Would you leave a 9-year-old while you go on a ride?

[maxiesmom]

Wow, that doesn't sound fun at ALL, lol. I can't imagine being forced to go on rides I didn't want to.......and I'm sure ODS would not appreciate me ORDERING him to go on the Carousel or Dumbo, lol. A trip to Disney is (in most cases) a trip for the kids......I wouldn't want to turn it into boot camp. If there's anywhere a kid SHOULd get to feel like a special snowflake, this is the place, IMO.

But if you have more than 2 kids and they have very different likes and dislikes, how do you make them both feel special? Do you force them both onto rides? Do you make one miss rides because the other has no interest in them? Or do you let one wait for the rest of the family while they ride?

 

[TJDisneymama]

And FTR, there is NO way in heck I could force YDD on a ride......none. She physically would not go, believe me. And shes almost as big as me, and probably stronger to boot, lol. When ODS was younger, yes, he could be bribed, or forced to do anything (with just "the look" and me talking through clenched teeth). DD........not so much. So as I see it, I could try to physically drag her kicking and screaming onto the ride.....and probably have CPS called on me for abuse, lol. OR stay off it with her but then ODS gets punished by having to ride EVERY SINGLE ONE of his favorite rides alone. That's sad, IMO. No, it probably won't traumatize him and cause him to need therapy, but still kind of sad for a Disney vacation. So I think this is a perfect compromise -- give YDD the choice, come on the ride or go through the chicken exit and wait alone for a few minutes. No forcing anyone to do anything. And ODS will still have to go on a bunch of rides alone (7 out of the 11)......but at least it's not EVERY ONE of his favorites, kwim?
I am happy with this plan so as OP, I say we can stop arguing now.

 

[Slapshot1188]

I think the main issue, and maybe the reason for your nasty tone, is because you aren't grasping the context of the original question and the comments after.

Umm... speaking of "nasty tones"

What kind of needy/demanding/dependent/fearful human are you creating?

This is really an interesting thread. Some people are just convinced that THEY have to win and that THEIR way of raising a child is the right/only one. I definitely see where the special snowflake syndrome starts.

 

[Angel Ariel]

Perhaps issues with specific posters would be better taken to PM.

 

[TJDisneymama]

But if you have more than 2 kids and they have very different likes and dislikes, how do you make them both feel special? Do you force them both onto rides? Do you make one miss rides because the other has no interest in them? Or do you let one wait for the rest of the family while they ride?

A kid missing a ride they wanted to go on would never be an option, IMO. I mean, I guess if you go to WDW several times a year it's not a big deal, but for us its more like every 2 years. My son's favorite ride is Splash Mtn. So if it's running, he's going on it whether by himself or with another person or whatever. Usually DH is with us, he and ODS go on Splash while me and YDD do something else. For YDD, enchanted tales with Belle which oDS hates. He's welcome to come In with us, or go off with DH (or someone else when there's someone else with us), or if just 3 of us, he could wait outside for us if he wants.

There's like 50-60 attractions across the 4 parks.....the majority of them we all go on together. As I said theres just 11 that YDD won't go on. There's probably 5 that ODS would prefer to pass on (pooh, dumbo, ETWB, etc.). So that's 16 out of 50-60. The rest we happily go on together

 

[Kimberly9701]

Umm... speaking of "nasty tones"





This is really an interesting thread. Some people are just convinced that THEY have to win and that THEIR way of raising a child is the right/only one. I definitely see where the special snowflake syndrome starts.

You can keep with your digs, and have fun with it. I don't see the point of this kind of back and forth. Those were comments that I made on specific outrageous responses, twist them how you wish though.

If you stalk message boards to comment negative things on the original post..and spread fears of the most unlikely scenarios, I guess all I can say is- I hope that makes your day a little brighter. Have a magical weekend

 

[Slapshot1188]

I am happy with this plan so as OP, I say we can stop arguing now.

And THAT is what matters!

There is no "right" or "wrong" no matter how some might try to argue. There is only right or wrong for YOU as you make those decisions for your kids!
Have a great time and do stop by and update on how it went.

 

[Gracie09]

No way, no how.

Another Disney theme park security guard has been busted in a child sex sting operation in central Florida this week, making it the fourth time overall that a Disney security officer has been charged with pedophilia.
http://disneyhub.blogspot.com/2016/04/another-disney-security-officer-busted.html

Hope you don't send you kids to school or teach them to call the fire department if there was a fire. A coach/teacher at a local Christian school and a firefighter were also arrested.

I have lost track the the number of times a teacher has been arrested for pediphilia. Given there are 35,000 workers at wdw I'm not at all surprised but none of the cases happened on Disney property. Unlike my teacher examples

 

[hiroMYhero]

Dropping in to remind everyone to please follow the posting Guidelines and remain civil.

 

[Sammie]

From what I've read about these stings, these people are being arrested for what, to me, seem like thought crimes. Nothing bad has actually happened. No child is in danger in the stings. I am supremely uncomfortable with these sort of things. And I feel that it's important to understand exactly what these stings mean.

I'm not saying that they would not do something awful at another point in time. But they are not being arrested for doing anything but chatting online with someone that ultimately is an adult, and for showing up at a place where there are, ultimately and in reality, no children.

A child is more in danger of these people while sitting at home using their computer rather than while standing in a busy gift shop with CMs all around and, in case I haven't already said it enough, cameras everywhere.

I am sorry but there is no way I would want a pedophile being the person an alone child went to for help. Anyone that sits at home on a computer and instigates a meeting with someone they think is going to lead them to a child for sexual purposes is not a person I would even want around a child, ever.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Because @TJDisneymama stated in Post 382 that she was happy with the replies to her OP, the thread will be closed.