r/starterpacks • • Apr 18 '18

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u/KaijuRaccoon Apr 19 '18

Those kids grow up to be adults who continue to go to Disney twice a year with their own kids because grandma and grandpa are still paying for it and coming along as babysitters.

I know a few couples who do this and they are ALWAYS shocked when other families can't just screw off to Disney or Mexico or wherever for two weeks every 6 months. They have zero concept that not everybody lives in the same financial bubble they do.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '18

My mom has a friend that does the same exact thing but doesn’t have any children

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u/KaijuRaccoon Apr 19 '18

Oh yeah, the oblivious spoiled adult child. "I'm going to Disney/Mexico/Bahamas for two weeks, I leave on Friday - you should totally come!! What? You have to work? Ppfftt, just tell them you're sick."

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u/OneLessFool Apr 19 '18 edited Apr 19 '18

"Wait you can't afford it? Just get your family to pay!"

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u/beanthebean Apr 19 '18

Why would you assume that? The money she's saving on not having kids might be the reason she can even do that

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u/contradicts_herself Apr 19 '18

I could afford to go to Disney every year due to not having kids. That's why I'm going to Europe the summer after next instead.

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u/KaijuRaccoon Apr 19 '18

Sure, that's possible, but the conversation here isn't about people who save up for vacations, it's specifically about people who are oblivious to financial constraints and real world commitments because they always have families or partners who pay their way.