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Post by unplugdacusticaz on Mar 15, 2007 11:50:00 GMT -5
That's weird, I have it on mine.....hmmmm.
Anyway, I am all for kids being at Bonnaroo. I don't think that Bonnaroo is necessarily child-friendly, but there's something for everyone. I myself would never bring my kid (if I had one) just because I want to go for my personal enjoyment. I definitely don't want to be babysitting.
While I LOVE having my kids with me and generally would never consider a vacation without them....not having to be a parent for a few days will be nice (does that sound like a bad mom? :-))
I was torn about going at all b/c I did not want to bring them, but I have NEVER been away from them for more than one or two nights. In the end, I figured it would be fun for my hubby and I to get away and have some adult fun without the worries of the kids.
Post by poopzilla33 on Mar 15, 2007 14:24:28 GMT -5
knoxville said:
When we catch it (and we do not catch everything) we will. There is a nice little "Report to Admin" button in the lower right corner that would help us out a whole bunch.
Miles I am so with you! I waited five years before I took my wife on a trip (a five day cruise) and i t was the first time we were away from our son (and new baby girl) for more than one night. As long as you have the grandma or grandpa like we did to watch the rugrats, what's wrong with a little escape as a couple? Go and have a great time!
I really appreciate everyone's response...both pro and con. Truthfully I'd rather not bring him and be able to relax...the guilt factor isn't about leaving him, it's because he's still nursing and I'd feel pretty guilty weaning him to go to bonnaroo...sorry if tmi guys! I also have a 12yo daughter who I don't have a problem leaving (can we ay preteen girl attitude, ouch!) So, another question, if we do buy the VIP tix and RV pass how hard do you all think it'll be to sell them later if we can't go?
Truthfully I'd rather not bring him and be able to relax...the guilt factor isn't about leaving him, it's because he's still nursing and I'd feel pretty guilty weaning him to go to bonnaroo...sorry if tmi guys! I also have a 12yo daughter who I don't have a problem leaving (can we ay preteen girl attitude, ouch!)
I have no answer to the question of selling your tickets later if needed. Just wanted to say - yay for you for breastfeeding him this long! and I fully understand what you are dealing with as far as your daughter goes - I have a 13 yo, 9 yo and 23 month old - all girls - life around our house is not much fun lately - I cannot wait for Bonnaroo!
Post by crazykittensmile on Mar 15, 2007 15:05:53 GMT -5
druidcat said:
I really appreciate everyone's response...both pro and con. Truthfully I'd rather not bring him and be able to relax...the guilt factor isn't about leaving him, it's because he's still nursing and I'd feel pretty guilty weaning him to go to bonnaroo...sorry if tmi guys! I also have a 12yo daughter who I don't have a problem leaving (can we ay preteen girl attitude, ouch!) So, another question, if we do buy the VIP tix and RV pass how hard do you all think it'll be to sell them later if we can't go?
well last year VIP DID sell out, and i'm willing to bet that it will this year also. so i'd say your chances aren't too too bad (at face value of course)
I really appreciate everyone's response...both pro and con. Truthfully I'd rather not bring him and be able to relax...the guilt factor isn't about leaving him, it's because he's still nursing and I'd feel pretty guilty weaning him to go to bonnaroo...sorry if tmi guys! I also have a 12yo daughter who I don't have a problem leaving (can we ay preteen girl attitude, ouch!) So, another question, if we do buy the VIP tix and RV pass how hard do you all think it'll be to sell them later if we can't go?
well last year VIP DID sell out, and i'm willing to bet that it will this year also. so i'd say your chances aren't too too bad (at face value of course)
I agree, if you have to back out, you should be able to find someone on here that would be more than happy to buy your tickets and go VIP
We need to keep the Drukq talk DISCREET! Talking about eating Chocalate and trip ping is a good example of NOT being DISCREET.
Woops, sorry about that. I guess you misunderstood me when I said I had a crunch bar when I got there and was so happy to be at bonanroo that I was tripping all over myself.
haha that's funny. I would not bring a 18 month old to my neighbors much less a festival. just kidding...but seriously...you would have maybe an hour to see a show with a kid that young....maybe probably not anytime. So if you want to spend 600 on a camping spot...your call
I would think long and hard about bringing a child that is on the verge of the terrible you know whats to a 4 day (loud) music festival in the heat of the TN summer.
Give yourself a well deserved "grownup time" break.
By the time Bonneroo comes around, he will be almost 2 and surely he has gotten about all the real benefits of nursing by now. ;-) Get out those sippy cups and go for it. How long had you planned to nurse? You have 3 months (almost) to turn down the volume of the breast milk and begin to tell him that he is a big boy now and not a baby any more. I know it will be as hard on you as him, but you can still lie down with him and have that bonding time even if you have to substitute a bottle or paci for a while. I saw that done on Oprah recently as a mother was weaning her 3 year old.
