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pshaw_raven) wrote2019-07-26 09:14 am
pshaw_raven) wrote2019-07-26 09:14 am
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Angry Mom Thinks Childless Millenials Should Be Banned From Disney
Hi! Friendly local childfree Gen Xer here with today's load of WTF. As someone who goes to Disney World pretty much on the regular, there are a few things I'd like to share. These are just personal observations, so YMMV. Anyway, I never exactly liked theme parks as a kid. Going as an adult, I've found they're actually a lot of fun and I enjoy them way more than I did when I was small and at the mercy of my parents and/or school group. Especially going with Fox who's an Orlando Native and Disneyphile. I have my own money to spend on whatever stupid souvenir things I want (hello, Figment plush army) and I can get whatever food and snacks I like without someone telling me, "You've had enough sugar today and I'm not paying for that." I can and will eat cupcakes all fuckin day. Plus, I know it's very unlikely - not impossible, just unlikely - that I will actually literally die on a ride.
While we go chiefly on race weekends, we have been on "normal" trips as well. Race weekends are not usually as kid-heavy, and the kids that are there are often actually running themselves. But I've had the opportunity to watch parents deal with toddler meltdowns and it just makes me glad, honestly, that I don't have kids. So what I don't get is why you are even taking a child that little to a place like Disney. It's expensive as hell, they aren't going to remember it at all, and they seem to get tired easily and often so ... why bother. Maybe wait until your kid is older and not only has the physical stamina to do a park, and hopefully has the patience to understand waiting in lines and delayed gratification.
And this shouldn't be as amusing to me as it is. I understand that some people regard child rearing as their big calling in life, but don't take it out on those of us who decided not to. It isn't my fault your kid can't wait in line for a pretzel. It's not my fault you had a kid and, from the tone of your shouting about how precious he is to you, you now regret it deeply and envy those who haven't. I'll just be here eating your kid's pretzels in my slutty cat leggings and taking up space in line.
Last time I checked there was no age limit on enjoying things. And bitter people can try to shame others for being into "kid stuff" all they want, but doing that doesn't make you a superior adult, it just makes you look like a bitter old harpy. Either get over yourself, or stay home and let everyone else, regardless of age, enjoy themselves.
Hi! Friendly local childfree Gen Xer here with today's load of WTF. As someone who goes to Disney World pretty much on the regular, there are a few things I'd like to share. These are just personal observations, so YMMV. Anyway, I never exactly liked theme parks as a kid. Going as an adult, I've found they're actually a lot of fun and I enjoy them way more than I did when I was small and at the mercy of my parents and/or school group. Especially going with Fox who's an Orlando Native and Disneyphile. I have my own money to spend on whatever stupid souvenir things I want (hello, Figment plush army) and I can get whatever food and snacks I like without someone telling me, "You've had enough sugar today and I'm not paying for that." I can and will eat cupcakes all fuckin day. Plus, I know it's very unlikely - not impossible, just unlikely - that I will actually literally die on a ride.
While we go chiefly on race weekends, we have been on "normal" trips as well. Race weekends are not usually as kid-heavy, and the kids that are there are often actually running themselves. But I've had the opportunity to watch parents deal with toddler meltdowns and it just makes me glad, honestly, that I don't have kids. So what I don't get is why you are even taking a child that little to a place like Disney. It's expensive as hell, they aren't going to remember it at all, and they seem to get tired easily and often so ... why bother. Maybe wait until your kid is older and not only has the physical stamina to do a park, and hopefully has the patience to understand waiting in lines and delayed gratification.
And this shouldn't be as amusing to me as it is. I understand that some people regard child rearing as their big calling in life, but don't take it out on those of us who decided not to. It isn't my fault your kid can't wait in line for a pretzel. It's not my fault you had a kid and, from the tone of your shouting about how precious he is to you, you now regret it deeply and envy those who haven't. I'll just be here eating your kid's pretzels in my slutty cat leggings and taking up space in line.
Last time I checked there was no age limit on enjoying things. And bitter people can try to shame others for being into "kid stuff" all they want, but doing that doesn't make you a superior adult, it just makes you look like a bitter old harpy. Either get over yourself, or stay home and let everyone else, regardless of age, enjoy themselves.
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Now though, I'd love to go back there again (I went as an adult to Hollywood Studios )At that time it was MGM)...and it was a lot of fun. Especially since we had pretty much the entire place to ourselves because it was right before Christmas at Disney.
I want that again. Just running around as an adult with my parents and a friend of mine-it was one of the happier memories of my life.
TLDR; I agree with you. whole-hearted and 100%
-T~
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Please, just let people enjoy their lives. Good grief.