Toddlers in Restaurants

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beamher

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dixiepeach said:
Orthe parents who say......if you are good we'll get you a toy. No people, your kids should be good without a toy.
The one kid had french fries and the mother kept putting ketchup on the plate that the child keptsmearing on her hands then all over the chair she was standing on.
The waitress said she would have to wipe down the whole chair and rest of area before her shift ended.
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never understood why people let their kids walk on the seats or put their butt on the table; teach them to sit down or put them in a high chair
 
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beamher

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Katt said:
:killingme :yeahthat: I can't stand it when parents in the stores like Walmart are walking around, pushing the cart with the kid that's screaming at the top of her/his lungs and mom and dad are acting like they don't hear it. I want to grab them and tell them to step up and be a parent!!! Go figure? It makes shopping in walmart even more miserable than before!
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same goes on in Target!! and the rugrats demanding to know why the parents are taking so long and how much longer and can they leave. :jameo:

and then the ones that just turn the damn kids loose in the stores :buttkick:
 
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camily said:
Nope. I hate to hear people :blahblah:about BS like this. "When I was a kid...." "If I ever did that." :blahblah: "My kids would never....". Complete BS. Sometimes I wonder if some people ever were kids or if they popped out stuffy old farts. For God's sake. Kids are great! :yay: But they get on your nerves sometimes. Big deal.
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:shrug: it should be a big deal. yes, some grow out of it but i often wonder if the changes in parenting played a part in the way the world is today.
 
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Cowgirl said:
The problem isn't with lack of spanking, it's with the parents' lack of action. We were rarely spanked when we were little, and we were well-behaved. My parents could get us in line with "the look." If we did something wrong, we'd get a time out. It worked.

It is possible to raise children without spanking them...you just have to follow through and actually have some type of punishment.
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:yeahthat: all it took was that look 1 time and for the most part i didn't even want to get to "the look" part :nono:

kids are smarter than we sometimes give them credit for--some know how far than can go and what they can/can not get away with
 
lovinmaryland

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hotmomma said:
We went to the leonardtown mcdonalds last night for a mcflurry and it was terrible. the condiment stand with disgusting. the woman bagging food was talking on her cell about her plans after work. the girl at the window was eating fries out of the containers waiting to be served to customers. they all looked sloppy. the sandwich maker was wearing gloves but who knows what he touched while they were on. can't complain to the manager because she is no better then the employees. ruby's may have a dirty kitchen but if they do i have never seen it and it is not in my face. just seeing that mcdonalds makes me want to stop eating fast food. i know its not only the leonardtown place. it's most of the fast food places.
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was it a black girl?

I went through the drive thru about a week ago ordered my kids their happy meals we were sitting at the window waiting to get them and I saw her doing that... She was acutally sticking her hands in the fry bin and eating them plain as day... I asked to talk to the manager told them to keep their food and give me my money back :barf:
 
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vraiblonde said:
The problem is that many parents think running around the restaurant and throwing food IS acceptable behavior for children. Just like they think having multiple bebe daddies and smoking crack is acceptable. If all their friends are the same way, they don't have any basis for comparison, and get all bent when you "judge" them.

Some of the Mommies on here insisting that their child is a perfect angel in public, I'd like to see that for myself. Because it's possible that their idea of a well-behaved child is not the same as *mine*.
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stockgirl said:
I'm not saying that we should necessarily ban them but I'd love it if the open a restaurant that is kid free. I get so little time to enjoy a nice meal out. I'd prefer it if there were NO kids around. :yay:
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Write your Congressman. That's how you get what you want, no matter how unreasonable it is. Then, next thing you know, the state is passing a ban on children in restaurants. Think about it: no more loud smelly squabs smearing ketchup in their hair. Better working environment for waitstaff. The restaurant would save money on printing because they won't need a kids menu.

I'll write the letter today because I don't think children need to be in restaurants at all. If they had good parents, they'd have nourishing home cooked meals instead of fat and sodium filled crap at some burger joint.

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beamher

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Grandma sent the kid some McDonald coupons---Grrrr!!

i haven't been to the one in the park in months. i must say they must have made some changes('cause i could have condemned that place myself). i took him friday & sunday and was quite shocked! the food was fresh and hot :faint:

the only issues i had were cashiers: friday i was overcharged and the girl response was "this is what i was told to give you"; but can you add/substract was what i wanted to say. but i was trying to teach her something as well as my kids--stay in school and math is so important. :howdy: sorry to the people i was holding up in line. sunday, the cashier acted as if she never saw a $100 bill or she needed help counting change; it took three of them.
 
Pete

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vraiblonde said:
Write your Congressman. That's how you get what you want, no matter how unreasonable it is. Then, next thing you know, the state is passing a ban on children in restaurants. Think about it: no more loud smelly squabs smearing ketchup in their hair. Better working environment for waitstaff. The restaurant would save money on printing because they won't need a kids menu.

I'll write the letter today because I don't think children need to be in restaurants at all. If they had good parents, they'd have nourishing home cooked meals instead of fat and sodium filled crap at some burger joint.

:coffee:
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If this includes bars Boy will be upset.
 
Baja28

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vraiblonde said:
Write your Congressman. That's how you get what you want, no matter how unreasonable it is. Then, next thing you know, the state is passing a ban on children in restaurants. Think about it: no more loud smelly squabs smearing ketchup in their hair. Better working environment for waitstaff. The restaurant would save money on printing because they won't need a kids menu.

I'll write the letter today because I don't think children need to be in restaurants at all. If they had good parents, they'd have nourishing home cooked meals instead of fat and sodium filled crap at some burger joint.

:coffee:
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You're coming around!! :huggy:
 
BS Gal

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vraiblonde said:
Write your Congressman. That's how you get what you want, no matter how unreasonable it is. Then, next thing you know, the state is passing a ban on children in restaurants. Think about it: no more loud smelly squabs smearing ketchup in their hair. Better working environment for waitstaff. The restaurant would save money on printing because they won't need a kids menu.

I'll write the letter today because I don't think children need to be in restaurants at all. If they had good parents, they'd have nourishing home cooked meals instead of fat and sodium filled crap at some burger joint.

:coffee:
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Could you modify the letter to include grocery stores? I was in Giant last week and some woman was in there with about 8 girls around the age of 8 or 9. I am imagining it was the leftovers from a slumber party the night before. She let them run all over the store with a couple of their own carts. They must have cut me off or almost run into me about 15 times. In the meantime, Ms. Oblivious was checking out the donuts and telling the kids to "run get this, run get that."
 
mAlice

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terbear1225 said:
you are definitely right about that. Everyone has a different opinion o what acceptable behavior is, but I wish that everyone would recognize that common courtesy dictates that your child's behavior shouldn't impede other diners from enjoying their meal.
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Common courtesy would require common sense. Many parents don't have this. So, I'm of the opinion that children should be removed from adult environments.
 
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