But who am I to say anything. I am bringing my daughter.... but she's 22, not 22 months.
I love Bonnaroo, and I love my kids, Cameron and Taylor, ages 6 and 9. That being said, I would NEVER merge the two at this point. Not at least until they are 15 and 12. AT the age they are at, I think they could handle everything, but it woudln't be fun for them, and it would reduce the amount of fun that I would have.
It would make things become more of a "Chore" than a good time, b/c, simply put, they aren't into seeing 25 bands in a weekend. As they shouldn't be. They are into PS2 and Xbox360 and skateboarding and playing basketball. I want Bonnaroo to be a time to remember for me. A weekend to escape the existence that I live outside of the walls of Bonnaroo. Inside Bonnaroo the real world melts away, and the chores of everyday life with it. Bringing my kids would change that drastically for me, and I just don't want that in my Bonnaroo vacation.
Bonnaroo is a very adult place, and safeguards have to be taken if you do bring kids. I think you have to go VIP, b/c it's basically the only "family-friendly" campground. You have to bring an RV, especially with a young young child. And you also have to be prepared for your children to be exposed to pot smoke, and people on drugs. Not to mention the sun, rain, and elements that are ever-present and inescapable at Bonnaroo.
I do want to take my kids one day. And if Bonnaroo is still around 5 or 6 years from now, it'll be an option for me. But at this point in their young lives, I still feel a responsibility to shield my children from things that they don't need to be exposed to. I don't feel good about exposing them to the things they will see at Bonnaroo in the name of me having a good time.
That's how I feel about it as a parent. But I do understand there is no universal guide to parenting. Whatever your decision is, just make sure that it is a decision in which your child's needs are placed before your own.
I love Bonnaroo, and I love my kids, Cameron and Taylor, ages 6 and 9. That being said, I would NEVER merge the two at this point. Not at least until they are 15 and 12. AT the age they are at, I think they could handle everything, but it woudln't be fun for them, and it would reduce the amount of fun that I would have.
It would make things become more of a "Chore" than a good time, b/c, simply put, they aren't into seeing 25 bands in a weekend. As they shouldn't be. They are into PS2 and Xbox360 and skateboarding and playing basketball. I want Bonnaroo to be a time to remember for me. A weekend to escape the existence that I live outside of the walls of Bonnaroo. Inside Bonnaroo the real world melts away, and the chores of everyday life with it. Bringing my kids would change that drastically for me, and I just don't want that in my Bonnaroo vacation.
Bonnaroo is a very adult place, and safeguards have to be taken if you do bring kids. I think you have to go VIP, b/c it's basically the only "family-friendly" campground. You have to bring an RV, especially with a young young child. And you also have to be prepared for your children to be exposed to pot smoke, and people on drugs. Not to mention the sun, rain, and elements that are ever-present and inescapable at Bonnaroo.
I do want to take my kids one day. And if Bonnaroo is still around 5 or 6 years from now, it'll be an option for me. But at this point in their young lives, I still feel a responsibility to shield my children from things that they don't need to be exposed to. I don't feel good about exposing them to the things they will see at Bonnaroo in the name of me having a good time.
That's how I feel about it as a parent. But I do understand there is no universal guide to parenting. Whatever your decision is, just make sure that it is a decision in which your child's needs are placed before your own.
Nice post Gouge!! As a parent myself of children who are 14 and 12 now and where 8 and 6 when bonnaroo first rolled around, I feel where you are coming from!
Living here has its advantages. Add to it the fact that I live right across the street, roo is within walking distance. I have taken my kids to roo a few time, under these circumstances, and my wife and I have decided that they wont be going back (They havent been the last two years) until they are 15 and 13, at the least.
Still, they wont be camping, they will come home at night and only go sparingly.
I absolutely would not take kids that young to roo for the full four days, in camping conditions. I dont know about your kids, but mine are too "needy" for stuff. Electricity is very important to them!
Of course, as you said, there is no universal parenting guide and there is no "right" way to parent. Always put them kids first though.
On the druq reference, I think in the context of sound advise, we can allow that to stay. This is a realistic discussion on an important issue and we hope to inform this parent as well as we can. (That is my opinion and does not represent the inforoo staff)
Post by I Can't Wait! on Mar 15, 2007 22:23:44 GMT -5
So I just want to be clear, I did not push the report to admin button on that post.. I really just get a chuckle out of the whole "there are no drugs at Bonnaroo" tag line. As for what you do or do not allow your kids to see in life, that's your own business. Like you said there is no universal guide to parenting. These people went in 04 I think they said, so they know what they may or may not have seen there. My boy is not yet 3, and he's probably seen some things at shows... and their baby being eighteen months, I don't think they have to worry about scarring him quite yet. As for what may or may not be in the air, whenever we've had our son at a show, people are typically very courteous about what they do in close proximity to him. If someone were to be smoking near him we simply move. Sure I always have my eye out for the stumbling drunk or fool who might trip and disturb my families peace, but when they are little is one of the easiest times to take them.
