Went ghetto at Disney. A naice middle class girl...

[PinotInAPinch]

like me. The shame. Spent just one (just one!) day at Disney on holidays in Florida recently - and still wasn't able to keep my "hold my earrings, kids" rage under wraps Last excitement of the day was a (actually v cool) live stunt show. Kids hyper, all excited, chatting to other kids around them on the bleachers we were sitting on. My DS (8) nattering to kid slightly in front of him, then v politely asked his mum if he'd swap with him (as in her son) as he couldn't really see the whole thing. She turned around, hmm'd haw'd, and v pointedly told him - without knowing my DH was listening - that yes, "I will move, but only because it's better for my son, and for you. Just so you know." And - and I swear I'm not usually this ragey but it's a long humid fucking day - and I did a full hand on hip, dramatic "UP KIDS, sit over here" glare, she gives me a "huh?!" (Imagine hand/hip firmness, perhaps a finger point yikes) "Well, it's MUCH better for them at this end isn't it?!! and we all KNOW you know all about that." DH thinks I was AIBU...

[lougle]

I am so glad that was clarified, because it didn't sound like pinot at all


OP why couldn't you swap with your ds so that he had a better view?

[PinotInAPinch]

Ghastly is as ghastly does

[Pinupgirl]

Im not one to get all Po usually but I agree your use of the word Ghetto in this context is really off. Your ds was the one who was rude btw.

[RandallPinkFloyd]

Oh I'm not sure you need any more wine!

[Pinupgirl]

Im not one to get all Po usually but I agree your use of the word Ghetto in this context is really off. Your ds was the one who was rude btw.

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Yup I'm with Curlew here

[GoshAnneGorilla]

"Went ghetto" is a vile, nasty turn of phrase.

[PinotInAPinch]

lougle not even going to tell you how relieved I am to hear that you're relieved

[curlew]

Why on earth was the child rude? If all he said was something like "I can't see very well, would you mind swapping seats with your son?" Unless that would have put the other woman's son behind somebody tall as well, I suppose!

[Sparklysilversequins]

I don't think ds WAS rude. He was chatting to the child and Mum, had connected with them so to speak, he couldn't see so asked if they'd swap so he could. How is that rude? I don't get it . It would have been a bit cheeky to ask complete strangers I suppose........if a child requested this of me I would say "no problem, in fact do you want me to swap with you so you can sit with my ds seeing as you're getting on so well you can watch together".

Oh and Disney is bloody brilliant but then we never have to queue as both my dc have SN. I can imagine it would be much more fraught if we did.

[curlew]

Me too, sparkly. However, I might well say something like "yes, that's a good idea- it will mean both you and my ds can see better" a bit pointedly if I thought the other child was only thinking about himself and hadn't considered whether my child would be losing out...

[Wuldric]

Ghetto
Earrings
Bleachers
Hand/hip firmness
A finger point yikes

I read the clarifications and I am still utterly confused. But I hope you enjoy the remainder of your holiday, if you are still there.

[RoxyFox211]

yabu. She was guna move, who cares if she did it because it was better for her or better for your son? she still did it .

I think im missing something, this is really bizarre....

[TheGinLushMinion]

Ok, have read the whole thing & still haven't got a fucking clue...

[xylem8]

I think it is rude and precocious for a child to ask an adult he doesn't know to change seats so he can see better.

[Latara]

What is wrong with going to Disneyworld? Not for me admittedly but it's ideal for children.

[Sparklysilversequins]

So he should just sit there at Disney, NOT seeing? Why? Because he's only 8?

[PinotInAPinch]

Clearly my use of the word 'ghetto' has some people pissed off. So tell me why - in this case it was slanguage/reportage - why it doesn't have a place in real life? I understand where these linguistic turn of phrases come from. If you want to argue your point over a single use of phrase in this posting's title, please do. I welcome all objections. I also hold onto my right to bring all language, at all times, to the discussion, whether it's here or in public.

[YouStayClassySanDiego]

I can't make up my mind whether or not your ds was being over confident or not in asking her before checking with you first.

It all sounds bloody hard work though.

Dud you command an audience as you went nuclear??

[RandallPinkFloyd]

It's not very nice to generalise that people from "ghettos" are angry, shouty and generally a bit common. Same as using 'chav' really.

I took it that you were taking the piss out of yourself, albeit in a slightly wine-soaked way.

[diddl]

IMO OPs son was rude because he asked 2 other people to swap, rather than asking someone to swap with him.

[EatYourCrusts]

Once I understood what was going on, I saw that your son was not rude, the woman was rude, and you were right to wave your finger sternly at her.

[Groovee]

I may have been a screaming banshee at a very rude american family who tried to skive the queue at spaceship earth in Epcot. I told the mother manners cost nothing and if she didn't start using please, she'd get nowhere in life and nor would her very rude teenage daughter. I still cringe! It was 3 weeks ago now!

[thornrose]

"Well, it's MUCH better for them at this end isn't it?!! and we all KNOW you know all about that."

Who said this? This is the part I'm most confused about, what does it mean?