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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I didn't realize this would be such a hot topic.  I just read every single post.  I posted thinking I'd get validation from blended families who do this stuff all the time. I was mistaken.
I wouldn't have posted if I wasn't feeling bad about the conversation with the ex. I suppose I have this fantasy about the magic of Disney World.  I wanted to share that with my son, who will probably be the only "baby" I'll ever have.
We are not going to go.  I'm pretty annoyed actually, but I think that the ex might be right.  It seems fair that we should be able to take him, especially since the others have already been, but I know kids are not rational in that way. The happy family we are trying to create could be damaged.  Sigh.  We are not going.  We'll save a bit each month and do it in a year or two.  
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Wanting to see the "magic" with your kid is fine. Even wanting some alone time to enjoy it with him is fine.

But, when you go in a year, you can create that by having DH take the older 2 to ride the big kid rides, or even to another park, while you enjoy some 1:1 time with your little one.

Or take the family to Universal Studios (cheaper and more age appropriate for the older ones) and on a couple days you peel off with just the baby and enjoy Disney 1:1.  Kids won't feel left out if they're touring HP world with Dad, you'll pay about the same, and you get that 1:1 time.

Leaving them behind altogether isn't the solution, though.[/quote]

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