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ever encounter this? need same last name as child to participate in activity?
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Anonymous
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kind of a random topic, but i was just about to purchase a groupon for the "H street country club" because they have an indoor mini-golf course and i thought my daughter might enjoy that while i enjoyed some good food. i looked at their web site, just to make sure that kids are welcome, and i came across this:
"Minors are allowed Sundays & Mondays but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian with the same last name." I called to ask more about this, but they are not open at the moment. My daughter has DH's last name and I kept my birth name when we married, so my dd and I have different last names. I guess I am wondering what the rule is about? Is it a legal thing? My worst fears are that it could be race-driven in some way. |
Anonymous
| that's just effing ridiculous. My son and I don't have the same last name and I always wonder when it will come back to bite us. |
Anonymous
| I don't know why you'd think it was race driven but this sounds like an absurd rule and would probably result in the exclusion of 1/3 the area population. |
Anonymous
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Maybe they just don't want nannies bringing charges?
What are they going to do, card your kid? Just put the same last name on any forms you fill out. I did recently have my medical insurance company refuse a claim until I confirmed that my kids are my kids - because we have a different last name. WTF? Is this 1953? |
Anonymous
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It's probably because the place is not intended to be a kid zone, it's more of an adult Chuck E Cheese, so they want to make sure that it's parents and kids vs. nannies/charges, school groups, etc. I'm sure once you talk to them they'll clear up the confusion. Though they need to reconsider they're wording.
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Anonymous
| op here. these ideas make sense EXCEPT that the place opens at 5pm, so i doubt school groups or nannies are causing a problem for them..... |
Anonymous
| life is easier when you get married and take your husband's name. no surprise there, right? |
Anonymous
| They are good people. . .I just spoke with them. They were having an issue with young adults (early twenties) bringing their teenage friends in. I explained (this is not the OP), that I had a different last name as my kids, and they said no problem. Apologized even. . . |
Anonymous
| Thank you 12:17. A reasoable explanation, imagine that. |
Anonymous
| I live on the hill and have taken my children there. Its really fun! Decent mexican food as well. However whoever said it was not for kids is correct... its for 20/30yos to get drunk and play mini golf, regardless we had a blast! enjoy. |
Anonymous
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random aside: i had a friend who specifically took her husband's last name so that she would not be "ms. brown" picking up the "Smith" children at school.
and she's from a super-well known family (name as noticeable as "marriot,") so she had something to lose in taking on the name of her husband |
Anonymous
| How is that random aside helpful? |
Anonymous
| I only took my DH's last name after three years of marriage when we were taking DC on an international trip. I had a little freak out moment imagining customs not allowing me or DC on the plane because we had different last names. This apparently has happened to people before. . . |
Anonymous
| Um, just bring a birth certificate with you? How is this a big deal anymore? |
Anonymous
Yes, those with careers before marriage, feminists and lesbians should get over it. Life is so much easier with someone else's last name. (joking) |