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

[Anonymous]

A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately a sitter is out of the question and traditionally, we go out to a restaurant but parents are not able to babysit. We will probably ask for a table that is away from everyone else. The one in Bethesda is large enough to accommodate.

Being a parent means that sometimes you have to take a pass on your favorite traditions, at least temporarily.

[Anonymous]

I would be primed to be upset if your child engages in ANY noticeable behavior, however mild. Truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

[Anonymous]

People will just assume that you are a bad parent. No one takes a 3 year old out to dinner at 10 pm. And generally speaking very few people would consider taking a 3 year old to Ruths Chris to begin with. Are you that desperate to go out? Why not send your husband out to pick up dinner and celebrate at home....otherwise we will probably read all about you and your toddler on DCUM tomorrow. The subject line will likely read: WTF? Who brings a toddler to RC at 10pm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

Why can't you stay home?

[Anonymous]

You DO have a choice: stay home and order takeout like all the other normal parents. And don't be surprised if you are turned away....the restaurant has to cater to hundreds of people tonight, and they'd rather turn your party away than risk irritating all the other parties in the restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

Why can't you stay home?

Did you read my original post? We ALREADY have our reservation. At this point its too late to make alternate reservations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

"Pretty well behaved" ain't gonna cut it tonight. "Pretty well behaved" for a dinner starting at 10 pm? You have that experience?? Seriously, just don't do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

Dinner at a restaurant from 10-12 on new years with a 3 year old is weird. What do you mean tips? You stick the kid in a high chair and order a child meal. Then eat and sit for hours. What 3 year old is normally awake at 10 pm? Eat out early, put the kid to bed, and drink it up at home.

[Anonymous]

Cancel the reservations and stay home. Order takeout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

Why can't you stay home?

Did you read my original post? We ALREADY have our reservation. At this point its too late to make alternate reservations.

What people are suggesting is that you show some flexibility and CANCEL it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 3yo at a restaurant at 10pm -- you are out of your mind. Lots of people take their kids out tonight but at a kid-appropriate hour and to kid-appropriate restaurants. That does not include a steakhouse at 10pm. If you want to keep your child up till midnight that's your business, but don't make it everyone else's too. I wouldn't be surprised if the restaurant takes one look at your toddler and tells you they lost your reservation. You've responded to the other PPs saying this is your tradition and your family sitter fell through - well, time to get a new tradition.

This is OP. You are VERY insensitive. My child is actually pretty well behaved when we go out to restaurants, which is frequently. To say that the restaurant would turn us away once they saw our child is beyond cruel. i was looking more for tips on how to handle the situation because it is what it is - meaning, we have no choice at this point but to bring her. Anyhow,I hope your new years resolution for 2013 is to get a new personality.

I'm not that PP, but YOU are the insensitive one. And clueless and amazingly selfish. Wow. Like I asked previously, why did you even ask, since you're clearly determined to do what you want.

[Anonymous]

OP, this is totally uncool. I have kids, by the way, and we go out to restaurants frequently, but definitely NOT in situations that are set ups to fail. Taking your kid to a fancy restaurant at 10 PM is setting yourself up for misery and everyone in the room is going to hate you even if she's just acting like a regular 3 year old.

You could A) get a babysitter B) make a reservation for a much earlier time or C) stay at home and make yourself a nice meal. Please don't feel entitled to ruin other peoples' NYE.

BTW - DH and I made 6 PM reservations at our favorite restaurant specifically so we could enjoy a dinner out with our kids but not ruin anyone else's meal. According to the hostess there will only be two other reservations at that time tonight and we'll be tucked away in a corner area far away from the main dining room.

[Anonymous]

and BS on a sitter cancelling since the kid will be a third chair. Small table for 2 with the kid in the path of busy servers on new years.