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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, it was zip lining. DD is being treated for certain issues and is not "typical" in some ways. So it can be very difficult to know how to navigate day to day with her. I went with my instincts on this but am paying for it now. [/quote]

I had a similar situation with my teen DS at Disneyland last year.  He has anxiety and fear of heights and was pretty anxious about a particular ride but seemed like he would be willing to go on it.  We get up to front and are about to get on the ride and there's a giant disclaimer sign with a million warnings.  My DS panicked and didn't want to go on.  Luckily, he is old enough to find his way out of the ride and meet us out front, but I TOTALLY hear you on the DH issue.  My thinking was, hey, I don't understand the panic myself but I SEE his panic and I'm going to let him decide...and I'm going to enjoy the ride with my DH and go on with our day.  For my DH, it becomes a whole thing of (1) I should have made him go on the ride; (2) I coddle him; (3) Younger kids are on the ride....and then he acted like a jackass the rest of the afternoon because he was somehow put out.  It was one ride.  We are working with my DS on his anxiety and he has started meds for it, but in the moment, I just didn't think I should push him to do something like get on a ride he's uncomfortable with.  If it was walking on stage for his graduation or something huge like that, different story.  I think you made the right decision, OP.[/quote]

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