Children always look forward to the summer months. It seems as if they are carefree 24 hours a day and they often get to choose their schedule. A lot of fun things are done during the summertime as well but eventually, it all comes to an end when they have to go back to school. Some parents are very upset at that time, saying that they are going to miss their kids but not every parent feels that way.
Lisa DiNoto’s children went back to school and she decided to celebrate in style. The entire day was spent at the Magic Kingdom but she didn’t do it to take her kids, she did it to have a little bit of time to herself in the happiest place on earth. She then documented the afternoon on her blog, entitling the post ‘Disney Mom 101:1st Day of School Addition’.
“This, my friends. This is what you do after you drop your kids off on the first day of school,” she wrote on her Disney-inspired blog. “You get yourself a pin and you walk it around Magic Kingdom like some garden gnome on a world adventure.”
When she was on Main Street USA, she wore a Disney pin to tell the world how happy she was. It was the pin that said: “I’m celebrating [fill in the blank].” There she inserted “1st day of school.”
“People are going to start stopping you and telling you that you are life goals,” she continued. “They will often be saddled with strollers and lots of tired children. Be gracious. Comfort them. Wish them a magical day…. and try not to skip away.”
DiNoto feels that it is important to take breaks. She says: “I believe with all my heart that moms are allowed to (and should) have mental health days. Or afternoons. Or minutes if that’s all that they can squeeze in – and we’ve all been there!! I would throw myself in front of a bus for my boys – but my love for them in no way contradicts the fact that I’m proud of how independent and happy and kind that they are and that I know that I function better as a mother when I take care of my own wellbeing, too. We live close to Disney. They go ALL of the time. But that morning, while they were happy and excited to be back at school with their friends and new teachers, I took a few hours to myself and enjoyed the moment.”
She went to see Snow White and the fairy godmother for some pictures. Snow White would not mock her children but the Fairy Godmother didn’t mind doing it at all. “My god I love her. She was cry-laughing with me and threw her arms around me while I cried, “THIS IS WHY I MOVED HERRRRRRRRRE!!!!!!!!!!”
DiNoto is seriously devoted to Walt Disney. In fact, she decided to shut down her law office and sell her home so she could move to Orlando with her husband and children. She wanted the opportunity to get to the parks more often. They now live a mile away from the entrance gate and her blog is devoted to what it has done for her life.
Not everybody sharing the Magic Kingdom with her that day was supportive of celebrating without the kids. “And if they tell you you’re mean, just assure them that you live 10 minutes away and your kids get over there plenty often,” she added. “And then go home. Because it’s really too damned hot in central Florida to be in the Magic Kingdom. And that’s a wrap!!”
By the way, DiNoto was serious about her kids going to Disney regularly. If you look at her Instagram feed, you will see that they are at every park, hotel and monument that is available in Orlando. “They go as often as they want since we’re so close so they got a huge kick out of seeing the pics I’d taken while they were in their first day of school. We had so much fun trading stories about our day after school pick up.”
Source: Scary Mommy