I wrote about something similar before, but I have been getting this alot lately.
In my world, within my family and the few friends I have, I dont even dare mention disney to them anymore. Anytime I do, I get almost a knee jerk reaction from them where they tell me to grow up!.. I'm a 25 year old man, Disney history fascinates me, always has. My parents took me to wdw every summer growing up, and I grew a deep appreciation for the world and its an appreciation that continues to this day.
I spent over $1,000 last christmas getting my family annual passes for disney. Did they appreciate it? sure but mostly they thought that there was a hidden motive for them to HAVE to take trips to disney for the next year. Which I guess that isnt so wrong. Disney is pretty much the only place where I can go with my family and we still all have a good time. Its one of the few places where I can actually see my dad smile ear to ear. Its a place where we can all go and forget about our problems, if only for a little while.
But still, anytime I bring up disney outside the gates of wdw, or anytime I tell my family about taking another trip up to the world, I'm hit with the knee-jerk response, "grow up"..
I'd like to say that it doesnt hurt, or bother me, but I cant help it, it does. I mean what do they mean "grow up?" does it mean I should not take interest in the things that interest me? does it mean I should be more like them? does it mean I should only care about the things they care about?
Has anyone ever said this to you? How do you respond? especially when its your own family saying it to you?
Christmas is right around the corner, and my initial gift idea was to get my family the annual passes again, but with the way that they act about it, I really don't think it is worth it to spend all that money. I might get a pass just for myself, but then again, noone I know shares the same appreciation I have for wdw, and would not want to go as often as I'd like (ideally one weekend every month or two) I hate solo trips, because part of the fun is being there with people, wdw is lonely when your all by yourself, atleast for me anyway. Sigh I wish I had some people in my life that liked disney as much as I do.
In my world, within my family and the few friends I have, I dont even dare mention disney to them anymore. Anytime I do, I get almost a knee jerk reaction from them where they tell me to grow up!.. I'm a 25 year old man, Disney history fascinates me, always has. My parents took me to wdw every summer growing up, and I grew a deep appreciation for the world and its an appreciation that continues to this day.
I spent over $1,000 last christmas getting my family annual passes for disney. Did they appreciate it? sure but mostly they thought that there was a hidden motive for them to HAVE to take trips to disney for the next year. Which I guess that isnt so wrong. Disney is pretty much the only place where I can go with my family and we still all have a good time. Its one of the few places where I can actually see my dad smile ear to ear. Its a place where we can all go and forget about our problems, if only for a little while.
But still, anytime I bring up disney outside the gates of wdw, or anytime I tell my family about taking another trip up to the world, I'm hit with the knee-jerk response, "grow up"..
I'd like to say that it doesnt hurt, or bother me, but I cant help it, it does. I mean what do they mean "grow up?" does it mean I should not take interest in the things that interest me? does it mean I should be more like them? does it mean I should only care about the things they care about?
Has anyone ever said this to you? How do you respond? especially when its your own family saying it to you?
Christmas is right around the corner, and my initial gift idea was to get my family the annual passes again, but with the way that they act about it, I really don't think it is worth it to spend all that money. I might get a pass just for myself, but then again, noone I know shares the same appreciation I have for wdw, and would not want to go as often as I'd like (ideally one weekend every month or two) I hate solo trips, because part of the fun is being there with people, wdw is lonely when your all by yourself, atleast for me anyway. Sigh I wish I had some people in my life that liked disney as much as I do.