Disneyworld advert - not fair...

Spendless

I guess the OP lives in the area she does, as she wishes her children to attend the local school. We did a similar thing, moved into the area that I wanted my kids to go to Secondary school. Just explain to your kids that there is less money because you are able to be at home more and that you live in x area so they can attend their school, which you believe to be the best for them.

IF you do wish to go on holiday. I read about this place on these forums went last year and loved it.

http://www.la-croix-du-vieux-pont.com/uk/index.html

There is a bus running from there to DLP, but we went to parc astrix instead. I paid by tesco clubcard.

kelloggs36

duchy wrote: »

I'm not sure the OP wants to do it-or just wants to moan about chosing a lifestyle that prevents her from doing it TBH

And to the poster from Chatham :T:T:T
We're an eloquent lot here in Medway aren't we

Contrary to popular opinion, we aren't all chavs :rotfl:

thedeans

OP - i can fully understand where you are coming from
My 2 children have also seen this and said " doesn't it look lovely, can we go?"
My reply was "yes it does look great doesn't it, and I'd like to go too - so lets start saving!!"

We have bought a tin that you can't get into and we are saving
I have explained to the kids that it will take years and years and years - but they are happy to do this - however I feel that by the time we have enough they will be too old and will have changed their minds
HOWEVER - they will have saved up a nice little pot of money for a car / holiday/ house - or whatever
In the mean time we will continue to go camping and thoroughly enjoy it
What I'm trying to get at is, I'm not bursting their bubble, they are learning to save and if by the time we have enough they still want to go (or not) thats fine by me - its good to have a dream
(oh btw - I've been to the Florida disney (before kids) and for me personally it was every bit as magical as i had hoped - and a bit more too - I loved it)

kit77

I suppose as others have said you could say the same of lots of adverts on the telly.

We took our kids last year for 3 fabulous weeks. Disney is not for everyone but we loved it and planned it for a few years. I went when I was 12 and can still remember how excited i was when I found out.

We are hoping to go back at xmas 2012 but know that is all depends on money but it is something to aim for.

My OH works for an airline and my kids are very fortunate that we have been able to visit lots of nice places however they do know that we would not be able to afford it if their dad did not get this perk with his job and that they are very lucky.

My kids ask for everything they see on the telly but I don't feel bad that they can't get everything, they have to understand in life things need to be sacraficed in order to get things you want.

Curlywurli

My parents were poor when we were young- I never had a clue. We used to go on caravan holidays- stayed at the top of a cliff and spent days on the beach. Apparently we could only go away because a charity paid for us (my sister is special needs). Those holidays were the best time of my life.

We take the kids away on caravan holidays now, albeit to camps with lots of things to do. They absolutely love them. My daughter asked if she could go to Disneyland after seeing the castle on DVDs. We've told her that it costs a lot of money and we won't be able to for a while. She's been finding pennies around the house and giving them to me to help us to save.

She knows that we're going away in April- she actually thinks that we're going to a caravan site and all she wants to know is if there is a beach and a park. Actually we're going to Disneyland Paris. My husband and I work- him full time and me part time and we've saved the money so that we can to take the children there. We've gone without things so that they can go and have a lovely time. We won't go every year but I don't see anything wrong with taking them once and having a great time.

kelloggs36

The first time I had a foreign holiday at all, was when I was 30. the first time I went to Florida was when I was 38 - so they may not have changed their minds.

balletshoes

We never had holidays anywhere as a family at all when I was a kid (I come from farmers on both sides of my family, school holidays were either fruit farming or potato picking times) - but then I don't recall any of my school friends having family holidays away either, if they did it clearly didn't leave any impression of "thats so unfair" on me.
I don't remember a TV advert for a holiday at all from my childhood, it may be that your kids won't remember this one for longer than a few days after its stopped either .

slightlyconfused1

I think it is all a matter of choice.

The OP has chosen her lifestyle, she is lucky she has been able to make that choice. Its not the way I choose to live (we have more of a middle ground and all the sacrifices are mine and DH's - few nights out, new clothes but we have holidays and sports clubs etc)

We would all love to have it all but that is not realistic. To afford the big holidays you have to earn big money and that means working a lot of hours.

A friend was moaning that she couldn't afford to go away anywhere (she has no children). This same friend goes out 2 or 3 times a week spending £100 a night at the weekends. (taxis, dinner and a club) I pointed out that if she cut down her nights out she would be able to go away on a good holiday 3 times a year. She thought about it and then decided she would rather have her nights out. Thats her choice and it is a perfectly valid choice, as long as she doesn't spend hours moaning about it.

I saw the advert. I think it is a great advert. I love it when something makes my childen react that way and it can be the simplest thing. The ad doesn't make me feel guilty it just makes me try and think up new things to make their faces light up.

My children have been to Disneyworld Florida and they didn't enjoy it that much (too many queues, too hot, too many crying children) but the pool at the villa - they thought they were in heaven.

mrcow

I guess if you're worried about your children's exposure to tv advertising, then the answer is to start monitoring their viewing and exposure to such things. You're the parent here, take control.

Violetta_2

Advertising just isn't fair, I've been making hubby use a certain moisturiser for weeks now & he still doesn't look like Gerald Butler!
This ad doesn't bug me as much as the previous Disney ad , after which my daughter would repeat kid's under 12 stay and play free, can we go mum. I'd tell her it's too expensive for us who are over 12 & despite being only 5 she understood.
You should google "disney demonic mind control" that will give you something to moan about.