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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 548385" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>Well, hahahaha, my exh and biodad of my daughters is by no means a rich man. In fact, he's just about always on the verge of being evicted or homeless...has been forEVER.</p><p></p><p>How was he a Disney dad? He was never around for the difficult stuff, the laying down of the laws, the disciplining for poor behavior and bad choices, the lesson-teaching, the crying fits and meltdowns.</p><p></p><p>No, when our girls were with him, everything was honky-dory...it was lala land and he entertained them in ways that I could not because instead of sending his child support, he snorted it up his nose...and when the girls were with him, he spent his rent money to show them a good time at a water park or the arcade, local fairs and Italian feasts, breakfasts out, etc. </p><p></p><p>When difficult child was finally diagnosis'd and we finally, three years later, agreed to try medications (and they worked!), he wouldn't make her take them when she was with him. He would tell her that she is on vacation from 'real life' and that I was 'crazy' and make a funny face and tell her to leave her medications in her bag for the week. They were allowed to drink sodas and eat Mac-n-cheese just about every day, didn't have to brush their teeth and stayed up till all hours...we all know what happens to a difficult child when she is on a sugar high and up all night, don't we? </p><p></p><p>To me a Disney dad is a permissive dad, rich or poor doesn't matter...when the kids are with him, anything goes and it used to take about a week for them to settle back into 'normal' at home...and difficult child would make everyone's life a living hell. Oh and he would make empty promises over the phone and then when they showed up he would lie about them and distract them with something fun like horseback riding. </p><p></p><p>Just thinking about all that ancient history makes my blood boil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 548385, member: 2211"] Well, hahahaha, my exh and biodad of my daughters is by no means a rich man. In fact, he's just about always on the verge of being evicted or homeless...has been forEVER. How was he a Disney dad? He was never around for the difficult stuff, the laying down of the laws, the disciplining for poor behavior and bad choices, the lesson-teaching, the crying fits and meltdowns. No, when our girls were with him, everything was honky-dory...it was lala land and he entertained them in ways that I could not because instead of sending his child support, he snorted it up his nose...and when the girls were with him, he spent his rent money to show them a good time at a water park or the arcade, local fairs and Italian feasts, breakfasts out, etc. When difficult child was finally diagnosis'd and we finally, three years later, agreed to try medications (and they worked!), he wouldn't make her take them when she was with him. He would tell her that she is on vacation from 'real life' and that I was 'crazy' and make a funny face and tell her to leave her medications in her bag for the week. They were allowed to drink sodas and eat Mac-n-cheese just about every day, didn't have to brush their teeth and stayed up till all hours...we all know what happens to a difficult child when she is on a sugar high and up all night, don't we? To me a Disney dad is a permissive dad, rich or poor doesn't matter...when the kids are with him, anything goes and it used to take about a week for them to settle back into 'normal' at home...and difficult child would make everyone's life a living hell. Oh and he would make empty promises over the phone and then when they showed up he would lie about them and distract them with something fun like horseback riding. Just thinking about all that ancient history makes my blood boil. [/QUOTE]
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