Comments on: CastleGate 2007 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:47:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Queen of Spain http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58549 Queen of Spain Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:16:17 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58549 btw...we got one. and the reason the airport store has one is because they are a disney park store, NOT a disney store. if that makes sense. btw…we got one.

and the reason the airport store has one is because they are a disney park store, NOT a disney store. if that makes sense.

]]> By: Queen of Spain http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58547 Queen of Spain Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:14:58 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58547 You mean Princess Peanut Punk As Fuck? That's her nickname. Given to her in the womb. Because her dad is Punk as Fuck, as are our friends...who named her. It's a legacy name really. And yes, I'm a mother AND I swear. Of course that doesn't happen in front of the kids (unless it slips, but that's rare) but just because I gave birth does not mean I suddenly am a saint. I have tattoos too. Oh, and I don't bake. You mean Princess Peanut Punk As Fuck? That’s her nickname. Given to her in the womb. Because her dad is Punk as Fuck, as are our friends…who named her. It’s a legacy name really.

And yes, I’m a mother AND I swear. Of course that doesn’t happen in front of the kids (unless it slips, but that’s rare) but just because I gave birth does not mean I suddenly am a saint.

I have tattoos too.

Oh, and I don’t bake.

]]> By: marshal sandler http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58546 marshal sandler Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:07:20 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58546 Does Fuck enhance this post or am I missing something ! Does Fuck enhance this post or am I missing something !

]]> By: Shash http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58492 Shash Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:20:06 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58492 You need to call me. I might have a promising lead on the castle... Shash You need to call me. I might have a promising lead on the castle…

Shash

]]> By: neverbeenbarbie http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58486 neverbeenbarbie Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:35:32 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58486 This is just me, but... Santa does NOT let little two-year-old girls down. Not when promises have been made. Because it is expensive, I'd suck it up and buy the thing myself. (Probably on eBay, if the other options mentioned above don't pan out.) As a way of compensating for the price, maybe the princess can just get fewer presents this year? This is just me, but…

Santa does NOT let little two-year-old girls down. Not when promises have been made.

Because it is expensive, I’d suck it up and buy the thing myself. (Probably on eBay, if the other options mentioned above don’t pan out.)

As a way of compensating for the price, maybe the princess can just get fewer presents this year?

]]> By: Keri http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58485 Keri Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:53:30 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58485 Okay, seriously don't mean to be laughing because REALLY, my daughter is 20 and I HAVE been there. But some of these comments are killing me. "You invoked the Santa wish" and then Suebob... oh my. But yeah, you DID put it out there with the whole wish list thing. When we did that to our kid we basically signed our death warrant to get the damn gift, too... Good luck. Okay, seriously don’t mean to be laughing because REALLY, my daughter is 20 and I HAVE been there. But some of these comments are killing me. “You invoked the Santa wish” and then Suebob… oh my.

But yeah, you DID put it out there with the whole wish list thing. When we did that to our kid we basically signed our death warrant to get the damn gift, too… Good luck.

]]> By: Violet the Verbose http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58483 Violet the Verbose Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:05:13 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58483 I heart Suebob. ha ha ha! I don't know what I would do in your situation... I guess that if I thought she would REALLY love the castle as much as she insists, I would probably try really hard to get it for her. I so totally understand not having your Mom game "on" and making comments you wouldn't normally under such stressful circumstances. But I am also told that I give in too often, so maybe... I heart Suebob. ha ha ha!

I don’t know what I would do in your situation… I guess that if I thought she would REALLY love the castle as much as she insists, I would probably try really hard to get it for her. I so totally understand not having your Mom game “on” and making comments you wouldn’t normally under such stressful circumstances. But I am also told that I give in too often, so maybe…

]]> By: tori http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58482 tori Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:28:58 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58482 If only you had told me last week! We bought one while we were there and they are shipping it to us so that we didn't have to carry it on the plane. Maybe I could give you the phone number of the resort we stayed at and you could call them and they could send you one also? If you need me to call since I just stayed there and order it for you, I'd be glad to help. I bet they would ship me/you another one if I called. Let me know ASAP and I will take care of that for you. If only you had told me last week! We bought one while we were there and they are shipping it to us so that we didn’t have to carry it on the plane. Maybe I could give you the phone number of the resort we stayed at and you could call them and they could send you one also? If you need me to call since I just stayed there and order it for you, I’d be glad to help. I bet they would ship me/you another one if I called. Let me know ASAP and I will take care of that for you.

]]> By: canoe chick http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58481 canoe chick Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:42:18 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58481 Your Majesty, I think it depends a little bit on what you actually said in the airport. But at my house, the list can be as long as you like, you know that you are only getting one thing on it from Santa. You give Santa 20 or 6 or 130 options, and he brings you one thing. Which is helpful because my 3 year old cannot even remember half the things she has said she "really really really" wanted in the last 3 months, and I know exactly what will make her happy on Christmas Day anyway. And while I totally understand about saying just about anything to end a tantrum at the airport, I don't think Santa has to bring it. It is not just about giving in to tantrums, it is also that maybe heaven and earth don't need to get moved, and budgets over-extended, just to satisfy our desires to make our kids happy happy happy all the time. I think it is okay to say "maybe Santa couldn't find one" or something... because let's face it, life is not actually made better by having more toys. Instead of spending all this time, energy and money on getting the castle, maybe expend it on something worthwhile? Get your kids to help you pick out a gifts for needy kids, or buy a goat for a family in Africa so the kids can eat and go to school? I think we underestimate our kids' capacity for generosity and selflessness, if we model it. And we might be surprised by how much they don't need the castle, when viewed through a different lens. Your Majesty,
I think it depends a little bit on what you actually said in the airport. But at my house, the list can be as long as you like, you know that you are only getting one thing on it from Santa. You give Santa 20 or 6 or 130 options, and he brings you one thing. Which is helpful because my 3 year old cannot even remember half the things she has said she “really really really” wanted in the last 3 months, and I know exactly what will make her happy on Christmas Day anyway. And while I totally understand about saying just about anything to end a tantrum at the airport, I don’t think Santa has to bring it. It is not just about giving in to tantrums, it is also that maybe heaven and earth don’t need to get moved, and budgets over-extended, just to satisfy our desires to make our kids happy happy happy all the time. I think it is okay to say “maybe Santa couldn’t find one” or something… because let’s face it, life is not actually made better by having more toys. Instead of spending all this time, energy and money on getting the castle, maybe expend it on something worthwhile? Get your kids to help you pick out a gifts for needy kids, or buy a goat for a family in Africa so the kids can eat and go to school? I think we underestimate our kids’ capacity for generosity and selflessness, if we model it. And we might be surprised by how much they don’t need the castle, when viewed through a different lens.

]]> By: Meg http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58480 Meg Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:37:05 +0000 http://queenofspainblog.com/2007/12/04/castlegate-2007/#comment-58480 I'm like so many of the others who have commented and I say buy the castle! That's half the fun of playing Santa and you don't want to ruin that for her yet. I still haven't found Santa's gift yet, either, so I guess we're both going to be racing to get it done! I’m like so many of the others who have commented and I say buy the castle! That’s half the fun of playing Santa and you don’t want to ruin that for her yet. I still haven’t found Santa’s gift yet, either, so I guess we’re both going to be racing to get it done!

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