can you believe this?

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sorry guys...national origin...French - Aussie...Brits...Slovenian - protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...you know - those people!

[jennielynn1970]

They certainly have my vote on this. Nothing worse than going out for a nice meal and having it ruined by screaming , ill behaved children.

Amen to this!!

I totally back the decision.

[wombat2u2004]

I'm thinking there is an Aussie around here they may want to refuse to serve too.

He probably would refuse to serve a party animal like me

[happylabs]

He probably would refuse to serve a party animal like me

Probably. You might fall under the category of children?

[wombat2u2004]

Probably. You might fall under the category of children?

Absolutely.

[Lady's Human]

Sorry guys...national origin...French - Aussie...Brits...Slovenian - protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act...you know - those people!

Damn those pesky laws!

[gemini9961]

As a mother of a 16 month old I agree with this. I would not be upset if a restaurant did not allow my child, I would go elsewhere. He is pretty well behaved, but as anyone knows, a 16 month old can be quite unpredicable in the behavior department. My husband and I chose our restaurants carefully and go to ones that are more family friendly when he is with us. There is a time and place for everything and that time and place doesn't always involve children, and unruly ones at that.

[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.

[lizbud]

It still falls under public accomodations so there are limits on the rules he can set about who he will serve. He cannot, for instance, refuse to serve anyone who is Irish or of Irish descent. Or Baptists. Or Chinese.

Or Gay.

There was a case in Indy where a Gay group order a tray of cookies at the city market. They wanted the cookies decorated with rainbow colored sprinkles. (It was to celebrate some Gay event in the city) The store owner
refused their order because he didn't want to "endorse" their event.

The shop got so much bad press I think they changed their mind, but by
then the group bought their cookies elsewhere.

[IRescue452]

I'd eat at that place everyday. On another note, you used to not be able to have children in most apartment buildings back when my mom was young. I sure wish that were still the case today. If I ran an apartment complex it would be absolutely NO CHILDREN, but pet friendly. The kids above me must spend 3 hours a night jumping off of furniture. They knock things off my shelves and keep me from sleeping when I have work early mornings.