If the little Foo-Foos have to have their entire bedrooms with them, then stay at home and let them play in their bedrooms. If the little Foo-Foos have to have the entire contents of their refrigerators with them, then stay at home and let them graze in their refrigerators.
Nobody. But since so many posters here like to blast Disney I think that it's only "fair and balanced" if the posters get a little zinger every now and then.
Then I guess you're stuck dealing with the long lines for "bag check". While you're standing behind the folks with 200 lb. strollers and 75 lb. backpacks, we'll be movin' and groovin', slammin' and jammin', jivein' and high fivein'. And at MK we'll be hoggin' all the Dole Whip. Might share some if you promise to take our photo.
Good for you.
Some of us enjoy having our little ones in the parks, and no, we will not keep them at home just because some folks think their way is the only way to do WDW. I agree there are definitely those who go over the top with "stuff" (and don't get me started on the 12 year olds in strollers), but a huge percentage of the attractions in these parks are geared toward little children, and you can't do WDW with little ones without a certain amount of stuff.Our kids didn't go near WDW until they were 5. At one point they were 8, 7 and 5. The 2 older ones obviously had been going with us for a few years until No. 3 turned 5. Never a stroller, never a backpack. Never a leash or harness either. They knew we were serious when we told them that if they wandered off that when we found them their day at the parks was OVER.Good for you.
Can I hear a big AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We did have something easily identified on the stroller. It does not help much is they moved it from one side of Tomorrowland to another not in line of site.
Thanks Figgy. Parents need to PARENT, not worry about, "But they won't love me if I don't kiss their little butts 24/7". A PARENT'S job is to see that the kids grow up to be useful, productive, self-sufficient members of society. The world isn't going to constantly recognize that "your" kid is "gifted, talented, and OH SO SPECIAL". So what happens when "you" aren't around anymore? "You" now have a so-called adult who can't find their way out of a phone booth (if you can find one these days). Make kids accountable, make them responsible, be involved without acting like you are a member of their peer group. You're not, you never will be and you are not doing them a favor.
If so, not a very funny joke.
So, pushing a stroller with a diaper bag on it makes me a pack mule? Look, I totally agree that many parents these days coddle their kids (you see a lot of that at WDW). But suggesting that we should just avoid the parks (at a place designed for families with children) or leave half the family at home because it requires we bring more stuff with us is just silly. Sounds like it worked great for you. Doesn't mean its the only or best way. My oldest daughter didn't go until she was 9, and we seriously regretted not taking her sooner. Our youngest is 3, and will be going on her 4th trip in June. I wouldn't trade the memories from those trips for all the money in the world. I get that people who go with older or no kids get frustrated at all the strollers, so I apologize if my family's vacation inhibited your enjoyment in any way.
My kids want spending money they do chores and shovel all the snow! I live in a no brat zone! They come home with a C it's off to the books til the grads come up! Thank God never saw a C yet!
I agree with everything you stated here. But how does this relate to carrying a bag into MK? Because I don't want to spend a fortune on food and souvenirs and I choose to bring my kids with me from age 10 months on, does that mean I'm not being a PARENT??
Your stroller, etc. wouldn't cause me a bit of trouble, unless you asked me to push it for you. When your youngest is 20 do you think that she will have accurate memories of these early trips? Or will her memories be what she has been told took place? The one who didn't go until she was 9 would have been going for 4 years by that time in our household. We considered our kids to still be "little" at age 5, 7 and 8. But without dealing with strollers and diaper bags. There was not a chance in the world that we were going to be changing diapers at WDW parks. Vacations with diapers consisted of things like renting a beach house on Isle of Palms for a couple of weeks.So, pushing a stroller with a diaper bag on it makes me a pack mule? Look, I totally agree that many parents these days coddle their kids (you see a lot of that at WDW). But suggesting that we should just avoid the parks (at a place designed for families with children) or leave half the family at home because it requires we bring more stuff with us is just silly. Sounds like it worked great for you. Doesn't mean its the only or best way. My oldest daughter didn't go until she was 9, and we seriously regretted not taking her sooner. Our youngest is 3, and will be going on her 4th trip in June. I wouldn't trade the memories from those trips for all the money in the world. I get that people who go with older or no kids get frustrated at all the strollers, so I apologize if my family's vacation inhibited your enjoyment in any way.
In all seriousness, congrats on successfully raising some great kids. It sounds like we would agree a great deal on how to raise a family, if not so much on when to take them to the happiest place. Hopefully, mine won't be too much of a disappointment to society after so many damaging trips to WDW.
Now it's time for Figgy to get a big AMEN!!
Thank you our kids are going to turn out ok if it kills us!
Bringing a backpack or stroller to WDW does NOT mean the kiddos are going to turn out bad or lazy. Gee whiz! LOL