can you believe this?

[lvpets2002]

I so totaly Agree with Karen.. It is the owners right.. Now there are plenty of children places out there to eat at like McDonalds & CiCi's Pizza.. Hire a babysitter if you want to go to this place..

I believe it. It is not a public building, therefore he can set his own rules, and I don't see any reason why he shouldn't be allowed to ban children under a certain age. If parents really want to go there, they can hire a babysitter. There is no way we can legislate socially responsible parenting, so it is his decision, and his business.

[Randi]

I agree, there's nothing worse than going out for a nice meal and having it ruined by screaming, ill behaved children. It simply ruins the evening if you're not able to have a conversation with the friends you're with.

It's funny how different children behave in different countries... the French and Spanish children are going out to restaurants with their parents all the time and there's no problems with them.

Children should of course be able to go to restaurants, but I think it would be a good idea if they had separate rooms for families with noisy children.

[catland]

Reminds me of when my (now an adult) niece was about 4 years old. We were all out at a pizza place and she became overwhelmed by all of the excitement. My brother had to scoop her up and take her out to the car to calm down.

She screamed all the way out the door. You should have seen the looks on the other people's faces.

[happylabs]

Reminds me of when my (now an adult) niece was about 4 years old. We were all out at a pizza place and she became overwhelmed by all of the excitement. My brother had to scoop her up and take her out to the car to calm down.

She screamed all the way out the door. You should have seen the looks on the other people's faces.

I think this may have happened just one time with my daughter that she pitched a fit in a store. You really do get the looks don't you? People are thinking child abuser! LOL. Parenting is not an easy thing. I am glad my kids are grown.


Kids are so unpredictable.

[Lady's Human]

Part of the problem in the states is that there's so many idiots sticking their noses into other people's parenting that there are parents who are literally afraid to deal with tantrums in public, so they just let them go.

[lizbud]

Part of the problem in the states is that there's so many idiots sticking their noses into other people's parenting that there are parents who are literally afraid to deal with tantrums in public, so they just let them go.

Maybe, but it could also be the case where the kid's behavior is mostly
ignored at home & unless they get right in the parents face, they are
allowed to get away with bad, unruly behavior.

[RICHARD]

It's funny how different children behave in different countries... the French and Spanish children are going out to restaurants with their parents all the time and there's no problems with them.

The hang the threat of the Inquisition over the poor tykes heads......

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The peeve I have about small kids are when they are plopped into a seat, given a napkin around the neck and are left to feed themselves.

They make a mess, the stupid parents laugh and think it's so cute and the poor server has to clean up the mess.

The other peeve, that is semi related to small kids, is the people that pull out the cell phones to photo the kids, smeared with food.

Lovely.

[happylabs]

The hang the threat of the Inquisition over the poor tykes heads......

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The peeve I have about small kids are when they are plopped into a seat, given a napkin around the neck and are left to feed themselves.

They make a mess, the stupid parents laugh and think it's so cute and the poor server has to clean up the mess.

The other peeve, that is semi related to small kids, is the people that pull out the cell phones to photo the kids, smeared with food.

Lovely.

Kids do need to learn to feed themselves. I remember our kids feeding themselves spaghetti for the first time and taking photos of it.
However, I don't think we would have done this in a restaurant.

It's just one of those things parents do so they can blackmail their kids later on in life.

[RICHARD]

Kids do need to learn to feed themselves. I remember our kids feeding themselves spaghetti for the first time and taking photos of it.
However, I don't think we would have done this in a restaurant.

It's just one of those things parents do so they can blackmail their kids later on in life.

LOL,

I do like the messy photos, but they do have a place and a time.

[Bonny]

LOL,

I do like the messy photos, but they do have a place and a time.

What about an old person with food on their clothes? That happens to me sometimes. The table just keeps getting further away.

[pomtzu]

What about an old person with food on their clothes? That happens to me sometimes. The table just keeps getting further away.

I can identify with that. My problem is, that the tables keep getting higher, even the one at home. I've lost 2" in height due to my crumbling spine and everyone tells me that's what the problem is. I don't want to go the high chair route, so I think sitting on a couple of phone books might help.....

[wombat2u2004]

What about an old person with food on their clothes? That happens to me sometimes. The table just keeps getting further away.

I think my table stays put.
I just like to drool and dribble at the dinner table.