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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 11:39 AM Original message |
Let's get into it - Why the hell would you bring a toddler to a theme park? |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's usually because the Mother-in-Law insisted. |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Amen!!! Been there, done that... |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Yeah, that page got ripped out of the book years ago |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I am very lucky in the MIL department, but my wife REFUSES to say no to her parents. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Did your mother drop you on your head when you were a kid? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. lol! |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. On my one visit to the Magic Kingdom I was struck by the sheer number of miserable toddlers. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Good question. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. God, no kidding... find a damn babysitter. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. You obviously never witnessed the joy of my 2 year old, chasing after Snow White and her dwarves.... |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. lol! Priceless! |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
38. She's still a little groupie....but now she chases after boy bands... |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Does she have them on her underwear? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I think she wants them IN her underwear these days... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
43. Awww! |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I wouldn't have taken toddlers to a place like Cedar Point,... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. well, my folks took me when I was very young, and |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. Fuck. We have one thread banning adults from theme parks, and now kids. |
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lazarus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. the zoo, too |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. No way. My child LOVED the zoo when we went last year, and she |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Hell yes... the zoo's a whole different story. |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Well if we can't take little kids to theme parks, we've got to take them someplace! |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And even very small children can learn from that. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I think zoos and aquariums where they can look and listen |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. Why do you hate America? n/t |
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lunamagica (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well, they say is because of the "magic" |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Good answer!! |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
21. I've taken my kids as toddlers to amusement parks, zoos and movies. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
22. Some people say it's good to expose young children to a variety of social settings |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. They do it deliberately to make people like us miserable. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
24. It depends on the kid and a 4 year old is not a toddler. |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. For the same reason you bring a toddler to a romantic restaurant |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Not the same. Theme parks are designed for children and adults. |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. It's not that simple, though. |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. lol! You crack me up thinking of exceptions. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Tsk Shell Beau |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That is always implied. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. The real ? is why the hell would anyone bring a toddler to a nice restaurant? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. Because you can't leave them in the car? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. Because they're selfish fucking idiots who can't think for themselves and bow to social pressure. |
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EvolveOrConvolve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
30. Oooh, now you've got my blood boiling |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Be pissed at the parents, but no need to call the kid a brat. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. If they have an older sibling, they're going. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
32. We brought our daughter everywhere as a toddler |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-27-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. "Strollers of Death" was by far the scariest ride I experience at Disney |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
34. What the fuck are YOU doing in a theme park |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. If it was designed for toddlers |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Its a good think those rides don't have emotional maturity requirements.. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. So the Toddlers have something to look foward to the next year |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. You just can't help yourself! |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You find this funny? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I am sure it does. It must suck big time to be short at the amusement park. |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. It's a conspiracy |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. We need to start the Coalition for Short People Awareness. |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:14 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. No way |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. We can always say CSPA minus the people who don't really matter. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. EXCUSE ME! IT IS NOT SHORT PEOPLE |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:16 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I'm above all this... |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. How's the air up there? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I would be a member of the CSPA since I am not too tall myself. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. I just barely do in some cases at |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 01:26 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. I am almost 5'4" (not really, but I claim it), more like |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-28-10 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
47. 'Cause you can't kennel them all day? |
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