Why do you let your kid run around at a restaurant?

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When we were young and thought the whole world revolved around our toddler firstborn, we let him run around casual restaurants. He would go up to other tables and smile and wave, but we stopped when we realized he was hindering the wait staff, and perhaps bothering other people, despite the fact everyone smiled back at him.

We never let our second do the same, since we learned our lesson with the first.

However, I have to admit that when a darling little child sidles up to our table and gives us a smile wreathed in ketchup, I melt

Good of you to admit that. Of course he was bothering people; you don't think smiles mean he wasn't?

Different poster, but what's wrong with you? PP said it was a mistake and didn't repeat it with her second, what possible purpose does bashing her serve other than briefly satisfying your pathological need to piss all over people?

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Anonymous wrote:Tea doesn't grow in trees! Duh!

But then where does tea trea oil come from?

ARGH! Tea TREE!

There is no such thing as tea tree silly! Show me if you can. Duh!

Hmmmmm.... actually where does tea come from? No seriously from where?

Tea -- the tea we drink -- comes from a shrub/small tree, Camellia sinensis.

Okay let's talk about the tea we drink! And stop this stupid restaurant fight.

Okay tell me about your sweet Camellia, professor! Iam sure you googled that up didn't ya?

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I agree that kids today are not as well behaved as kids used to be, but that's where having a lot of $$ helps - buys you peace and quiet. Whether at a restaurant, neighborhood or vacation.

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I let my kids run around so restaurant patrons who are on first dates can have a good, hard look at what's in store for them if they don't wrap it up.

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Anonymous wrote:I let my kids run around so restaurant patrons who are on first dates can have a good, hard look at what's in store for them if they don't wrap it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Where are you people eating that you're so frequently disrupted by unruly children? I can count on one hand the number of times in my life that I've considered talking to the parents of an insane child, and we eat out at least twice per week.

The frequency of this happening is irrelevant to the discussion.

Dafuq?

You all are acting seriously aggrieved and talking about "my important time and money is disturbed!"

I think many people just need to lighten up. If it wasn't this, you'd get your jollies complaining about something else.

So you're one of those people who let their kids run around restaurants?

I don't have kids.

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I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

So this is your internal monologue. Would you do anything outwardly, like ask to be moved or talk to the manager and suggest he or she talk to the parents?

I don't know. Maybe, depending? I don't remember anything like the OP is complaining about ever happening to me at a restaurant, as a customer.

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So people who have no apparent disabilities, and are paying customers, get no consideration in your view?

Which needs are being accommodated here?

All of this talk of rights and entitlements is absurd anyway. We're talking about going out to eat at a restaurant. Customers who bring children, please try to be considerate of the other customers. Other customers, please be tolerant of parents who are probably doing what they can -- and if they're not, please recognize that this is one meal at one restaurant, not a matter of life and death.

The problem is that some customers with children are considerate of only themselves and their families.

Yes, some people (with children, or without children) are inconsiderate. This is a thing you have to deal with when you go out in public. How you deal with it is up to you.

Now, I figure that I will try to be considerate of other people, whether or not they seem to be considerate of me, and I hope that they will be considerate of me, even when I am inadvertently inconsiderate of them. It's a mutual thing. But other people have other opinions.

So what do you do when other people are being inconsiderate of you, inadvertently or deliberately?

I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

Translated, that means you are a doormat and would allow a 6 year old child to continue to disrupt your restaurant meal. Do you think you are not allowed to have nice things, or that you have no control over what happens to you?

NP. You are an aggressive nutjob.

Those of you talking about tripping kids and accosting parents have not met the right parents. The last person who approached my kid aggressively while I was trying to address my kid's misbehavior got slapped. No kidding.

Sue you for battery so fast your pretty little head would spin.

I'm a lawyer and I would sue you for assault of my child in response and then drag out the lawsuit to spend down your assets and increase your legal fees. This town is full of lawyers. Court isn't a threat to most people here.

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Tea anybody? Somebody?

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So people who have no apparent disabilities, and are paying customers, get no consideration in your view?

Which needs are being accommodated here?

All of this talk of rights and entitlements is absurd anyway. We're talking about going out to eat at a restaurant. Customers who bring children, please try to be considerate of the other customers. Other customers, please be tolerant of parents who are probably doing what they can -- and if they're not, please recognize that this is one meal at one restaurant, not a matter of life and death.

The problem is that some customers with children are considerate of only themselves and their families.

Yes, some people (with children, or without children) are inconsiderate. This is a thing you have to deal with when you go out in public. How you deal with it is up to you.

Now, I figure that I will try to be considerate of other people, whether or not they seem to be considerate of me, and I hope that they will be considerate of me, even when I am inadvertently inconsiderate of them. It's a mutual thing. But other people have other opinions.

So what do you do when other people are being inconsiderate of you, inadvertently or deliberately?

I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

Translated, that means you are a doormat and would allow a 6 year old child to continue to disrupt your restaurant meal. Do you think you are not allowed to have nice things, or that you have no control over what happens to you?

NP. You are an aggressive nutjob.

Those of you talking about tripping kids and accosting parents have not met the right parents. The last person who approached my kid aggressively while I was trying to address my kid's misbehavior got slapped. No kidding.

