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re: A quick PSA for parents with screaming kids in a restaurant…
Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:43 am to Zephyrius
Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:43 am to Zephyrius
Dallas Morning News, about 20 years ago, had an article about kid in restaurants, which led to scores of letters with various takes and experiences.
One person told of how a family near them was making a bunch of noise. The writer told the dad of the noisy family that he would pay for their meals if they would have the food boxed up and leave immediately. The dad took the deal.
One person told of how a family near them was making a bunch of noise. The writer told the dad of the noisy family that he would pay for their meals if they would have the food boxed up and leave immediately. The dad took the deal.
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Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:51 am to O
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So you're the virgin who has never gotten laid, let alone had kids?
Look, I’m a proud father of 7 but I know what he is talking about. It’s not the kids who are just making a little noise but the ones who are screeching and the parents have tuned them out. It can be bad.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 7:52 am to Crimson1st
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Germane
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The god damn Germans got nothin' to do with it
Posted on 6/12/21 at 8:09 am to TDsngumbo
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frick you, I’m a parent who hasn’t seen the inside of a restaurant in six weeks and exhausted from the latest stomach virus making its rounds through both kids and I just want to fricking be waited on
So, being a parent? You sound like exactly the person who needs to get a babysitter and away from your kids. Torturing everyone else isn't the answer here.
Small children and restaurants don't get along. Their attention spans are usually too short for a normal 1-2 hour sit-down dinner, unless they have tons of toys (annoying) or an iPad (REALLY annoying). Plus, they just have trouble sitting still.
Do yourselves a favor and go to dinner without your kids. It will 100x more enjoyable. It's okay (and good for marriages) to have adult-only dinners.
And if money is tight, spend the bulk on the babysitter and just go grab a beer and apps. Trust me, what you need is time away from your kids, not a waitstaff.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 8:57 am to Crimson1st
Went to Twisted Root for a burger one afternoon. Ordered and sat down at a booth. A couple came in with three kids. They came straight to the booth next to me before ordering and mom settled in with the kids while Dad went up to order. The 3 kids started jumping up and down on the booth like a trampoline. Mom says nothing.
I got up from my booth and chose a different table on other side of restaurant. Mom came over to my new table and told me, "They're just kids" and looked at me disdainfully. I told her she should teach them how to behave in public. She didn't really reply, but just walked off in a huff.
Later, in the middle of my lunch, I hear a loud banging coming from the other side of the restaurant. Two of the kids were banging loudly on the glass of a claw machine for almost 5 minutes. Parents were just ignoring it.
When I left, I walked by their table and told them it looked like I made the right decision by moving away from them and their little animals. Mom looked pissed and Dad just looked embarrassed.
I don't expect perfect behavior from kids in places like burger joints, fast casual etc. But I do expect the parents to be actively trying to teach and or control their little brats. I figure cheap places like that are good places to teach your children how to behave in a restaurant so you can eventually move up to nicer places with them.
"Family Friendly" doesn't mean just let your kids run wild. It means it's ok if they have an occasional outburst, etc and you actively teach them how to behave as to not disturb other patrons. If you can't do that, leave them at home or enjoy more time at McDonald's.
The really funny part about this is 99% of the time, these bratty kids are white. I don't see black kids acting like animals in restaurants usually.
I got up from my booth and chose a different table on other side of restaurant. Mom came over to my new table and told me, "They're just kids" and looked at me disdainfully. I told her she should teach them how to behave in public. She didn't really reply, but just walked off in a huff.
Later, in the middle of my lunch, I hear a loud banging coming from the other side of the restaurant. Two of the kids were banging loudly on the glass of a claw machine for almost 5 minutes. Parents were just ignoring it.
When I left, I walked by their table and told them it looked like I made the right decision by moving away from them and their little animals. Mom looked pissed and Dad just looked embarrassed.
I don't expect perfect behavior from kids in places like burger joints, fast casual etc. But I do expect the parents to be actively trying to teach and or control their little brats. I figure cheap places like that are good places to teach your children how to behave in a restaurant so you can eventually move up to nicer places with them.
"Family Friendly" doesn't mean just let your kids run wild. It means it's ok if they have an occasional outburst, etc and you actively teach them how to behave as to not disturb other patrons. If you can't do that, leave them at home or enjoy more time at McDonald's.
The really funny part about this is 99% of the time, these bratty kids are white. I don't see black kids acting like animals in restaurants usually.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 8:58 am to Crimson1st
That's just life man. If you want to live around people, you have to put up with a lot of shite.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:02 am to kywildcatfanone
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Parents don't parent their kids. That's why this country is in the shape it's in.
Needs repeating
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:06 am to Crimson1st
So you go to the Golden Corral and expect to see parents who know how to parent?
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:19 am to SouthernStyled
Stupid people shouldn't breed! That especially applies to all the Karens out there who think their little darlings are too good to be disciplined in public!! When a kid goes ballistic in a restaurant, take the little shite outside and calm him/her (I guess I should include 'it' today as well) down! And yes, I had kids and we would take them outside when they acted up!!
