Penmac
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- Mar 31, 2017
My mom is 77 and we are travelling to Disney in July. She is small and getting up there in age, and I think the intense heat could be too much for her. On the flip side, I feel really guilty leaving her home (she lives with me). She is a widow and doesn't have many hobbies or a social network outside of our family.
I do have other siblings who could keep her company while I am gone, but I am considering taking her with us to give her a change of experience. I don't think she could do a full day at the park the way we do, but maybe could come for a few hours in the AM (maybe in a wheelchair?), and then I could take her back to the condo mid-afternoon. I am wondering how she will even deal with the crowds at the transportation center...?
I just don't know what to do. She isn't a Disney person and she isn't into crowds so I am not actually sure she would enjoy any of this. But, I have this feeling she will feel left out if I don't take her. I can't ask her to decide on her own because she gets easily stressed with decision-making, and is prone to changing her mind. I have brought it up in the past and her reply is always, "what do you think?"
We have zero flexibility on the dates of this trip so we can't change it to a less crowded, cooler time of year.
Anyone with advice on this I would really appreciate how you handled it. Thanks
I do have other siblings who could keep her company while I am gone, but I am considering taking her with us to give her a change of experience. I don't think she could do a full day at the park the way we do, but maybe could come for a few hours in the AM (maybe in a wheelchair?), and then I could take her back to the condo mid-afternoon. I am wondering how she will even deal with the crowds at the transportation center...?
I just don't know what to do. She isn't a Disney person and she isn't into crowds so I am not actually sure she would enjoy any of this. But, I have this feeling she will feel left out if I don't take her. I can't ask her to decide on her own because she gets easily stressed with decision-making, and is prone to changing her mind. I have brought it up in the past and her reply is always, "what do you think?"
We have zero flexibility on the dates of this trip so we can't change it to a less crowded, cooler time of year.
Anyone with advice on this I would really appreciate how you handled it. Thanks
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