Forevryoung
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2005
I guess it is not so OT because when we go to Disney it will pertain to Disney.
I am going with a 10 year old to Disney in June. She has CP, she uses a scooter, she can transfer as long as we can pick her up and put her in the seat. She is also getting heavier (weighs about 70lbs).
I am soooooo tired of hearing her mom say "no you cant ___" because she is either too lazy to do it or because she just doesnt think about it first. I know that it is very different to be a parent of a disabled child (and I dont have children to begin with) but wouldnt your first thought be "I can do ___ to insure that my child enjoys what she wants to". Today we were at a birthday party for their cousin and the thing for the kids to do was a moonbounce and basketball. The first thing the mom said when we got there was "dont even ask to go in the moonbounce, there are too many children and I dont want you getting hurt". Of course since that was pretty much the only thing she could even think about doing she started to cry and then her mom got angry at her for crying and told her that she just needs to "get used to these things and stop crying". I was almost crying myself. It was pretty easy to clear the moonbounce out for a few minutes and stick Chris in there- I eventually did it but why does her mom have to say no first? I am afraid that this will happen in Disney because her Mom doesnt think first and ruin a very good time for her.
Any thoughts on the subject? How do other parents handle these situations? Am I just overreacting and she really does just need to learn how to deal with these things?
I am going with a 10 year old to Disney in June. She has CP, she uses a scooter, she can transfer as long as we can pick her up and put her in the seat. She is also getting heavier (weighs about 70lbs).
I am soooooo tired of hearing her mom say "no you cant ___" because she is either too lazy to do it or because she just doesnt think about it first. I know that it is very different to be a parent of a disabled child (and I dont have children to begin with) but wouldnt your first thought be "I can do ___ to insure that my child enjoys what she wants to". Today we were at a birthday party for their cousin and the thing for the kids to do was a moonbounce and basketball. The first thing the mom said when we got there was "dont even ask to go in the moonbounce, there are too many children and I dont want you getting hurt". Of course since that was pretty much the only thing she could even think about doing she started to cry and then her mom got angry at her for crying and told her that she just needs to "get used to these things and stop crying". I was almost crying myself. It was pretty easy to clear the moonbounce out for a few minutes and stick Chris in there- I eventually did it but why does her mom have to say no first? I am afraid that this will happen in Disney because her Mom doesnt think first and ruin a very good time for her.
Any thoughts on the subject? How do other parents handle these situations? Am I just overreacting and she really does just need to learn how to deal with these things?