Would You Be Upset if We Take Our Three Year Old With Us to Dinner Tonight for New Years Eve?

[Anonymous]

First things first - I didn't read anywhere that the OP said her babysitter cancelled. She said her parents couldn't take care of the child, so presumably they already knew they were going to have the kid when they made a 10PM diner reservation.

OP - I don't understand why you didn't just make an earlier dinner reservation. That way you could have continued your tradition of eating out on NYE, but it would be more comfortable for your child and for the other people in the restaurants. For example, we have 7pm dinner reservations and I won't be surprised to see kids out then.

By the way, we just made our reservations for a very nice and highly rated Indian restaurant earlier this week so there are still reservations out there. But you are probably not the type to eat "ethnic food", are you?

[Anonymous]

^^^They prefer steak w/ a quarter stick of melted butter on top. also, their precocious daughter will probably have the lobster tail. It's how she rolls.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I'm upset I'm at home with my 2 year old

[Anonymous]

I would be very annoyed if your child was near enough to me for me to hear your kid or be heard by your kid.

Sorry, 10:00 pm is adult time. If I were paying for a dinner like that and had hired a sitter, I really would want to be away from any rug rats.

I also don't think this is fair to your kid, but you didn't ask that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe that children should be integrated into every aspect of your life and not tucked away and hidden when it is convenient for the parent.

I'm a parent. And I don't want you to integrate your whiny, tired, crayon-throwing toddler during my nice late NYE dinner.

[Anonymous]

Why would you just go to somewhere like Fridays where a screaming 3 year old is the norm? You know, since you and your husband MUST go out?

Question: are you under 25?

[Anonymous]

Well, iDk about Ruth, but we are going to Mortons with our almost 3 y old. Reservations for 11 pm and we asked if children are welcomed (that are).

But she is used to go out with us and know what kind of behavior is expected. We are prepared to leave if, for what'd er reason, she does not behave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I am still here but since the consensus seems to all be the same, I have not responded. I discussed everything including everyone's suggestions with my husband and he says we should not change our plans since we were really looking forward to it and after all we know our child best. So I guess it is settled.

Just from personal perspective though, I never bat an eye when a patron at a restaurant brings their children even if the kids act up. That's just how I am - I believe that children should be integrated into every aspect of your life and not tucked away and hidden when it is convenient for the parent. [/quot

I generally agree but tonight is NYE and people are shelling out a lot if $$$ for a (made well in advance) reservation. Especially the 10pm slot. Pretty inconsiderate if she acts up..why didn't you want a little earlier of a res in the first place? Weird

[Anonymous]

To answer the original OP question, "Absolutely" and your baby should be home in bed, not in germ-ridden, filthy (not that Ruth's Chris is filthy but all public restaurants are covered in germs - we just found out a local japanese restaurant "hoses down" its chairs once a year. Saw it actually happening. No soap. no chemicals. A year's worth of grim on pleather.). It's unfair to the restaurant, the patrons and the baby.

[Anonymous]

I hope 18:01 is joking. Who takes a tot to dinner at 11pm? Even better question: who eats dinner at 11pm? Are you that desperate to be "somewhere" at midnight? Seriously?

[Anonymous]

You suck OP.

[Anonymous]

That's it. You all need to pop a Xanax and get laid.

[Anonymous]

Ok, SOMEONE is going to swing by RC and check this out, right?

[Anonymous]

I can only assume that you're making your kid take a second nap by putting her down at her usual bed time and then waking her up to take her to this poorly thought out dinner. How would you like it if you went to bed at 10pm as usual and then were woken up to go eat dinner at midnight? Because that's essentially what you're doing to her and she's probably going to be pretty pissed. I don't blame her.

[Anonymous]

Wow. The responses on this thread are mean.