Posted on 01/15/2014 4:05:37 AM PST by JoeProBono
Yep, often because it bothers their ears....what do they know but to cry?
I think it would be a more pleasant world if more people used common sense. Some environments are more suitable for children than others.
It seems to me that buying a very expensive non-refundable ticket for *anything* when you have a young child has a lot of potential downside.
The people that can’t handle that type of stress should stay home in their quiet little spotless cocoons with all the towels evenly lined up
Last time I was out (couple of months ago, we can't afford to eat out much, and I like to cook) a child in the next booth was semi-rhythmically kicking the seat. We asked his parents to please have him stop. Got a dirty look from the mom and an embarrassed apology from the dad. That's right sweetie, your little precious is not perfect.
Restaurants need cages out back between the grease trap ad the dumpster.
Folks with unruly brats can dump the kids in the cage, toss in a few fish sticks and call it good.
” not leave the kids behind with an axe murderer or child abuser”
A bit extreme there!! It’s healthy and good for young parents to have a date night without kids once in awhile.
Lots of non axe murder baby sitters you could find.
Somebody needs to bring this baby to Alinea...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2539703/Remote-control-devil-baby-terrifies-New-Yorkers.html
The baby was in relatively good shape but it WAS 6pm. We looked at our server and said, bring breadsticks for her to chew and bring us our food quickly and we will be out of here quickly. The baby lasted about half way through the meal, then started grumbling.
The host came over with a balloon and told us how crazy about babies the whole staff was and asked whether he could show her around. off she went with a balloon. and they kept here laughing at the wait station while we rushed through our meal.
We were blessed with such kind people.
And here all this time I thought the “Spare the rod, spoil the child” saying was an admonition against artificial insemination. :=)
That might explain why they took the child to the restaurant, but it can’t explain why they allowed their child to cry throughout the meal and disturb other patrons.
Sorry, but if I were waiting months to get a reservation, and paying those prices at a restaurant, I would not tolerate “stress” coming along with the meal. I’d demand that the restaurant owner kick them out if they couldn’t calm down their child.
Have to say....after recently trying to dine with my spouse at a modest Italian restaurant where somebody’s spoiled as hell rugrat would not quit shrieking at supersonic levels the entire time, I sympathize. Can only imagine how mad I’d be if I had paid four-star prices to be there.
I was eating at a barbecue place one day (definitely not upscale) when a couple brought their two young children in and sat down to eat. I watched as the parents said grace.
The little boy, probably four-ish was behaving well but the little girl, probably six-ish, was a little hellian. Her display included tossing her silverware to the floor and other acts of disruption - each met with a stern recital of her name by her parents who otherwise took no action.
So, when her flying fork landed at my feet, I bent over and picked it up before she could grab it and I called the girl by her now well-notorious name, took off my hat to reveal my bald scalp at the top, and told her every time she disobeyed her parents, God would pull a hair out of her father’s head.
Her eyes got big and her head turned to look at her father’s receding hairline, said “oh”, and returned to her chair where she was no problem for the rest of the meal.
Nice try but no. I come from a mature conservative tradition. “Spawn” is how to describe some of what I have endured thanks to parents too self absorbed to properly control their children. It is not just an American thing either. Once flying on an Air France night flight I was so exasperated at the antics of a child I finally told her mother “faites quelquechose avec votre singe”. She got it
Banning kids under 6 sounds good, but the real problem is bratty unruly undisciplined spoiled out of control monsters and the sad sack parents who made them that way.
Matthew 19:14 “suffer the little children....”
They are closer to the way we need to be to get into heaven.
Just a thought.
Misquoting that passage does not impress. Jesus told his disciples to let little children come to him. Nothing there excusing bad behavior or self indulgent indifferent parents
well aren’t you the big man
I’ve found that things tend to go smoothly if everyone is trying to be considerate. Our children know that I can go a whole day without eating, and that if they cause a disruption in public, they will not be offered a meal until we’re at home.
“What will happen if we have any problems?”
“We won’t get to eat until you do!”
“Right!”
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