OT- How Honest Are You?

[nanglgrl]

Oh and my whole point of the post wasn't to hijack the thread. My point was where does it end? Little lies/deceptions make it easier to lie and deceive on a larger scale.

[DomsMom]

I have a 27 month old daughter who wears 18 month clothing and looks like she might be getting close to 2 and a 3 1/2 year old son who is severely speech delayed and tiny. He looks more like he's 2. When he talks, he sounds like he's 2. People continually ask me if they are twins. We just got back from Disneyland at the end of May. Kids under 3 get in free. I knew this before we went and bought our son's ticket before we left for vacation. Every day but 1 out of the 5 days we spent in the park, the ticket takers commented on how he didn't even look 3! "Is this his ticket? He doesn't look 3."
I felt good about my honesty and paying even though nobody would have questioned it if I didn't. We paid around $200 for his park hopper ticket. So yes, I would be honest at a water park, and was honest at the movie theater yesterday too when we went to see Monsters University. 2 year olds are free, 3 year olds pay. Big savings or small, honesty is always the best policy.

[My3cents]

I feel the kid is age two until they turn 3. If I was in doubt I would just ask-

[Play Care]

I feel the kid is age two until they turn 3. If I was in doubt I would just ask-

I would not lie and say a child was 2 if they were 3. But if the policy is 2 *and* under, then I wouldn't be paying for my 2 yo child. If the policy says "children *under* 2" then I would pay. Although, to be honest, we never took our children to those types of places when they were that young. We only went to the water park for the first time last year, when both had a year of swim lessons under their belts. Too much work and very little fun, IMO. But I'm lazy that way ::

[SilverSabre25]

I tend to be completely honest and just pay up when my children hit those milestone ages. Comes with the territory.

But, is the wording of the cut off "2 and Under" or "Under 2"? There is a difference

You could also do as a PP mentioned and say that the gate "he's two," and let them decide whether to charge.

[LK5kids]

I am a very honest person but would slide the 26 mo old child under the wire for free! probably not the 2 1/2 yr old.

[MyAngels]

It'd be just my luck that when I decided to fudge on an age, the kid would pipe up and correct me so I'd probably just tell the right ages and pay whatever the cost is.

[Familycare71]

I would pay and this is why...

When I got my son, I was dead broke. We went to Disneyland and we got him in for a very reduced rate. He has always been big for his age. I felt bad about lying about it, but quickly got over it when I saw the price difference.

Well we did it here and there. One day, we were somewhere and my son lied to someone right in front of me. He was about 4 at the time. I talked to him and asked him why he lied. He said you do it too Mommy.....................AND he was right.

Although they may be too young to really understand it now, the more you do it, the more they start to see it and will eventually figure out that we are not being truthful. I think it's best to set the example from the start that we don't lie about anything.

Exactly!!! I feel it is a bad example and I also don't believe that it is right over all- I have a very heavy concience tho- most people find me ridiculous-

[mama0609]

One time my kids and I were taking a train to visit my parent and under age 2 tickets are free. My youngest had turned two a month or so before and I just couldn't bring myself to say that he was under two. It would have been nice to save money but I just couldn't do it. Especially since I had a 5 year old who would have called me out anyway if he heard! Lol

[Unregistered]

I've done it. Went to the zoo on my lo's 2nd birthday- under 2 gets in free. I bought my tickets online and no one said anything when we walked through the gates. I justified it by thinking she didn't technically turn 2 until 5pm that night. Going forward I'll give her real age.

[Soccermom]

The water Parks charge a fortune to get in. I would absolutely say she was under 2!

[Blackcat31]

Exactly!!! I feel it is a bad example and I also don't believe that it is right over all- I have a very heavy concience tho- most people find me ridiculous-

Same here. I feel it would be a bad example and my own conscience would not allow me too.

I can't even look in the back of my crossword puzzle books for the answers to the hard ones because I feel that is cheating and I just can't do it.....

[butterfly]

I would pay and this is why...

When I got my son, I was dead broke. We went to Disneyland and we got him in for a very reduced rate. He has always been big for his age. I felt bad about lying about it, but quickly got over it when I saw the price difference.

Well we did it here and there. One day, we were somewhere and my son lied to someone right in front of me. He was about 4 at the time. I talked to him and asked him why he lied. He said you do it too Mommy.....................AND he was right.

Although they may be too young to really understand it now, the more you do it, the more they start to see it and will eventually figure out that we are not being truthful. I think it's best to set the example from the start that we don't lie about anything.

I agree! I would be honest.

When I was young I took a vacation with an aunt, uncle and cousin. Honestly, the only thing I remember about that vacation was my aunt lying about my age and my cousin's age to save a few cents on a buffet.

I really couldn't live with myself if I lied to save a couple bucks. I would end up having to go back and pay the difference because it would just keep eating at me.

Integrity is the most important thing in my book!

[lovemykidstoo]

I'm with most here. I would not fib on the age. Never have. I would have to believe that it is under 2 is free and 2 and over is charged. I've never seen a sign that said 24 months is free, but 26 month old is charged, so I'm assuming that. I'm not one that uses months except for under a year either. I have never understood that. I never said my child was 27 months old etc. Always he's 2 or he's 3.

Can't wait to see what you and your husbands opinions were.

[mema]

I would be honest. If they decide not to charge or give a reduced rate, that's on the business. We went to a buffet a few months back. 11 and under is charged so much per year. 12 and over is considered adult. I have the kids say their own ages and ds said he was 12. She looked at him and asked when his birthday was. It happened to be the week before. She said, well, happy belated birthday, today you're 11 again.