We were "that" family

[timzagain]

Well, it didn't happen at the park but a few months ago, I tore into my father-in-law. He is easily the most obnoxious creature I have ever encountered. He was being and obnoxious to the kids! For 10 years, I instructed the kids - please ignore him and remember to pray for him. Well, I forgot all about my promise to myself that I will not sink into that level of behaviour. I totally lost my mind - and the next thing I knew, a string of expletives was spewing from my lips. Wow! I'm embarrassed to admit it, but it felt GOOD! (I did apologize to the kids for my behaviour, though!)

The funniest thing was DH's reaction! I told DH, "Hon, I cussed your father royally today!" DH's response - "Oh really! I'm surprised it took you so long! Would you like me to go and finish cussing him for you, 'cause I have a few things I'd like to tell him myself!"

FIL has not messed with me or the children since then!

 

[KEMdisney]

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!!!

similar situation happened to me, until I learned that if you put a post it over the sensor on the back of the toilet, it will not flush. Just a tip I thought Id share!

 

[robinb]

Oh yeah ... we've been THAT family. The most memorable was when on the my DD's 6th birthday trip. We brought my 6-year old niece to keep my only-child DD company. That didn't work at all. They fought like cats and dogs the whole time. The niece is a middle child and knows exactly how to needle a child to make them melt and pitch a fit. My DD melted and pitched in response and then would would be terribly hurtful back. This happened multiple times a day. It was the ONLY time I wished I could leave WDW early. One morning at MGM my DD completely lost it. It was the fit to end all fits. Some nice passer-by even tried to calm her to no avail. I threatened to take her back to the room and she didn't believe me. I literally picked her up and carried her out of the park over my shoulder kicking a screaming. A pregnant woman entering the park gave me a HORRIFIED look and I growled "Just you wait!" as I walked by her with my screaming bundle of joy.

From that point on, "You behave or we will leave." had some teeth.

 

[WeRDisneyPeople]

similar situation happened to me, until I learned that if you put a post it over the sensor on the back of the toilet, it will not flush. Just a tip I thought Id share!

Great idea! That is definitely better than my, "It's a magic potty. Disney World is the most magical place of all and even has magic potty's." That just made it worse.

 

[DisneyBrat]

I have laughed so hard at this thread! We leave in 2 weeks for Universal I will share some of our "that family" experiences

 

[budbeerlady]

That was us also.

DD decieded photos were "not something I agreed to!" by the end of the first day. I wanted a family photo taken in each park with the photopass. Its 1 photo a day, 4 total, not the end of the world. She drove me insane and was a brat over it.
We had a little coming to Jesus meeting over it during day 2 and by the last day when she whined about an extra photo in France in the WS I threatened to take her into the bathroom to adjust her attitude. Not one of my better moments by any means but I had had it over the whole thing.

 

[pntsmom99]

OMG! I have to say this is the best thread yet! With the number of times we have been to WDW there have been many heated exchanges. I don't know what it is about Future World, but that's where it usually happens for me an DH. More than once I seen his skinny butt stalking off towards test track...while I huff off towards the land, getting about 10 feet before rushing back to him saying (under my breath) this is my f*****ng vacation..YOU WILL BEHAVE OR YOUR GONNA REGRET IT. NOW SUCK IT UP AND COME ON.

I'm the parent who is usually seen forcing a cute little brown haired girl onto a ride, saying, "Stop that! Right NOW! and get on the ride...it will be fun!"

I will definatly have to keep track of these when we go in December. Remembering them is so much more fun than actually going through them.

 

[LadyShea]

Best thread ever.

 

[Lil Tink's Nana]

There was one year I drove to Florida from NH with my young daughter. My husband made me promise I would stay with my older (10 plus years) sister the night we reached Florida. We arrived late and she insisted I have a drink of wine. She poured us both one ounce of wine. They were well known about being frugal, like one banana for three people.

OKay, my daughter and I decided not to ask her to go to WDW with us. Good idea but she came dancing out in her panty hose so we broke down and invited her to go with us.

When we got there, she wanted to take over and was against us going on all the big ticketed rides. Bertha also made sandwiches without telling me until she was in the park. In the park she kept pulling on my daughter's sweater and telling her she had to carry the lunch, until I found out. We planned to have lunch at the Liberty Tree Tavern and Bertha became quite angry with me. She refused to have lunch in the park though I wanted to buy her lunch too. Thrifty, she came with ten dollars total.

Anyway I talked her into having lunch, she enjoyed that. In those days we used tickets for the rides. I didn't want to tell you before so you wouldn't guess how old this story is. My DD and I wanted to go on the submarrine ride and she wouldn't let me buy her any tickets for the more costly rides...so she sat on a bench while we went on the ride.

When the ride was over she was ready to go home, so we drove her back home. In the morning we said our good-byes and headed back to WDW. We were tired by a day full of fun and come evening I didn't want to really find a motel. A CM was kind enough to find me a room for two days at the Contempary.

We stayed there and a few days on the west coast and then it was time to head home to NH.. We learnt if someone is an old fart they always will be an old fart, leave them at home.

We have gone many times since to WDW and have had a few good battles, usually because one of us has been tired and we have kept going, but it is the fun memories I remember and can not remember what those other moments were about.

 

[tyniknate]

I'm so glad to know we're not the only "THAT" family. We're THAT family even when we're at home! Seems like my husband chooses to sink to the level of a 13-year old only when we are in public. I have to remind him that he is the adult and not one of the kids, so fighting with them is not an option. Then he's mad at me for correcting him, and the kids are miserable and we are sooooooo that family. This joyous time we get to take my MIL, too. Should be an adventure considering her dear son can do no wrong.
LOVE THIS THREAD!