Posted on 6/12/21 at 9:28 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Look, I’m a proud father of 7
Put a fricking cork in it. Jeez.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 10:09 am to The Third Leg
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Put a fricking cork in it. Jeez.
Mind your own fricking business. My adult children are all productive members of society - anything from an Aero Engineer to a SF soldier. We fully support ourselves and are not on the government dol for a damn thing.
Go tell the welfare queen with multiple baby daddies out there to "put a cork in it".
Posted on 6/12/21 at 11:03 am to LSUgirl4
quote:I don't expect anything. I hope that you'd have a little common decency.
you expect people that aren’t related to badly behaved children to express their adoration for them?
come on.
quote:I don't give a shite what your intentions were, whether you're being "hyperbolic" or not. That's just a hateful statement. And goes beyond showing adoration. That's why I singled you out.
there isn’t a single human being on this planet that likes or loves your child except those who genetically contributed to its existence.
You're probably not going to get it and act all big and bad, and that's fine. Whatever. It's just not a good look to say something like that.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 11:12 am to Crimson1st
Instead of chatting about it on a message board, may have been more constructive to speak to the individuals that you have the issue with.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 12:34 pm to RealityTiger
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RealityTiger
Ironically named based on these quotes
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don't expect anything. I hope that you'd have a little common decency.
The man was responding to you saying you let your kids go full retard while you do nothing because frick them you're tired.
That's irresponsible and inconsiderate. If the kids are reenacting the Civil War they need to learn to behave or leave.
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here isn’t a single human being on this planet that likes or loves your child except those who genetically contributed to its existence.
I don't give a shite what your intentions were, whether you're being "hyperbolic" or not. That's just a hateful statement. And goes beyond showing adoration. That's why I singled you out.
Intentionally or not he's practically quoting a Louis CK bit. Whether or not you find it hateful it's a typical response from people subjected to the combination of a shitty kid and an indifferent or lazy parent.
Getting mad and calling it offensive or hateful is just a defense mechanism for you to avoid admitting your responsibility for the situation and the unpleasant responses.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:03 pm to Crimson1st
Two things I can't stand. People who do nothing about their kids destroying everyone else enjoyment by screaming or misbehaving. And people who complain about other peoples parenting.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:18 pm to nikki6
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I don't expect perfect behavior from kids in places like burger joints, fast casual etc. But I do expect the parents to be actively trying to teach and or control their little brats. I figure cheap places like that are good places to teach your children how to behave in a restaurant so you can eventually move up to nicer places with them.
I enjoyed your take and yes I like you wasn’t expecting perfect behavior by any given kid thus my emphasis on it being way over the top but of course you have the types who are parents that come up in here, practicing zero reading comprehension, acting all butt hurt and victimized because they don’t make the effort to address their kids’ poor behavior. And again I was clear that I understand as a father myself that kids can act up BUT my God when they get to a certain point as a parent you have to know when to leave and work on their manners in the future.
The one who talked about how bad they had it and they just wanted to take poor Johnny out to get a meal, blah, blah. How ridiculous! First I would hope Johnny didn’t scream at the top of his lungs for minutes on end untended to by that parent. Also my whole point is to show at least some courtesy to others in that scenario. As I and others pointed out, who are they to think they are the only ones who want to go cut loose and get a meal out? Have some damned consideration for others and there’s no issue. I swear that damned entitlement mentality is going to be the death of this nation as it flows all over and becomes pervasive with time.
Honestly I don’t see how there is not 100% agreement with what I said. You have to draw the line somewhere when your kid is acting like a damned animal in public, in particular with a somewhat captive audience.
This post was edited on 6/12/21 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:32 pm to Crimson1st
Just curious...where did you eat?
Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:36 pm to Crimson1st
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You have to draw the line somewhere when your kid is acting like a damned animal in public, in particular with a somewhat captive audience.
We don’t believe in discipline for little Meadow Dawn On The Mountain. We prefer a free range experience for our sun child.
Posted on 6/12/21 at 1:36 pm to OweO
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So you go to the Golden Corral and expect to see parents who know how to parent?
Dude I have seen many of your posts. Good grief how could anyone spend time here and not see your posts and take note of how idiotic most of them are. With this one I quoted, you just added to the percentage of idiocy.
First you obviously have experience with the Golden Corral to make your errant assumption. So while you are on a roll, let me translate what your post meant as you were typing it out…
“Hi folks, it’s me, the attention whore known as OweO…shocker! I am here to make an arse of myself yet again. I am trying to be clever and accuse someone who I am woefully ill informed about of being a poor by eating at Golden Corral. Also, since you all already know I’m a dumbass, I will solidify that by displaying my lack of reading comprehension with what the OP actually said. But regardless I really think I got a good one in on the OP because I obviously have to try to belittle others due to the fact I am usually the one catching shite for my stupid posts!”
You’re welcome for the translation, since that was your thought process and what you really wanted to say!
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