Booster seats for Kennedy Center?

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[Post New]03/15/2011 14:36
Anonymous
Here's an alternate view: Generally kids in front of me at a performance are annoying because they can't see very well, and are constantly kneeling or standing in their seat, as well as moving left to right to try and get a better view. Perhaps if they had a booster, they could see well enough to remain seated and relatively still, but I can't imagine they'd be tall enough to block anyone's view (any more so than any other adult, anyway).

Otoh, the booster might encourage the child to swing their legs and kick the seat of the person in front of them, so watch out for that.
[Post New]03/15/2011 14:39
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please tell me you are NOT taking them to see Wicked...


Yes-- pease tell me you are not considering "Wicked" a grown up performance!!


I am the poster you quoted. While Wicked is certainly not Spring Awakening, I would not consider it a performance for children. At all.
[Post New]03/15/2011 14:45
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:OP, I sure how you are going to a matinee. Because I would be pissed if you went to an evening performance with two small children and were sitting anywhere near me.


Is this because you have unilaterally (in all your child-hating wisdom) decided that children should not go to evening performances?

Look folks, there is rude behavior by all sorts of people at the Kennedy Center. I have been seated next to adults wearing entire bottles of perfume; people with the most awful hacking coughs; and 40-somethings (like the PP) who can't sit still. I also recognize that SOME children do not behave appropriately and shouldn't go to the theatre. Perhaps none of your children should go. Fine. But my kids actually are well behaved. They really aren't going to bother you. REALLY. They won't. At least not as long as they can actually SEE the performance. Granted... if the 5 year old can't see anything... he might get antsy. In fact, he might even COMPLAIN that he can't see!! Oh well. I hope if that happens, that we're sitting right next to some of you.





[Post New]03/15/2011 14:50
Anonymous
Actually, it is because the show is 2 hours and 45 minutes and the evening show begins at 7:30 pm. We can safely assume this is way past the normal bedtime for your give and six year old.
[Post New]03/15/2011 14:50
Anonymous
14:50 here...that should be *five* and six year old.
[Post New]03/15/2011 14:51
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, I sure how you are going to a matinee. Because I would be pissed if you went to an evening performance with two small children and were sitting anywhere near me.


Is this because you have unilaterally (in all your child-hating wisdom) decided that children should not go to evening performances?






[Post New]03/15/2011 14:51
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:While you might be only paying $90 per ticket, the most expensive seats are selling for $250. This is not an appropriate activity for children that young.



OMG. NOW you've convinced me. How thoughtless of me not to understand that my little urchins in their $90 seats could possibly be robbing you in your $250 seats of an enjoyable evening.

[Post New]03/15/2011 14:52
Anonymous
No, it's because it's an expensive event that I would like to enjoy with my husband...which is why I am leaving my own two children at Grandma's house. Just because you can bring children somewhere doesn't mean you should.
[Post New]03/15/2011 14:55
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No, it's because it's an expensive event that I would like to enjoy with my husband...which is why I am leaving my own two children at Grandma's house. Just because you can bring children somewhere doesn't mean you should.


this should have been with the 14:51 post.
[Post New]03/15/2011 15:03
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Look folks, there is rude behavior by all sorts of people at the Kennedy Center. I have been seated next to adults wearing entire bottles of perfume; people with the most awful hacking coughs; and 40-somethings (like the PP) who can't sit still. I also recognize that SOME children do not behave appropriately and shouldn't go to the theatre. Perhaps none of your children should go. Fine. But my kids actually are well behaved. They really aren't going to bother you. REALLY. They won't. At least not as long as they can actually SEE the performance. Granted... if the 5 year old can't see anything... he might get antsy. In fact, he might even COMPLAIN that he can't see!! Oh well. I hope if that happens, that we're sitting right next to some of you.




I agree. I'm never sure whether to be proud or annoyed when the adults behind me are louder than my kid is
[Post New]03/15/2011 16:04
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I saw Wicked and it's loooooooong. Hell, I got antsy. This is way too long for small children. And at $90 a pop, you are really risking pissing a lot of people off. This is such a terrible idea I can't believe people need to point this out to you.


I'm sorry you got antsy. Perhaps you should not be going to these performances.

My kids, however, do just fine thank you. Apparently better than some adults.


You have the exact attitude of a moron who doesn't give a shit that other people are spending good money to go to a show and then have to encounter you and your kids. You are the kind of parent that makes the rest of us look bad and why we have these forum discussions that wind up making it seem like kids are a nuisance. You are creating it. I hate parents like you.
[Post New]03/15/2011 17:20
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:While you might be only paying $90 per ticket, the most expensive seats are selling for $250. This is not an appropriate activity for children that young.



OMG. NOW you've convinced me. How thoughtless of me not to understand that my little urchins in their $90 seats could possibly be robbing you in your $250 seats of an enjoyable evening.



What I don't understand is why anyone would pay either $90 or $250 per person to experience the performing arts equivalent of a trip to Applebee's.

Thank you for underwriting the much more interesting stuff presented at the Kennedy Center this season, I guess.
[Post New]03/15/2011 17:34
Anonymous
Tony Award winning = Applebee's

Wow...and I thought no amount of snobbery could surprise me anymore on DCUM.
[Post New]03/15/2011 17:52
Anonymous
If I paid that much for a ticket and someone with kids was there and they start making noise (asking questions, whatever), I am going to ask you once to keep them quiet. If you don't, then I am going to ask the manager for my money back and tickets to another performance because your kids are a nuisance. This will clue the manager that it is time to ask you to either keep your kids quiet or ask you to leave and I hope it will be the latter.

Do not take your kids to any thing unless they are old enough to know how to behave; not have to go to the bathroom; don't want to eat.
[Post New]03/15/2011 18:08
Anonymous
Well behaved children (and adults) don't bother me at all during performances. In fact I'd love to see a child who was very engaged and seeing something "magical".

Wicked is great - hope the OP and her boys enjoy it.

I'd call the KC to ask about booster seats.
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