And going VIP is completely different than going out in GA. you have almost everything you need, you have easy access on and off the site should you need to come and go. Your camp is minutes from each stage and you don't stand in big lines to be searched.
I don't know what my opinion will be as my boy gets older, I would like to think I won't have to shelter him from things he might see, but I can't say that until it happens. I think plenty of people take kids camping in places with less to offer than Roo.
Since your big concern is that you don't want to ween him, my guess is you're living right and probably won't be getting too "irresponsible" at the festival anyway.
I wouldn't bring my boys to Roo' because of the heat(were from NH) I even had an intense dream about somehow ending up at Bonnaroo with them. I actually remember worrying about them with the heat in my dream...and then there were Amish people in it the dream...ay ya yi! (i'm no simple folk:lol)
We've taken our kids, girl-11 and boy-5, to shows before. A 3 and a half day fest won't do it though. The 5 yo. still needs a nap, at least one every three days, or he's a mess. They are going to stay at one of the grand'rents. They got to go to DisneyWorld in January, so they'll be good for a while. Also, they're going to Chicago with us this weedend, with Grandma meeting us there. Win-Win. I love taking the kids places and hanging with them. When it comes to trying new things, they are real troopers. Keep Bonnaroo for Dad (this one anyway).
Hey druidcat - we are bringing ours kids 2 & 1/2 boy and 7 month girl. many will say we're nuts but we are optimistic. we have camped with our kids but haven't done anything like this. we are driving from philadelphia and do not have vip passes. hoping to get some more imput from people who have brought kids. we are also hoping to get in touch with other people bringing kids in order to form some sort of "people with kids at bonnaroo super friends club" ;-) or maybe just see if we can set up camp near eachother (if that's even possible) and help out with eachothers kids if late night or naptime venturing is desired. maybe i should start a new thread?? we're new to bonnaroo and inforoo.
Being new and bringing kids your first time huh? I seriously hope that yall dont get put a long way out and have to 1. Walk nearly an hour back and forth and 2. Walk through the shakedown maddness with you 7 month old.
does anyone else think this stuff gets overblown? your kids arent going to be attacked on shakedown. sure kids bring some xtra responisibility to roo. but no more then they do on any camping trip, or the beach or disney land. and i feel much safer with the people im around at roo then i do about strangers at the beach. as for being exposed to smoke or partying i guess i just dont see the harm. noones blowing it in their face. for my family its not a whole lot different then a family reunion. id rather expose them to things like that together. rather then having some kids doing it feeding them bad info. or the schools.government feeding them the bs they do. i think youll find they are oblivious to it for the most part. sure at a certain age they will ask about it. and if you havent talked to them before that it would be the perfect time to have that talk. or you can just wait for their peers or the schools to misinform them. i guess if you think drugs are evil and all that then it wouldnt be a good place for your kids. if you think its something they should be educated about rather then just thrown into it by peer pressure i think its a great place.
we wont be taking kids to roo. its kinda our vacation from all that. but my sons and friends children have been to many fests. we are hitting gratefulfest, 10klf, and a bunch of smaller fests with the kids this year. they love it. and i know that some of our most special memories will be of the times spent festing it up. and i will know that they are exposed to more then just the public school system to build character. life is more then popularity, clothes, and teasing others to the point of deep depression. some people go through life with smiles on their face having a great time helping everyone they can along the way. life isnt about a career and money. its about experiences had with loved ones. i think its good for them.
The day we get there, me and a friend just ate some chocalate and a 3 10 year olds attack us by the Spread the Red. They stole our hats, bead neckalces, and water spray bottle, and ran into the red thing. It was like they planned an ambush. Anyway, we were chasing them around this lace maze for 2 hours, out of our minds, and the 2 mothers were just sitting on the side laughing at us. It was all fun, we played along, but definitly something you'll only see at Bonnaroo, 2 tripping 20 year olds playing tag with 3 10 year olds
Only at Bonnaroo
Ive done this at the playground near my house... There were five of us (ages 18-20) sitting at the playground at the elementary school down the street, just hanging out, when two little kids (aged maybe 8) came up and asked us to play tag. I said yeah, and off we went!
Although, we did not make it for two hours, the parents put a stop to it after 30 minutes. It was dinnertime!