Comments on: Vegan Family Vacation: Vegan At Disneyland

By: A Few Pics From Our Annual Family Disney Adventure, Because Holy Moly, The Kid Is Turning FIVE. And Also, More Tips For Eating Vegan At Disneyland! | Bonzai Aphrodite

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:17:53 +0000

[...] me!” stage, we made our annual family pilgrimage to worship at the alter of the Mouse. I wrote a little bit last year about the complicated relationship that I have with Disney (so much nostalgia! so much that’s [...]

By: On Vaccinations, And Living In Community | Bonzai Aphrodite

On Vaccinations, And Living In Community | Bonzai Aphrodite — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 05:48:49 +0000

[...] year, to celebrate his 4th birthday, Damian and I took Waits to Disneyland for the first time. It was basically the best day ever, and we decided then and there that this [...]

By: A Teeny Tiny Room For A Very, Very Big Little Boy | Bonzai Aphrodite

A Teeny Tiny Room For A Very, Very Big Little Boy | Bonzai Aphrodite — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:55:54 +0000

[...] the human body. And the pennant above the closet is vintage 1950s Disney – a reminder of his birthday adventure! This little wooden animal set belonged to my grandmother. I used to play with them as a [...]

By: vegyogini

vegyogini — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 23:04:00 +0000

I go to Disneyland so rarely, but I always look forward to the vegan gumbo in a sourdough bowl. It’s certainly not health food, though! I love this well-researched list that The Vegan Cowgirl put together. I’ll be sure to use it next time I go!

Your commitment to being a family no matter what form it takes is beautiful and inspiring. I know Waits benefits from the mutual respect and love that you share with Damian and from seeing you in a healthy, loving relationship with Jeremy.

Happy birthday (again), Waits!

By: Cadry

Cadry — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:30:00 +0000

I totally agree about bringing your own food into the park. It’s much cheaper, and the kinds of things that you’ll bring with you are far and away better taste-wise than anything you’ll find there. We always get a locker for the day for a cooler. (It just has to be soft-sided and smallish.) Plus, it’s nice to slip a couple of sweatshirts in there for when it gets chilly at night.

I think it’s so wonderful that you’re still able to maintain a working relationship with Damian and model that for Waits. Plus, it means that neither of you have to feel resentful that you’re missing out on an important moment like a first trip to Disneyland. The way you described Waits seeing Donald put a lump in my throat too. So sweet.

By: Tara Noland

Tara Noland — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:44:00 +0000

Growing up in Orlando, my dad was one of the electrical engineers at Walt Disney World. This meant free admission, anytime…and Disney became my babysitter, of sorts. I was dropped of there often to spend the entire day by myself. It was easy to forget how excited and important this experience can be to a child (and kids-at-heart!) Reading this entry really just made my day. :-) Thank you for sharing, as always.

By: Rebecca Carnes

Rebecca Carnes — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:20:00 +0000

Loved reading this!! Makes me really excited to take Phoenyx…in 3 more years LOL. Will totally be worth the wait:)

By: Bianca-Vegan Crunk

Bianca-Vegan Crunk — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:46:00 +0000

Fun!! I’ve never been to Disneyland, but I’ve done Disney World as a vegetarian (wasn’t vegan then). We brought most of our own food too….mostly bc we were broke college students. I remember eating a can of spaghetti-o’s (cold out of the can) in the park! Ha.

By: souperbee

souperbee — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:44:00 +0000

Happy birthday, Waits! There are so many things to love about this post: 1) the loving and cooperative way you and Damian have decided to co-parent Waits despite your separation; 2) that you guys love Disney as much as my family does; and 3) a preview of what’s in store for us when we take our now 3.5-year-old daughter for her 5th birthday. Did Waits ever get scared of the characters or the rides?

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:45:00 +0000

It’s a great question Betty, and something I do plan to write more extensively about in the future. But short answer – yes, we definitely do try to do things all together as well. For example, we spent Christmas morning together, all blended up in that nontraditional modern family style. ;-D

Damian and Jeremy have also hung out on their own, just the two of them, getting to know each other. So far the whole experience has been amazing. We make it up as we go along, but we’re all good people with good intentions, so that makes it easier to find our way.