The Intermittant Parent

[felinefan]

I remember some parents would think that was the purpose of the Lost Children Center in Ghost Town; wonder if they thought it meant the parents could get lost and leave their kids there. The lady who ran the LCC and I both had to tell several parents, no, this is not where you can drop your kids off --this isn't IKEA, you know!

[jjpenguin]

It never ceases to amaze me what parents let their kids get away with these days.

But we forget... Parenting is the most important job in the wooooooorld!!

In that case: You're Fired!! :twisted:

[beast's woman]

I've been lurking for a week or so and this thread brought me out!!

I worked for the Disney Stores for 6 years and had plenty of intermeittant Parents...the worst example was a father who failed to heed my warnings.

Plush mountain was stacked high and you couldn't see the bars between the levels in the moutain and it looked really nice. We were always chasing kids out of the mountain because they thought it was cool to walk on Mickey's head to get to the top.

Well, this one day a parent was threatening to toss his baby (maybe a year old) into the mountain. I told him not to because of the railings that made up the levels. Well, this idiot ignored me and tossed his son into the mountain and the kid hit his head on the railing. The kid started screaming, i ran over there to check on him, and dad looked terrified. Then I looked at dad and said, "That is why I told you not to do that. You are lucky his head isn't bleeding!" I was pissed and when his wife heard/saw what happened I think he needed to find a new place to sleep for a few nights!!!

tara

[mechurchlady]

My mom freaked out on the DL buckets and I nearly crawled out of the bucket. The problem exists at fairs, park concerts, zoos, malls, theaters as well as amusement parks. People get so engrossed with what is going on around them that they go into a fog and forget everything. They forget keys, wallet, purse, bags, clothes, kids, parents, grandparents, family, friends, cell phone, back packs, tickets, pets, and everything imaginable in life that one may not want to lose.

Check lost and found at the parks and how can a person lose an artificial limb or leave their purse behind. Disney overwhelms people with sights, sounds, smells, noises and memories that people will walk into bushes, trees, poles, on coming traffic or other people.

Of course there are those people who do not understand parenting and do not understand how easy a child can die or get hurt even at a local concert or movie house. They do not see to understand that if a fat person falls on a kid that it may not survive. It is all races and cultures and happens to rural and city folks. Why is a mystery but I think people just are so engrossed in the experience and also think the cast members are their servants to help them babysit and watch kids.

Glad i no longer will ever go to Disneyland as I think the next time I might end up yelling at these off and on parents who do not seem to care if their kid is run over by a tram, stepped on by a horse or loses a limb when it sticks it arm out of a ride vehicle.

[yippyskippy]

Ugh, DisneyQuest is the PI (Pleasure Island) kid dumping ground. Thankfully, its normally kids over 10 (the age they can be to be on their own), but still that's too young to be in the park alone. The parents enter with the kids and once inside, find the exit and expect their kids to meet them at a designated time. The dumped kids have no supervision while their parents go for a few drinks at PI and House of Blues. Pre-teens and teens unsupervised can be a royal pain in the toosh. They rarely, if ever, actually go to the exit to meet their parents at the designated time. Parents then get mad at us, expecting us to be responsable for their children who they left behind. We aren't a baby sitting service.

[darph nader]

It never ceases to amaze me what parents let their kids get away with these days.

But we forget... Parenting is the most important job in the wooooooorld!!

In that case: You're Fired!! :twisted:

I did NOT want to bring this up,but look at the middle east!!!

Sorry to all. I just can not comprehend this.

[pixieprincess]

Here at the DisneyStore our entire store is used as a drop point for kids. Teen packs of girls flock the back of the store and cause havok. Or parents get focused on shopping and the little ones simply disappear and then the parents ask us have you seen my child? Um...well let's see the store is crazy packed and I am shadowing a group of teens and your little princess is suppose to be my first priority? Makes me nuts. :mad:

[beast's woman]

Here at the DisneyStore our entire store is used as a drop point for kids.

We used to have a Victoria's Secret across the hall from our TDS and the parents would drop the kids in our store while they shopped for underwear!

tara

[pixieprincess]

Yesterday was the worst day...seriously, I realize I am in a wheelchair but I am definitely NOT a piece of furniture to play hide and seek around. This kid's dad was chasing her through the store and she ran around my chair twice and hid behind it...honestly folks if you want to have a child please I beg of you take some responsibility.