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A NDM IN HER NAKEDNESS

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Monday, May 10, 2010

The idea of taking my trio of Mouse-centered kiddos to a Disney park as a single parent has me scared. I have never attempted a magical expedition “child heavy” and husbandless. My mommy senses warn me that this situation has the potential to be disastrous.

I am a Neurotic Disney Mom, and as such I tend to daydream while I walk through the fanciful streets of The Happiest Place on Earth. What if I slip into my Disney coma and lose track of my most precious treasures? What if while I’m looking to the left a monstrous Mousenapper snatches my little micelings from the right? My mind races through an alarming number of possible scenarios.

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Posted in Relationships, Travel Reports, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged afraid, Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, NDM, Nemo, Neurotic Disney Mom, single parent
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BOARDWALK BLUNDERS

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Monday, September 3, 2007

BOARDWALK BLUNDERS

The mission is this: Get out the door with my family and arrive at Disney’s Boardwalk Area looking absolutely fabulous as I stroll in leisure. The challenge is this: Grammy has “gifted” me with two abhorrent, knock-off, Disney t-shirts that she bought in a thrift store and expects me to wear one. The strategy is this: Appear so busy that I don’t have time to change (allowing me to remain in my very cute, grey, tailored, Mickey Mouse ringer tee that I am already in).

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Posted in Relationships, Travel Reports, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged afraid, embarrassment, stress
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UNDERDOG, ALPHA-DOG OR SLY DOG?

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Tuesday, May 8, 2007

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UNDERDOG, ALPHA-DOG OR SLY DOG

In our family I’ve been homeschooling my children for four years. I started with Margeaux when she was of preschool age, and she has thrived with this educational style. Way back then we began learning the colors and shapes by studying Disney animation, carried on through Disney-centered phonics and math, and then we studied the countries represented in Epcot’s World Showcase. She currently devours advanced Disney-adopted literary classics like Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins even though she is in the first grade, so it is obvious she has been served well with our choice to homeschool. However, Miller has been struggling with his studies at home lately, and it has given me cause for concern.

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Posted in Lifestyle, Relationships, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged Abu, Add new tag, afraid, Alice in Wonderland, alpha-dog, Beast, Brother Bear, Canada, Cast Member, Clarabelle, Disney childhood, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Donald, EPCOT, homeschool, it's a small world, Kenai, Koda, learning disability, Magic Kingdom, Mary Poppins, Max Hare, medical condition, Ol' Yeller, park tickets, preschool, Scamp, sly dog, special education, special needs, spring fever, The Wiggles, uncooperative children, underdog, World Showcase
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SAINT PATRICK

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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I sit at my computer to check the park hours of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While I’m notating particulars about Extra Magic Hours for Disney resort guests, a pop-up box notifies me that I have received an e-mail from someone named Chef Patrick.

I open the letter to read a thoughtful note from the chef of The Hollywood Brown Derby. He explains that he was contacted by Brenda about our family’s circumstances and is very interested in enabling us to visit the park. He then requests an e-mail back specifying the items that my children cannot eat.

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Posted in Organization and Plannning, Relationships, Special Needs, Travel Reports, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged afraid, Atlantis, customer service, Disney dining, Disney special dietary requests department, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Extra Magic Hours, Genie, medical condition, Milo, Organization and Plannning, special diet, special needs, stress, The Hollywood Brown Derby, The Swedish Chef
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A MORSEL THAT’S HARD TO SWALLOW

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Monday, April 9, 2007

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It is decided that we will only spend one day in a theme park during our upcoming trip. Although I have been doing my best to not allow my newly acquired Disney phobia to get the best of me, it has been hard for me to entirely shake it. Traveling with our special dietary needs is a concept that still makes me very uneasy, so I decide not to set our expectations too high. We will brave one park for one day, and we will remain content within that limitation.

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Posted in Organization and Plannning, Travel Reports, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged afraid, customer service, Disney dining, Disney special dietary requests department, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Genie, medical condition, Organization and Plannning, pre-schoolers, special diet, special needs, stress, Winnie the Pooh
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THE MORNING AFTER

by JL Knopp (NDM#1) | @jlknopp1 | Published: Monday, April 2, 2007

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The world is coming to an end. That must be it. There is no other reason to explain the strange feeling that has suddenly overcome me. I am afraid to go to Walt Disney World. Surely it is a sign of the apocalypse.

Now that all my weeks of hyper-focused energy have landed us a stay at Disney’s Old Key West Resort, I am paralyzed by the thought of actually going. This happening is absolutely bizarre, but there is some method to my madness.

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Posted in Organization and Plannning, Travel Reports, True Confessions of a Neurotic Disney Mom | Also tagged afraid, bill.knows.disney, customer service, Disney dining, Disney special dietary requests department, Disney Vacation Club, Disney's Old Key West Resort, DVC point rental, Lake Buena Vista, medical condition, Organization and Plannning, special diet, special needs, stress
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