had the best time reading this thread. I have 3 boys- 10 and 5 year old twins. Needless to say, we are THAT family a lot!

 

[crisi]

I forgot about the never ending fight over who gets to use the room key.

The room key. I thought I was SO clever to let each child open the door with their own key - but then the fight became "Mom came in on MY key" (somehow, that being a superior outcome and them "winning"). So we are that family where my DH unlocks the door and goes in, my son unlocks the door and goes in, my daughter unlocks the door and goes in, then I unlock the door and go in - exasperated, but not having my kids yelling about anything more than who got to go in first.

 

[Miss LD]

(I try and assume that when I see bad behavior, I am simply seeing the worst moment in time - the moment most of us have when heat and whiny children and a big Visa bill get the best of us - or an ordinary normally well behaved child deciding to take a stand about having a spinny light thing. And if you and your children never have these moments, you've been blessed.)

I LOVE people who feel this way.
There's nothing worse than your child having a complete meltdown and everyone looking at you like you're the worst parent ever.
DS always picks the worst moment to "take a stand" about stuff. I try to remind myself that this will bode him well in the future.

 

[sdoll]

We were that family too . . .

It was Sept 2006, and I was there with DD5, and my MIL , and my DH's aunt. We were going into AK, they were riding ECV's, I was walking. As you all know it is about 200 degrees hotter in AK. I was hot, tired and really cranky. My MIL ran my foot over about a dozen times, and I got really mad. I yelled at her and told her if she ran my f ing foot over one more time I would drive that ECV over her and park it up her A. Well needless to say, she never ran my foot over again. I never talked to her, let alone anyone like that, expecially in the happiest place on earth. I felt so bad, it wasn't really loud so I don't think anyone heard, except her.


OMG! I dream of saying things like this to my MIL I am actually envious of you. I know I would feel guilty afterward but the thoughts that have past through my mind make me blush at times. I have never said them but oh I think them. I have to remind myself that the man I love and father of my children was raised by that woman. Still can't figure out how that happened.