 

[Aliceacc]

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!"

Every time I need a good laugh, I come back and read this post.

Thank you for making my family seem completely normal!!!

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

Subscribing.

We are going in October and I am sure we will be "that" family and have much to report.
My kids fight with each other simply because they are breathing.

 

[JohnsonsRUs]

In Feb we had a GG with my brother and his family which consisted of 3 boys-twin 7 year olds and a 14 year old, it was their first trip to DW, we however were taking our 4th trip in a row. The 2 younger boys decided after the first day at MK, that it was "Walt Boring World" and only wanted to swim at the POP pool. Every day, all they cared about at each park we visited was when were we going to go back and swim. Needless to say my SIL was beside herself since she could have saved several thousand $$ by staying home and going to the local hotel with a water park. Even when we were at Typhoon Lagoon, they only did the wave pool. Obviously they won't be going back any time soon.

 

[deb24k]

We definitely have moments of being THAT family.

My DD5 on Pirates cried and shook scared to death. She has been on this ride at 3 1/2 years old. Me: " Cut it out and close your eyes! You are ruining this ride for other people!" (Several times in a hushed angry tone) We get off the ride and she asks for a pirate toy! "Umh, No you hated the ride." DD5 "You're so mean you never let me get anything." This was our 3rd ride on the first day of our trip.

My DS 2 1/2 took a dislike to being on the busses. He screamed "Get me off this bus!" (several times).

He also sang "I like big butts . . ." aloud, (Thanks DH!) to my dismay, followed by him kicking his crocs off and shoving his foot in his sister's face while telling her to, "Smell it! Smell my stinky feet."

There were some less than wonderful moments while waiting in the airport for a delayed flight on our trip home, but overall we had a great time! I was clearly the subject of some glares and head shakes as I gave my DD a time out for dropping her brother on his head while playing ring around the rosey. I'm so glad I'm not the only one!

 

[sunnyday123]

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.

I did this on my Dd's 4th bday. She refused to eat ALL DAY. She knew I was baking a cake, made her favorite dinner, and then her father and I proceeded to sing Happy Birthday and have her blow out the candles on her cake. Then we ate cake. She did not. Her response? I don't care, I don't want cake anyway.

Two years ago we went with my best friend and her girls, 15, 12 & 6. No, we didn't lose a bet. The 12 year old grumbled and whined more then any little kid I've ever heard. My bf had finally had enough and yelled at what seemed like the top of her lungs "we are in the happiest friggin place on earth and if you don't get happy in 5 seconds I am going to beat the sh*# out of you!" The look on the 12 years old face was the funniest thing I have ever seen and I had to sit down-with 3 other strangers much to her embarassment-because I was laughing so hard.

we are all "that" family.

 

[lisalonglash]

Subscribing.

We are going in October and I am sure we will be "that" family and have much to report.
My kids fight with each other simply because they are breathing.

Ooooh, well said! I was going to post a reply on this thread, but I'll just say "DITTO" to your post!

 

[twooley2]

yes we were that family each time we have went.
The first time we took my mother who is disbaled in a wheelchair. she can walk very short distances and I do mean short. We take a small uhaul trailer to transport her wheelchair and all our things from TX to Disney World. We arrive and she thinks shes going to help us get it out of the UHaul(her trying to be helpful) she trips and falls on the camera and my 8 yr old. She is a large woman too. Oh my which was worse the fall or everyone looking at us. Well she was ok but we were al lflustered and fro mthat point forward the looks from people whenever we had to go ahead in the handicapp line at the rides or shows and lets not get on the bus ordeal. So this next time in 2009 if someone even looks or makes a snyde remark I have committed to not caring I think there are folks that think big or large peopel arent handicap they are just fat. This is not the case for those that need to know this. This is my declaration.

 

[LadySincere]

we were THAT couple June 2000 at Epcot in front of ENGLAND. Yes over 8 years late i remember this...why because it was our HONEYMOON.

Dh decided to drink his way around the "world" well by the time he finished his YARD of guiness he was pretty good and drunk. when DH gets drunk, he gets LOUD and very friendly.....with everyone. So i calmly ask "honey, can you please just lower your voice" him "WHAT, I AM NOT LOUD. WHAT DO YOU MEEEEEAN LOWER MY VOIIIIIIIIICE" me "please, you are loud you are drunk, can we please just leave" him "NOOOOOO we're not LEAAAAAAAAAAVING" ugh...and on and on......

I ended up telling him I have the room key and you dont im leaving NOW, and started walking off, i look back and there he is following like a puppy. we rode the bus back to the hotel and he went to the pool.....probably NOT the smartest thing to do drunk.

ah well 8 years later we're still together.

We're taking a family trip this year in november MINUS DH (not by choice as hes deployed)

 

[christa112]

I love this post. I was crying I was laughing so hard yesterday at work!!!!!

 

[RadioFanatic]

I'm bringing DS 7 months for his first trip tomorrow (YIPPY), so although he can't talk, I'm sure we'll still be THAT family.

First trip with DH in 1995 (when he was still BF and we had only been together a month and a half by then), I had gotten sunburnt the day before. As we were going through the day at WDW, my eyes felt tighter and tighter - I kept asking BF if my face looked okay and he kept saying I looked beautiful. I went to the bathroom and looked in teh mirror and saw my face totally swollen - so bad my eyes were almost swollen shut. I came out screaming and crying at him b/c he lied to me and I was totally embarassed. He still hasn't let me live that down.