I Stole an Idea ...

H20Babie

H20Babie

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... from a fellow member because I really liked it :).

But now I need your help. I am having customized tees made for our trip, and have everyone's but mine figured out.

So far:

Princess Claire (Cinderella, girl 7):
Ice Cream ... $3
Princess Gown ... $50
Princess Dinner ... $150
First time to Disney World ... Priceless

Captain William (PoTC, boy 6):
Collector Pins ... $15
Mickey Ears ... $20
Monorail Set ... $170
First time to Disney World ... Priceless

Action Jackson (Chip and Dale, boy 7):
Mickey Pretzels...$5
Dinner with Goofy...$50
Room Charge (Shh)...$200
Riding Rockin' Roller Coaster for the First Time ... Priceless

Queen Suzanne (Evil Queen, adult):
Souveniers ... $500
3 MYW Park Hoppers ... $800
Airfare for three ... $1800
Spending the Divorce Settlement on a Trip to WDW... Priceless

Grandma Incredible (Mrs. Incredible, adult):
Airfare ... Free
Babysitting ... Free
WDW Resort ... Free
Spending a Week in WDW with 2 Single Moms and their Kids ... @#$%^&!



The problem is mine. The best I can come up with is:

Miss Suzanne (Miss Piggy):
Refillable Mug ... $13
Unofficial Guide ... $25
6 Custom Tees ... $180
Planning Best Friends' First WDW Trip ... Priceless


Any other ideas?

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disneygirl76

disneygirl76

Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
Maybe your final line could be something about finding your prince charming? Priceless

I love Grandma's btw! :)
 
Missing20K

Missing20K

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H20Babie said:
Spending the Divorce Settlement on a Trip to WDW... Priceless


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As a former child of divorce, I would think about reconsidering that line. Can bring up bad thoughts for the children, as well as feelings of resentment towards the father. Personally speaking, I hated it anytime either of my parents talked about the divorce in public, with other people, etc. Without knowing the ins and outs of anyone else's divorce, I personally do not find it terribly cute as divorce is a seriously damaging event to children. In my experience, any instance of one parent "bashing" the other or making light of the situation, made it seem as if the feelings of the parents trumped the children. It is possibly the worst feeling I have ever had.


I do like the other shirts though. Especially grandma, that one is great. Just my two cents, however. I hope everyone has a wonderful trip!
 
Computer Magic

Computer Magic

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Missing20K said:
As a former child of divorce, I would think about reconsidering that line. Can bring up bad thoughts for the children, as well as feelings of resentment towards the father. Personally speaking, I hated it anytime either of my parents talked about the divorce in public, with other people, etc. Without knowing the ins and outs of anyone else's divorce, I personally do not find it terribly cute as divorce is a seriously damaging event to children. In my experience, any instance of one parent "bashing" the other or making light of the situation, made it seem as if the feelings of the parents trumped the children. It is possibly the worst feeling I have ever had.


I do like the other shirts though. Especially grandma, that one is great. Just my two cents, however. I hope everyone has a wonderful trip!
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I love the shirt and I'm a product of child divorce
 
Missing20K

Missing20K

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Computer Magic said:
I love the shirt and I'm a product of child divorce
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That's fine, just a simple difference of opinion. I am an adult so I can see some humor in it, but I meant more from a child's point of view.

Again, just a difference of opinion, I respect yours, and would hope for the same. :wave:
 
H20Babie

H20Babie

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Oh boy, as the OP, I guess I have to respond.

Just to clarify ... my friend was the one who came up with the "Divorce Settlement" line (she's the one recently divorced). As for her children's POV, they do not understand the situation quite yet as they do not see their father much at all (as was the case during better times due to his work). While I respect your opinion, I fail to see how spending a divorce settlement is "parent bashing". She is not saying "your dad is a ... " or any such thing. She's saying she's recently divorced and rather than moping around at home, she's taking her kids on a well deserved and memory making trip to WDW :xmas:

Anyway, it's just a tee :)
 
Montyboy

Montyboy

New Member
“Spending the Divorce Settlement on a Trip to WDW... Priceless”
It’s a little off color but better than:
Blowing the kids college fund at WDW… Priceless

If the child asks about it, just say, "We took this trip with the money your father gave me."

And that’s my unsolicited advise.
 
Montyboy

Montyboy

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Planning Best Friends' First WDW Trip ... Priceless

It commemorates this trip as her first. If you make it about, “meeting Prince Charming”, “going home to be with Mickey”, or anything else generic, you would disrupt the celebration of firsts theme.
 
Computer Magic

Computer Magic

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Missing20K said:
That's fine, just a simple difference of opinion. I am an adult so I can see some humor in it, but I meant more from a child's point of view.

Again, just a difference of opinion, I respect yours, and would hope for the same. :wave:
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respected. :wave: I just don't want this thread to turn ugly like so many others. Not saying you would, but there are others that love to pounce
 
Missing20K

Missing20K

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Computer Magic said:
respected. :wave: I just don't want this thread to turn ugly like so many others. Not saying you would, but there are others that love to pounce
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Totally agree. In hindsight, I suppose I should have just kept my opinion to myself. And as far as "parent bashing" I didn't really mean to suggest that this was an example of that, but as the OP said, the children "do not understand the situation quite yet" and because that may be the case (and the ages of the children would suggest that is true) they may misunderstand the humor behind the line. That was really my only concern, as there are certainly plenty of divorces where such a line would be more than appropriate, and while this may be one of those cases, my personal opinion is to have the feelings and thoughts of the children involved to take precedent over any resentment/anger/etc. the parents may have.


And yes, it's just a tee shirt, but it could still be hurtful.


And before I get burnt from the flames, I'll shut my mouth respectfully, and let the thread get back on topic.

Oh, and as far as your shirt is concerned,

"Enjoying WDW with Best Friends.....Priceless"

"Eating Dole Whips til you puke.....priceless"

"Over-planning our trip to WDW......priceless"

I'll try to think of more....
 
Computer Magic

Computer Magic

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Missing20K said:
Totally agree. In hindsight, I suppose I should have just kept my opinion to myself. And as far as "parent bashing" I didn't really mean to suggest that this was an example of that, but as the OP said, the children "do not understand the situation quite yet" and because that may be the case (and the ages of the children would suggest that is true) they may misunderstand the humor behind the line. That was really my only concern, as there are certainly plenty of divorces where such a line would be more than appropriate, and while this may be one of those cases, my personal opinion is to have the feelings and thoughts of the children involved to take precedent over any resentment/anger/etc. the parents may have.


And yes, it's just a tee shirt, but it could still be hurtful.


And before I get burnt from the flames, I'll shut my mouth respectfully, and let the thread get back on topic.

Oh, and as far as your shirt is concerned,

"Enjoying WDW with Best Friends.....Priceless"

"Eating Dole Whips til you puke.....priceless"

"Over-planning our trip to WDW......priceless"

I'll try to think of more....
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You should be able to express you opinion w/o flames.

and I like your other shirt ideas.
 

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