restaurant bans young children

vraiblonde

vraiblonde

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libby said:
I have eight children,
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Yikes!! :faint:

I think, as people get more self-centered and oblivious, we'll see more restaurants having to do this. Some restaurants just aren't appropriate for kids, so you have to wonder why Mommy and Dad take them there in the first place.

Back in the day you'd see people bring their young kids into the bar at CIP, then sit and ##### about all the smoke and foul language. Hello, stupid? Get your kid out of the bar.
 
baileydog

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Ive said for years that restaurants should have a no kid section like the no smoking section. I cant stand screaming kids when Im at a restaurant.
 
vraiblonde

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baileydog said:
I cant stand screaming kids when Im at a restaurant.
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I am blessed with selective hearing so they rarely register with me until someone points it out. Occasionally a real shrieker will pierce through the fog, though. What I don't like is when parents let their squabs wander about, visiting other tables, or hanging over the booth. You have to wonder what those morons are thinking.
 
BadGirl

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vraiblonde said:
I am blessed with selective hearing so they rarely register with me until someone points it out. Occasionally a real shrieker will pierce through the fog, though. What I don't like is when parents let their squabs wander about, visiting other tables, or hanging over the booth. You have to wonder what those morons are thinking.
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Yeah, I hate that, too. :roflmao:
 
blazinlow89

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baileydog said:
Ive said for years that restaurants should have a no kid section like the no smoking section. I cant stand screaming kids when Im at a restaurant.
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When MD banned smoking in restaurants, i thought i t would have been a good idea to use the smoking areas as something like a family area. For most places that would work, like Ihop, or the way the Perkins in L-town was setup. Others that used the bar for that area though, probably wouldn't have worked as well.

I like the idea though, can't stand going out and someone brings alone 3 kids ranging from 6 months to 5 years old. You have the 5 year old either running around or fighting with the other sibling, and the baby is crying.

Possibly the dumbest i have seen is the parents who bring kids to the damn movie theater. Some lady had what must have been a 6-8 month old at Pirates of the Caribbean 4, at the 12:15 AM show, WTF. Kid cryed for a good 15 min during the movie before the father took it out of the theater, 20 min later he was right back at it.
 
CrystalClear

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Wow I'm amazed

That, so far, it is unanimous on how people feel. I thought it was just me and I had to keep quiet about it so as not to "offend" anyone. My kids are grown, but when they were small, they knew they were not allowed to run all over the place and keep the noise down. We used to love Golden Corral because they would be able to eat immediately and pick out what they wanted, and yes they were disciplined if they got out of hand, I guess that is not allowed any more.:confused:
 
libertytyranny

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It's just a shame that people who make their children behave (or are smart enough to remove a crying baby) are now no longer able to enjoy dinner there :shrug: we have gotten to a place where we feel it is NORMAL for children to be raving heathens. And it isn't. Now, people who breed brats and have no intention of reigning them in or making them behave have suceeded in making the world unfriendly towards young families.:coffee:

Some places, though, I don't know why people bring kids:geek:
 
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Stopped going to Nickoletti's because they put in that "play area" years ago. Parents came in, and allowed thier "love-spawns" to run rampent. I watched a waitress drop a tray of food, and almost scald an adult patron, because 2 kids ran into her.
 
pelers

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libertytyranny said:
we have gotten to a place where we feel it is NORMAL for children to be raving heathens.
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This is why if I have to go to Walmart, I wait until after 10pm. Sadly, it doesn't eliminate the raving heathen children, but it does reduce their numbers considerably.

Now what REALLY irks me about restaurants is when I'm there, my child starts to act up and I'm trying to get out because I don't want to be that mom. Your child starts fussing and you become a pariah. I'm TRYING to do the right thing and get out, but it's difficult when your server mysteriously vanishes and you can't get the check :tantrum

But yeah, back to the main topic. Restaurants should totally be allowed to ban children. You don't like it? Don't give them your business! If it's a bad business idea the businesses that practice it will either go under or repeal it.
 
libertytyranny

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pelers said:
This is why if I have to go to Walmart, I wait until after 10pm. Sadly, it doesn't eliminate the raving heathen children, but it does reduce their numbers considerably.

Now what REALLY irks me about restaurants is when I'm there, my child starts to act up and I'm trying to get out because I don't want to be that mom. Your child starts fussing and you become a pariah. I'm TRYING to do the right thing and get out, but it's difficult when your server mysteriously vanishes and you can't get the check :tantrum

But yeah, back to the main topic. Restaurants should totally be allowed to ban children. You don't like it? Don't give them your business! If it's a bad business idea the businesses that practice it will either go under or repeal it.
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I find people to be *mostly* understanding. I try my best to only take monster out when she isn't likely to be grumpy..when shes well fed had a nap, etc. But occasionally she will get angry when I am trying to get something done..sun I was getting my nails done and monster had just eaten and was due for a nap. I thought she would sleep, and she did, for a little while and then was peeved..my hands were in the uv dryers..and I couldnt pick her up..a fellow nail customer held her keys out and tried to get her attention for me until my mom could pick her up and soothe her. I appreciated it, and though she cried for a few minutes before she calmed down, no one seemed annoyed. If we go to dinner, we go early and I feed her in the parking lot so she's happy, and we leave her with grandma if we want to go somewhere particularly nice. I do these things, as most resposnsible mothers do..its annoying that those with no concerns for others..make all moms with young babies/kids look bad.:bigwhoop:
 
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libertytyranny said:
It's just a shame that people who make their children behave (or are smart enough to remove a crying baby) are now no longer able to enjoy dinner there :shrug: we have gotten to a place where we feel it is NORMAL for children to be raving heathens. And it isn't. Now, people who breed brats and have no intention of reigning them in or making them behave have suceeded in making the world unfriendly towards young families.:coffee:

Some places, though, I don't know why people bring kids:geek:
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That's true. When my older kids were younger I would take them "out to eat" during the day, say to Dunkin' Donuts, with the purpose of teaching them how to behave in a restaurant. The lessons were short (perhaps there a half hour), and they were delighted to get a donut, and the lesson was had that when out to eat they sat still, talked in near-whispers, and cleaned up their mess from the table. Now my younger learn from my older ones so I don't need to do that so much. Additionally, that behavior is expected at home, so it's no big surprise when we tell them to "take your elbows off of the table". When parents don't bother teaching them at home, and them expect them to know how to sit still when they are out, that is just grossly unfair to the kids, too.
LT, you are so right that children are unwelcome because of parents that just don't want to bother, but really, our families have plenty of other choices for restaurants, so personally, I can't complain.
 
libertytyranny

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libby said:
That's true. When my older kids were younger I would take them "out to eat" during the day, say to Dunkin' Donuts, with the purpose of teaching them how to behave in a restaurant. The lessons were short (perhaps there a half hour), and they were delighted to get a donut, and the lesson was had that when out to eat they sat still, talked in near-whispers, and cleaned up their mess from the table. Now my younger learn from my older ones so I don't need to do that so much. Additionally, that behavior is expected at home, so it's no big surprise when we tell them to "take your elbows off of the table". When parents don't bother teaching them at home, and them expect them to know how to sit still when they are out, that is just grossly unfair to the kids, too.
LT, you are so right that children are unwelcome because of parents that just don't want to bother, but really, our families have plenty of other choices for restaurants, so personally, I can't complain.
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That's such a good idea! I'm storing that up for monster when she's a bit older :buddies:


And I think the restaurant can do whatever they want, and I am not big on taking little ones out to dinner anyway..but it just strikes me as sad that people aren't expected to make their kids behave, and responsible people are punished for it.
 
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