"You know he won't remember it" what do you say back?

[edolee]

I can barely remember my first trip... and I was in my late twenties ;-)

I agree with the posts here for the most part. Tell the doubters the trip is for "me"!

I do think that for the most part a 2 year old might have more fun playing in the sand at the beach, and I can do that a lot cheaper than Disney, so I did always consider that.

At the end of the day, sometimes people just need to mind their own business... find the kindest way to tell them that!

Ed

 

[bbak30]

"She won't remember what I fed her for dinner last night, but I'm still going to feed her!"

I HATE that. Hate. Kids don't remember their 1st birthday. I don't remember my junior prom. All things worth doing though.

 

[isestrex]

Just show them this

 

[mickeyfanachey1999]

We are heading back to our happy place at the end of January and this time we will be taking our then 2 year old for the first time!!!!
So excited!
But honestly I can't stand that everyone tells us that our son won't remember the trip.
What do you say back when people say that??

We leave tomorrow and it will be our DS4's 5th trip I believe. When people ask me I tell them I will remember and I know he is having fun and whether he remembers the exact moment or not he will always think of Disney and think of happiness and fun. For what it's worth, we went this May and in July he said "I miss Mickey...when are we going back to Disney World?"

 

[disneyfanlincoln]

I remember my DD first two trips at the age of 13 months and 25 months and have precious memories, she had a great time. The third trip at the age of 35 months still technically 2 years old, my DD actually has memories of this trip and she's 9 years old now. I told people it was for happy family time in a place we love and wanted to share with her. Babies like happy mothers !!!!

 

[epcotty]

As others have said, "Hey, it's FREE for him"

 

[BalooFan]

Live in the moment! Having fond memories of vacation is wonderful. But, really, aren't we going on vacation primarily to enjoy ourselves? A two year old may not remember anything about their Disney vacation, but they can certainly have fun! This is what it is all about. So, I would say that it doesn't matter whether they remember it at all, just that they will have fun exploring WDW with people who love them.

 

[Crystal824]

"No, but I will remember it." I've taken my daughter age 5 to WDW 6 times. My 14 mo. old has been once. I've heard that comment too and that was my response.

 

[MischaOz]

I get that comment a lot! We were fortunate enough to take DD twice when she was 2 (once with just us, and once with grandparents), and we're going back again in a couple months (she's now 3). My response deoends on how much I like the person who is asking, lol. Sometimes I tell them they'll understand when they take their kids. Sometimes I say I can't remember what I had for dinner yesterday. Sometimes I say my child must be unusually smart because she definitely remembers those trips and talks all the time about how she can't wait to go back. And sometimes I go with the argument - then why go to the park, read to your child, throw them a birthday party, etc etc... We believe that spending time together as a family is important and that we are shaping the person she will become.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

We are heading back to our happy place at the end of January and this time we will be taking our then 2 year old for the first time!!!!
So excited!
But honestly I can't stand that everyone tells us that our son won't remember the trip.
What do you say back when people say that??

I have a friend who used to say "he won't remember me feeding him either, should I stop that too"

 

[MataHari22]

I never had children, but I have heard this said to others, many times, and I've never understood it. My response would simply be, that while they may not remember it, I will always cherish the memories of watching them live through the experience. I would also take lots of photos to document so they can look back and see those moments when they're older.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

My son remembered parts of our trip when he went as a 2 year old. I think it helped that I showed pictures to him regularly and he got to see his favorite character at the time - Winnie the Pooh.

When he was 18 and graduated High School we went back and made sure to eat at the Crystal Palace again and I brought enlarged copies of those pictures for the characters to sign. My son was grinning away when he saw those and made sure to let the characters know that the little boy in them was him all grown up.
The characters had fun with it and so did he.

So I would just tell people that you'll both remember because of the pictures.

 

[rosedolph]

If you don't do anything until your child can remember it, then that's going to be a boring first 4-5 years. What about birthdays or holidays, no trips to the zoo? When someone said that just roll your eyes and keep planning your Disney trip (and you can tell them that you heard of a crazy lady (me) who took her 5 WEEK old son to Disney - that will blow their mind). Your son is going to love it, you're going to love watching him love it, and you will remember it forever! Plus take lots of pictures and retell the story of his first trip often. You might be surprised as he gets older how much he "remembers".

 

[jenrose66]

We are heading back to our happy place at the end of January and this time we will be taking our then 2 year old for the first time!!!!
So excited!
But honestly I can't stand that everyone tells us that our son won't remember the trip.
What do you say back when people say that??

Everyone said that when I took my kids on their first trip. My reply was "but I will remember and they will have fun while they are in the moment and we will have pictures to look back on and enjoy." I was right on all three counts!

 

[Micca]

Clueless person: Why are you taking the children, they're so young they won't remember it?

Me: Hmm...well you may be right. If they forget, we'll just keep going back until it sticks.

 

[ravenanne]

I hear this all the time, too. I want to take my daughter to WDW next year for her 1st birthday, and I don't care if she "won't remember it". My parents took my brothers and I on plenty of family vacations when we were younger(Busch Gardens, Hershey Park, Six Flags, etc) and guess what? I hardly remember any of it, but we still have the pictures for memories.

My response? "If you're not paying for this vacation, then your opinion does not matter." My SO and I are more than excited to watch our little girl enjoy WDW even if she might not remember her first trip. Plus, we will plan to go again once she's older anyway.

 

[I'mfarfaraway]

We are heading back to our happy place at the end of January and this time we will be taking our then 2 year old for the first time!!!!
So excited!
But honestly I can't stand that everyone tells us that our son won't remember the trip.
What do you say back when people say that??

You say, "He/she will only be 2 once, and I will remember the joy and happiness that our family has had. We will have the memories of this great trip even if he won't"

 

[Memaw2Wm]

"But I will." And I do ... nevermind it was in 1976 and my kids were 7 months and 2½ and I have less than 6 photos from the trip.

 

[blackpearl77]

"But I will." And I do ... nevermind it was in 1976 and my kids were 7 months and 2½ and I have less than 6 photos from the trip.

That's exactly what I was just going to write!!!! "But I will!"

 

[HopperFan]

I will

THIS and leave it at that.

Honestly he will love looking at pictures and videos and all that magic you will have recorded and they will become a memory by default. A good idea that I've been doing is order one of the Shutterfly books with the pictures with characters and favorite moments. Great way for them to keep enjoying the trip.