Would you let your child wait for you outside of ride???

[kris4360]

The good thing about having a big family is one person can get a good spot in a line for an attraction and the others can jump right in.

Oh boy! Lmao

 

[Granny square]

We like to pool hop as a family. But no one hops unless everyone does.

Maybe that will keep things going.

We share one mug we bought in 1994.

 

[rainynight]

We have friends that have one child. They did everything together when he was growing up. When he turned 18, he couldn't wait to move out of the house and gain some freedom. It was sad, his Mom went into totally depression when he left home.

Oh please. There are many people with siblings who are eager to leave the house as well. I moved out as soon as I was legally able to do so and it had nothing to do with a miserable family life. I just wanted to be out on my own. Same with my husband. He was also eager to be on his own.

Your comment sounds like a jab at only children and/or the idea of a close family. I'd much rather see a family doing everything together than many of the families I see where kids are basically raising themselves.

 

[Granny square]

Oh please. There are many people with siblings who are eager to leave the house as well. I moved out as soon as I was legally able to do so and it had nothing to do with a miserable family life. I just wanted to be out on my own. Same with my husband. He was also eager to be on his own.

Your comment sounds like a jab at only children and/or the idea of a close family. I'd much rather see a family doing everything together than many of the families I see where kids are basically raising themselves.

Frankly, I'd like to see a happy medium. Life is far more grey than black and white.

 

[fitzperry]

We share one mug we bought in 1994.

Now that is togetherness.

 

[mom2rtk]

Frankly, I'd like to see a happy medium. Life is far more grey than black and white.

Wait.... you mean there's a reasonable middle ground?

 

[dansamy]

Actually, some of what i said were responses to multiple people, but just weren't quoted. My first response was just from when I was scrolling down the first page to make a response because it was shocking to me that so many people are just okay with letting their child be alone.

Yes. I'm okay with letting my child be alone. Because I've taught them how to do that. Admittedly, I rely on eldest DS to take charge when it's just the three kids. However, my bossy britches dd, who runs my house & is raising everyone in it, is also starting to take charge. Poor ds11 doesn't stand a chance!

(I wish I could get to the smilies list through the dis app. I need a sarcasm smilie. My DD12 *is* very bossy & a take charge kind of person. Although they're only 15 months apart, she is trying her best to raise her little brother.)

 

[Granny square]

Wait.... you mean there's a reasonable middle ground?

Must be the meds...

 

[lindsroc]

Lawd have mercy. This really has no right/wrong answer it really depends on the family and the child involved.

 

[TJBerry]

Wow, this thread is all over the place!

 

[kris4360]

I love the point about it not being fair to make a child wait while you go on a ride. IMHO this demonstrates that the child is less important than the ride.

Last month we went to Six Flags and my 8 year old had to wait while we took advantage of the child swap. While I stood at the front ready to go on the ride with my 10 year old, I watched my little guy just stand at the exit looking around and look bored. He was patient but there was no ride for all that waiting. I vowed not to do it to him again. I let him pick the next ride and told him if he couldn't ride something, I would take him on something he could and my older son would take my 10 year old on the ride. I promise you - I didn't miss going on the ride.

What I gained was special one on one time with my 8 year old.

They only way I would leave my tween alone while I went on a ride is in a gift shop with $10 to spend for being a good sport!

Is this a big deal? NO! It's their business not mine BUT seeing how this is a forum we share our opinions and hope that others are kind in their responses.

I agree! The ride is more important to them if they must leave the child!

 

[fitzperry]

Wow, this thread is all over the place!

Actually, considering its length and the controversial nature of the issue, I thought it stayed pretty closely on topic until the last page or two.

 

[fitzperry]

I agree! The ride is more important to them if they must leave the child!

That's right. I confess. A ride on the HM is more important to me than my child.

Good grief.

Can you really not see that it's not necessary to choose between the child and the ride?

 

[kris4360]

That's right. I confess. A ride on the HM is more important to me than my child.

Good grief.

Can you really not see that it's not necessary to choose between the child and the ride?

No it's not necessary to choose, if the child doesn't want to ride there is no decision to make. Nobody goes!

 

[LucyBC80]

I agree with this. A vacation is different than everyday life. When my family goes on vacation, we make a point to do things together, not separate. That's what a vacation is for, from our point of view.

So because my 70 year old mother won't ride a ToT or RiRC and I decided that I want to ride it anyway we're not enjoying our trip as a family? How absurd is that? The same thing apply to a child, if a 10-11 year old won't ride Space Mountain and the parents know that their child is capable of waiting 10 minutes inside the gift shop while they ride, they are being selfish? I truly don't get this.

 

[Granny square]

No it's not necessary to choose, if the child doesn't want to ride there is no decision to make. Nobody goes!

So what if each of five people dislikes 2 rides? Why bother going? Boring. Because some of the best rides are love/hate. Coasters, dark rides, corny rides, and shows.

How boring.

 

[AllyC]

This post is interesting as I am organising my first USA and Disney trip. I am travelling as a single parent with DD 14 and DS will just be 9 when we go. I have worried about this as I know he will not want to do HM or TOT and they are my and DD favourite type of rides.
There is no way I would leave him ever but that is mainly because we come from the welsh countryside and the environment is going to be so different to anything he is used to.
So I will have two options, a) Me and DD 14 will take it in turns to do single rider OR plan b) I will try and work on persuading him prior to the holiday that on these scary ride occasions he wears eye mask and i-pod when the ride begins and then after he chooses the next ride.

 

[Granny square]

This post is interesting as I am organising my first USA and Disney trip. I am travelling as a single parent with DD 14 and DS will just be 9 when we go. I have worried about this as I know he will not want to do HM or TOT and they are my and DD favourite type of rides.
There is no way I would leave him ever but that is mainly because we come from the welsh countryside and the environment is going to be so different to anything he is used to.
So I will have two options, a) Me and DD 14 will take it in turns to do single rider OR plan b) I will try and work on persuading him prior to the holiday that on these scary ride occasions he wears eye mask and i-pod when the ride begins and then after he chooses the next ride.

Lol, an iPod and eye mask couldn't have gotten me through tot Xanax maybe. Kidding of course.

 

[kris4360]

So what if each of five people dislikes 2 rides? Why bother going? Boring. Because some of the best rides are love/hate. Coasters, dark rides, corny rides, and shows.

How boring.

It's not all about the rides to us.

 

[Granny square]

It's not all about the rides to us.

But then no one gets to do their favorites if you have a large family. Part of disney fun is rides I only this year learned to like the ride! But I wouldn't have if my boys haven't been riding it for years and only this year had the guts.

I'm guessing you don't have kids spread out in ages. Mine run from 13 to 24.