Wearing new sneakers. Should seem obvious, right? Well, they were so comfy and cushioning in the store and walking around the neighborhood that I thought they'd be fine. WDW a couple of weeks later, cue enormous blister on my instep that needed attention all vacation, and even with padding I had a sore foot the entire trip. Never again! I now have a beat-up old pair of sneaks just for my WDW trips.
I don't know why you think my comment about a PP qualifying a "father" as an "adoptive father" is off topic or stirring the pot.
The PP used the term in their post, which by definition, means MY comment is ON topic. It addresses THEIR comment. And as far as stirring the pot, I meant the question seriously. Why even mention that the father was an adoptive father? Did it somehow change the course of events that he did not biologically father the child?
What if she mentioned the boy had a Black father? A Mexican father? A fat mother? A Catholic mother? A Muslim father? A Pentecostal mother? When you throw in an adjective before "father" or "mother", I would hope there is a reason for it.
So it is a legitimate question.
Unless you are a moderator, it's really none of your business. Simple as that.Then how about sending them a PM if you have so much concern? It's irrelevant to the topic of the thread and if they want to put "adoptive father" in their post then so be it. It's an attempt to start an unwarranted debate. And if you say it's not, then why do you care so much? That's the real question.
Now I am off topic, so I digress...
The last time we went, it was for four days. We went from morning to night nonstop. Even despite there being a tropical storm, lol. We had a blast but it was exhausting!
This time, we'll still "go hard"...its just how we like to do Disney...but made our trip longer so that we can have more breaks...I think we'll all appreciate them!
Our first couple of trips this is what we did. The first time we were there 5 days. Quickly found out that wasn't enough--and killed ourselves trying to get there early and stay as late as we could stand. We were TIRED when we got home. We have learned that 1. WDW will be there when we go back 2. Things may change, but we will enjoy it in whatever form it is 3. Its more worth it for us to be relaxed and stop to smell the roses than it is to hurry through everything just to get to the next ride. So much to see along the way and we don't want to miss a thing!!
This is such great advice. I am struggling with this concept.. I want to see EVERYTHING again (was there 2 yrs ago and saw a LOT), and make sure my mom really sees it all.. but at the same time I want to do a lot of little things I've never done (take more character pics, do pin trading, play sorcerers of the magic kingdom, get Dole Whips, look for Hidden Mickeys) It's a hard balance to strike.
This is such great advice. I am struggling with this concept.. I want to see EVERYTHING again (was there 2 yrs ago and saw a LOT), and make sure my mom really sees it all.. but at the same time I want to do a lot of little things I've never done (take more character pics, do pin trading, play sorcerers of the magic kingdom, get Dole Whips, look for Hidden Mickeys) It's a hard balance to strike.
A fairly painless way to make a trip less "intense" is to create a skip list. Thinking of the things you don't really need to do again can be very freeing. Even though your Mom hasn't been before, the things you are okay with skipping are probably the same things that are less likely to impress her.
Another option is to only schedule things for half the day. The other half is left open. Have a list of things you can do before going to a park, or in the late afternoon/evening when you get back. Knowing you don't have a dinner ADR or plans to play mini-golf, or shopping at DTD, will make it easier to rest if needed. You can still do all those things if you want, you just won't feel as compelled to do them if they aren't part of a plan.
When we went to Disney World earlier this month we were super prepared and had the best time of our lives.
One of the things I wanted to do was try a Dole Whip the first day we were at MK. Didn't happen. Second time there... Didn't happen. Third time at MK... Didn't happen. On the last day (4th time at MK) I told my wife that trying a Dole Whip was a priority and it was going to happen.
Well I did get that Dole Whip. I had a taste, my two boys had a taste, my wife had a taste. That Dole Whip was devoured like we were cave people eating a turkey leg!!!! It was Awesome!!!
I wish we would have tried one on day 1!!!!! If we had I can guarantee that the snack credits would have been used up way before our last day at the parks. So next time we go and have the opportunity to try something new earlier in the week we will!
First thing on the agenda next December when we go back is hitting up the Dole Whip stand!
My mistake was buying a new brand of socks before the trip. After a couple of days I had blisters all over my feet. I ended up buying some nice mickey mouse socks and wearing those. I never would have thought that changing socks would upset my feet so much, but it sure did!
Don't pack anything for your feet that isn't tried and true!
I have seen several people list the extended family and friends as a mistake. I will definitely keep this in mind, because I was considering this type of trip. I think I will take everyone's advice and reconsider.
Another option is to only schedule things for half the day. The other half is left open.
I think the problems happen when people assume that they need to be together 24/7 and leave one person responsible for the entire group's happiness.