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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northern Ohio
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The Mailman Brought Need of Pixie Dust
I really need some Pixie Dust!! The mailman delivered an invitation for DH's nephew's birthday party. It is in 2 weeks. The problem is my BIL. He is very bossy to my DSs. Even when they are not doing anything wrong he is after them. I have told him countless times "They are fine, I'm watching them, Don't worry about them". My children are not angels but they are good kids. Yesterday while running errands we stopped to eat at a restaurant and I had an elderly couple come over and tell me how well behaved they are. We were just at a party (mostly adults) and 2 people commented to me on how polite and well behaved DSs are. I don't know what BIL's problem is but I am reaching the end of my rope with him. We had company come and stay with us over July 4th and DH's cousin asked me why BIL treats our DSs that way  so it was even obvious even to them (I had not said anything). Until DS#1 came along BIL was the "baby" of the family and I think his maturity level is so low he is still jealous of being unseated.
FIL is ill and things have been rough. MIL needs help. DH and Nice-BIL have been taking turns shoveling snow, mowing lawn, fixing things around the house (they are selling and building a ranch where maintenance is included), helping sort through stuff, sitting with FIL so MIL can get out,etc.... Mean BIL WHO DOES NOT WORK has done nothing, zero, zip. I am not exagerating. Nothing. DH works full-time and does consulting on the side to support our/my WDW fix. I am doing our yardwork so DH doesn't have to, so he has more time for MIL.
Mean BIL and his wife went to WDW for their honeymoon. When they got back all they did was complain about the coffee and the children "all over the place". Hello?? You went to WDW and there were children there???  That is like going to Paris and complaining there are French people there!!! Any parent will tell you that although vacations are fun they can be very stressful. The kids are revved up, off their ususal schedules, food is different, it is hard to adjust to sleeping in a hotel, etc... Things are going to happen, that doesn't mean the children have rotten parents, it means they are children not robots!!! I know there are parents who are not great (such as trying to push in line during character meets), but you have got to expect kids to act like kids. When we are at WDW we stay for 7-10 days, during that time I can guarantee each DS will have at least one meltdown (there is something wrong with a child who can go that long without some type of issue). I'm sorry if you're in the vicinty when it happens, its not pleasant for us either. Get over it.
BIL also tries to tell me how to parent, he has been doing this since my DS#1 was born, even though he only became a parent a year ago. DS#1 has some problems. BIL tries to "help" constantly with suggestions even when I tell him the doctors do not reccommend what he is saying. Gee, who am I going to listen to the-$400-per-hour specialist or my unemployed-because-he-is-to-lazy-to-work-with-a-masters-degree BIL?
Thank you for letting me vent, rant, and rave. I'm usually mild mannered but Mean BIL really pushes my buttons. I am just grateful Mean BIL lives a 2 hour drive away, unlike every other member of our families. He and his wife moved there because they don't like to be around families "they expect things from you, like help and coming to family dinners, etc..". They have never showed up for any f DSs' birthday parties. Being the bigger person, and feeling bad for DH's nephew who has parents like this, I will go. Besides someone will have to give MIL and FIl a ride... |
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