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Would You Be Upset if We Take Our Three Year Old With Us to Dinner Tonight for New Years Eve?
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Anonymous
Not mean at all! In fact, I'd say they are not harsh enough. If OP said they do this all the time - as they do in europe - and that said-child is used to being out late all teh time, i;d be much more forgiving, but this is a special night to many ppl, and regardless of how "nice" a restaurant RC is; it's not fair to thrust your child onto ppl having a special night out. OP sounds incredible selfish. |
Anonymous
I would but I don't have a sitter 
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Anonymous
| I don't mind children being at restaurants or parties, I'd probably be wishing my kids were also there. |
Anonymous
| That's the beauty of RC...they welcome all children at all hours of the night. Who knows, maybe this is a new trend and next year all of us will be eating steak with toddlers at midnight. |
Anonymous
| You should go to the RC in Chinatown. Very kid friendly. |
Anonymous
People like you are pathetic. If you hate kids so much then go to a swingers club. FWIW my kids are going to bed at 8PM because that is bedtime. We will be at home all night, but if I went out I wouldn't turn into stone if a child was at the facility. However OP I think what you are doing is a bad idea. Let the kid rest. |
Anonymous
| Hey PP, there's a big difference between seeing kids in a nice restaurant at 7 or 8 AND seeing a toddler in ANY restaurant at 10 or 11pm. |
Anonymous
| People have really gone over the "Dcum cliff" here. LOL. There's actually some dingbat pleading with Jeff to stop the OP (like physically!) because god forbid, say it ain't so, that a person could actually be considering taking their kid to Ruth Chris on NYE. Oh dear god Jeff, STOP HER! SHE REALLY SOUNDS AS IF SHE MIGHT DO THIS! lol. Sad. |
Anonymous
| No worries, Jeff. Someone on another thread is organizing a flash mob to descend upon RC tonight at 10:15. The choreography is coming together, but they haven't settled on a song yet. Any suggestions? |
Anonymous
| How about "We Belong" by Pat Benatar? Maybe with little kiddie voices? |
Anonymous
I would, but my 3 year old just went to bed. Maybe I should wake her up in an hour, call it a nap, and head on up! |
Anonymous
| Why is everyone acting like RC on NYE is a solemn serene place where people have to be quiet. It's not a freaking monastery. I would think that with the restaurant full and most people having at least one drink, the place will be pretty loud and they won't notice the little girl. I have a 2 yo boy, and I know I can't really take him to a restaurant at any hour with him acting like a crazy person, screaming, spilling things, trying to walk on the table, etc. But a 3 yo girl might be better behaved than my DS. Either way, all you DCUMer need a stiff drink, because you sound like a gaggle of shrews. 10pm is late, but it's NYE. It won't ruin her kid and if the kid behaves decently, no harm done. Have a drink for me OP, bc I'll be at a boring party at my neighbor's house. |
Anonymous
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No, I wouldn't mind one bit, if your child behaves well, and doesn't disturb anyone.
I wouldn't judge either if I saw someone out at a nice place late with a young child - who am I to know whether you all just flew in from a different time zone, and only you know whether your kid is well rested or not... Plus, I'm from Europe and nobody would bat an eye there. |
Anonymous
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I can't think of any circumstances when it's okay for a 3 year old to be up at midnight. Taking a child to RC at 6 pm would be fine (perhaps not cool on NYE). Taking a child out anywhere at 10 pm is just plain bad parenting.
We don't have a sitter, so we're staying at home. |
Anonymous
Agreed--a 3 year old who naps twice? In what universe? |