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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 09:02

Kind of a spin off from the "It's Ok to Be Single" thread. Anyway. Over the past few weeks, I've been debating taking DS on holiday next year. Now, one of the holidays I looked at, with the under occupancy rate, cost just 100 euros less for myself and DS than it would cost my DB, his wife and two children for the exact same holiday.

For myself and DS, 899 euros.
For his family, 1014 euros.

This is, may I add, Disneyland Paris. A holiday which is supposed to be designed for kids... Yet it's discriminating against single parents... Hmm

So, I though, we could start a list of ways society, capitalism and the patriachy discriminate against single parents, thus implying that the ideal family has 2 parents...

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MJHASLEFTTHEBUILDING · 30/08/2011 17:34

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MJHASLEFTTHEBUILDING · 30/08/2011 17:33

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ThePosieParker · 30/08/2011 17:33

Ahem.....family passes discriminate against anyone other than two plus two. As a family of six we never benefit from 'family' savings.

UsingMainlySpoons · 30/08/2011 17:29

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 17:24

Might try the annual pass when I eventually book. Just have my heart set on one of the Disney Hotel's for the sheer ease of things. Grin

SGM, luckily DS has never de-frying panned anyone, yet. Although, when I fiddle with his hair he'll shout at me "you'll never use my hair again!"... Blush

I'm glad you managed to rehome the dragon though... Wink

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 11:17

Oooh, thanks to Tangled, DS wanted to adopt the lizards which live in DM's garden. That film has a lot to answer for Hmm

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 11:09

UMS, your dd sounds adorable!

Must train DS in all of this as he gets older...

(In his defence, he does prefer the stronger female characters... HATES Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella... Loves Ariel and Rapunzel) Grin

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 10:57

Why not, Malcolm.... think of it as Feminist Boot Camp Grin

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 10:55

UMS, I might try that next time we're at our local theme park Grin

Oooh, I'll give that a go. Just seems ludicrous that a company designed for children still thinks it's ok to discriminate against single parents. It'll be a while before I go, now, but just looking around and that came as a huge shock.

Hmmm, I haven't got to the school years yet... Thank god...

Just watched Jamelia's "Shame Of The Single Mum". We've come a long way, but we've still got a long way to go, it seems....

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Malcontentinthemiddle · 30/08/2011 10:46

.... as a feminist, I wouldn't want to go to Disneyland anyway! Sorry Blush

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DontCallMeFrothyDragon · 30/08/2011 10:37

I forgot about the family tickets.

It still seems to be the presumption that mothers are married. Was at a fete a few weeks ago, and upon entering a competition, I was automatically listed by the volunteer as "Mrs. F. Dragon". Hmm She got corrected, needless to say

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sadandwary · 30/08/2011 10:26

a lot of adverts with familys in them[on the telly]

sparky

sadandwary · 30/08/2011 10:24

childrens proggrammes

sparky

sadandwary · 30/08/2011 10:22

childrens books[paticcally school reading books]

sparky

sadandwary · 30/08/2011 10:20

family tickets at theme parks ect

sparky