That Was Lame!

Hi K.E.,

I can't think of a similar disappointment but wanted to share something with you that you might consider.

What might work better is getting a "letter" from Belle.

When my son was about 5, he wanted to write a letter to Spiderman. He drew a picture and wrote a few things, and then, I "mailed" it when he was in school. Of course, I kept it, and it's precious!

A week or so later, a "letter" came from Spiderman! In the letter, Spiderman told him how much he enjoyed his letter and picture, told him to keep up the good work in school, etc. He was thrilled!

He still mentions it every once in a while.

Maybe you could have your daughter write Belle a letter thanking her for the call, and then Belle could write back....

Just a thought to try and turn around this little disappointment!

J. F.

oh bummer!!! yeah i've had those moments. alot, i now they will come to me, but i try to block it out.

this one wasnt' actually my fail but still along those lines, a friend of my fils wanted to get all the grandkids names on the bill board at a sports event, and the freind spelled my son's name wrong. Ds is a good sport and didn't mind but lol that's a bit of a fail.

I bet she will be telling everyone about it tomorrow. There have been times that I thought things I did for my kids failed, then the next day they were telling everyone how great the event was!

We went to Disneyland and my daughter wanted to wait in line to meet the princesses, even the very long line to meet Rapunzel. Well, Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder were awesome, Aurora and Snow White were fine, but Jasmine must have gotten in a fight with Aladin because she was dismissive, rolling her eyes at other kids and not as pleasant as a princess. We waited in line for 1 1/2 hrs to meet her and she was yuck.

Had the same thing happen when Cinderella called on her 3rd birthday. Stank for us since we thought she's have one of "those" moments she'd talk about forever. No such luck.

Sadly, many. Still do in fact and I have children who are way old. We get so excited when we are planning things (like fast forward many years thousands of dollars later son returns home-military) AND we think he is going to be tickled pink about huge parties we give, meeting him in another state upon arrival, etc. etc.We arrive in the state he will reenter and I envision us running to greet him (SLOW MOTION OF COURSE, hug, hug) and then he stalks out. Of course he's tired, depressed and living with the effects of a year long deployment. But that didn't occur to me I'd watched too many homecoming documentaries. And (why didn't I even put this in the plan?) the exhusband is there, too. We are ignored, thousands of miles away from our home and thousands of dollars poorer...need I go on?