Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic vbdad55 - I just could not control myself. Being a mother, it really hit close to home. Not everyone thinks like I do and that is fine but my son is my life and everyone else comes after him including myself. Trust me, my son is very self sufficient for a 10 year old and I want him to be especially when he decides to move out so I know he is able to take care of himself. Maybe she has her reasons for thinking and acting the way she does but for me, it does not fly.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I agree CoachBag -- I have 2 kids and our world revolves around them. The oldest is 21 and a junior in college, and I can tell you, try and hold back the day they move out as long as you can, it is hard to deal with. Luckily I also have an 11 year old who keeps me young.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic vbdad55, Oh, I know what you mean. We won't be the ones pushing him out that's for sure. I just want to make sure that when he is ready to move out(boo hoo) that I know in my heart that he can take care of himself. So when he comes to visit it won't be with a load of laundry . Ha Ha. Just kidding. You know what I mean.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden vbdad, how did your youngest one handle it? When my wife moved it out it was the day of our wedding and my SIL was 12 at the time. They had shared a room for almost all of those 12 years. When we got back from our honeymoon we found out she cried herself to sleep everynight we were gone.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe I tell my 10 year old son and my 12 year old daughter (who we almost lost last Tues) that they are going to live here the rest of their lives. They know I mean it even though deep down I realize it's not healthy for them. Heaven, to me, is spending eternity with the wife and kids with no one saying bad things to each other.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Heaven, to me, is spending eternity with the wife and kids with no one saying bad things to each other." I think we have the same vision for heaven, though I would want to be with them in a Disney park.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe Man Dave---I didn't even think of that OBVIOUS critical part of Heaven!) That is HEAVEN! How about an eternal Fast Pass!!???
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK - this is funny. I clicked the link to read the article and it was covered up by an advertisement for Expedition Everest. Seems just to me! ;P
Originally Posted By Mouskateer <<Fortunately, our children haven't asked and couldn't care less and the time for going may have, blessedly, passed because, as I mentioned before, if you attack the situation early enough, you can program the little dears so that their desires match your very own.?? The time will come when they grow up and take their kids to Disney... You won't be able to program them again... Karen Heller needs to let her kids think on their own...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <vbdad, how did your youngest one handle it? When my wife moved it out it was the day of our wedding and my SIL was 12 at the time. They had shared a room for almost all of those 12 years. When we got back from our honeymoon we found out she cried herself to sleep everynight we were gone.< Well it has varied over 3 years -- the first year she went away to college, I don't think any of us handled it very well - although with my oldest playing sports - we traveled to see her play about 10 times...so it easied it somewhat -- but long story short, her younger sister cried a lot at night - in fact they talked on the cell phone and each cried... Funny thing is with them 10 years apart - they were never super close before she went away...and the separation made them a lot closer. My youngest plays the same sports as her older sister so they now talk a lot of 'game' also as with my youngest going to the same middle school- she spends a lot of time in her older sister shadow with teachers and coaches -- a blessing and a curse for her. They spend a lot more time together now when the older is home for breaks etc. -- where before my oldest would come home and spend most of her time with her friends here.... Now however there is a boyfriend that chews up some of the time...and I think that bothers my youngest more than the away at school separation. And of course we still have our family Disney trips, which my oldest says she never plans to stop
Originally Posted By Labuda "And of course we still have our family Disney trips, which my oldest says she never plans to stop" If my parents were willing to take me, especially on their dime instead of mine, I'd never ever ever give up those trips!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I am thinking of becoming Vegan, eating organic veggies, home schooling my kids, and maybe going to the Chiropractor once a week. And then I bet this woman and I (the one the original post quotes) would get along wonderfully.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe WOW! Thank you coach I like to turn lemon into lemonade so I consider this a wake up call. We watch everything on pbutter allergies in the media and our daughter (just 2 months ago) walked away laughing as my wife and I were watching a tv special about the same exact type thing that would happen to us where a 12 year old girl died when she ate homemade cake that NO one apparently knew had peanuts in it. Now our daughter is starting to realize the critical nature of this. She had a severe case of the hives as we gave her more benadryl that night, but luckily she didn't go into the ...shock thing where the airways close up. She also luckily said she only had 2 lousy bites and then she immmediately started itching and she could tell the smell as I eat pbutter every day for my diet and also for the exact purpose that she would be cognizant of the smell. In the ambulance I determined that because she didn't have breating problems we would just stick with the benadryl. We lucked out BIG time. Imagine if she ate a whole cookie or piece of cake like the girl who died on the program we saw. That's why if people personally attack and make fun of me, it really doesn't upset me as much. I'm sad about the FEW (and you know who you are) mean-spirited people here, but the many high quality LPers more than make up for it. Heck we have to call the police here every couple months for the wackos who hate so........... Thank you so much for the caring post as well as the caring posts by trailsendgirl, DVC, and STPH.
Originally Posted By Coachbagfanatic Oh Cape Cod Joe, I am so happy that she is still with you and your family. I too eat pbutter on ww toast everyday and thank goodness none of my family has any food allergies. People don't realize how serious these types of situations can be and those who poke fun at it well shame on them. If it was in their families they would think twice but then again sometimes ignorance overrides a lot of things. I am happy for your daughter as well.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I think Disney or no Disney, this person has serious issues, basically, she doesn't know what she likes or does not like, it's all about rebelling.>> Maybe. I think it's equally likely that it's about writing a column that's provacative enough to be read. Columnists don't get syndicated to other papers or cut and pasted into LP by writing wishy-washy stuff. She's trying to be noticed. Her attacks on Disney are ridiculous. On the other hand, let's not demonize those who just don't care for animation, who don't do "cute," or who don't enjoy theme parks. We all have our individual tastes. Nobody has a moral obligation to love all things Disney, nor is doing so a pre-req for being a well-adjusted person. I'm really happy for all of you who took reluctant visitors to the parks and who witnessed a "conversion." That doesn't always happen. Some people are just immune to the magic. And that's okay. It's sad (from my perspective), but it doesn't make them bad people.