I can't tell your race or ethnicity, but I can tell from this that you are lower middle class or working class. This is not middle class or upper middle class behavior.

Don't quit your day job, honey. I'm a lawyer from an upper middle class background who will not hesitate to defend my child from a rapidly approaching lunatic. Some of you will find yourselves floored with a jab one of these days.

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I do this but we only eat at casual restaurants or do take out. It's not safe for me to let my toddler run around Tenleytown. It's more dangerous to have him outside of the restaurants.

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So people who have no apparent disabilities, and are paying customers, get no consideration in your view?

Which needs are being accommodated here?

All of this talk of rights and entitlements is absurd anyway. We're talking about going out to eat at a restaurant. Customers who bring children, please try to be considerate of the other customers. Other customers, please be tolerant of parents who are probably doing what they can -- and if they're not, please recognize that this is one meal at one restaurant, not a matter of life and death.

The problem is that some customers with children are considerate of only themselves and their families.

Yes, some people (with children, or without children) are inconsiderate. This is a thing you have to deal with when you go out in public. How you deal with it is up to you.

Now, I figure that I will try to be considerate of other people, whether or not they seem to be considerate of me, and I hope that they will be considerate of me, even when I am inadvertently inconsiderate of them. It's a mutual thing. But other people have other opinions.

So what do you do when other people are being inconsiderate of you, inadvertently or deliberately?

I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

Translated, that means you are a doormat and would allow a 6 year old child to continue to disrupt your restaurant meal. Do you think you are not allowed to have nice things, or that you have no control over what happens to you?

NP. You are an aggressive nutjob.

Those of you talking about tripping kids and accosting parents have not met the right parents. The last person who approached my kid aggressively while I was trying to address my kid's misbehavior got slapped. No kidding.

Could you elaborate on this? Was their physical contact? Were they just yelling?

No, I don't do that DCUM thing where you pepper me with questions and misconstrue the responses as I offer more and more information to defend myself. Bye.

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So people who have no apparent disabilities, and are paying customers, get no consideration in your view?

Which needs are being accommodated here?

All of this talk of rights and entitlements is absurd anyway. We're talking about going out to eat at a restaurant. Customers who bring children, please try to be considerate of the other customers. Other customers, please be tolerant of parents who are probably doing what they can -- and if they're not, please recognize that this is one meal at one restaurant, not a matter of life and death.

The problem is that some customers with children are considerate of only themselves and their families.

Yes, some people (with children, or without children) are inconsiderate. This is a thing you have to deal with when you go out in public. How you deal with it is up to you.

Now, I figure that I will try to be considerate of other people, whether or not they seem to be considerate of me, and I hope that they will be considerate of me, even when I am inadvertently inconsiderate of them. It's a mutual thing. But other people have other opinions.

So what do you do when other people are being inconsiderate of you, inadvertently or deliberately?

I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

Translated, that means you are a doormat and would allow a 6 year old child to continue to disrupt your restaurant meal. Do you think you are not allowed to have nice things, or that you have no control over what happens to you?

NP. You are an aggressive nutjob.

Those of you talking about tripping kids and accosting parents have not met the right parents. The last person who approached my kid aggressively while I was trying to address my kid's misbehavior got slapped. No kidding.

Could you elaborate on this? Was their physical contact? Were they just yelling?

No, I don't do that DCUM thing where you pepper me with questions and misconstrue the responses as I offer more and more information to defend myself. Bye.

Thanks. I got all the information I needed from your response.

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So people who have no apparent disabilities, and are paying customers, get no consideration in your view?

Which needs are being accommodated here?

All of this talk of rights and entitlements is absurd anyway. We're talking about going out to eat at a restaurant. Customers who bring children, please try to be considerate of the other customers. Other customers, please be tolerant of parents who are probably doing what they can -- and if they're not, please recognize that this is one meal at one restaurant, not a matter of life and death.

The problem is that some customers with children are considerate of only themselves and their families.

Yes, some people (with children, or without children) are inconsiderate. This is a thing you have to deal with when you go out in public. How you deal with it is up to you.

Now, I figure that I will try to be considerate of other people, whether or not they seem to be considerate of me, and I hope that they will be considerate of me, even when I am inadvertently inconsiderate of them. It's a mutual thing. But other people have other opinions.

So what do you do when other people are being inconsiderate of you, inadvertently or deliberately?

I try to move on, instead of fixating on it. I also remind myself that everybody has hard days, and maybe this is one of them, and that they're likely not being inconsiderate at me personally, and that their behavior is not under my control, but my behavior is.

Translated, that means you are a doormat and would allow a 6 year old child to continue to disrupt your restaurant meal. Do you think you are not allowed to have nice things, or that you have no control over what happens to you?

NP. You are an aggressive nutjob.

Those of you talking about tripping kids and accosting parents have not met the right parents. The last person who approached my kid aggressively while I was trying to address my kid's misbehavior got slapped. No kidding.

Could you elaborate on this? Was their physical contact? Were they just yelling?

No, I don't do that DCUM thing where you pepper me with questions and misconstrue the responses as I offer more and more information to defend myself. Bye.

Thanks. I got all the information I needed from your response.

Glad I could help. Feel free not to come back if you need additional assistance.

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Whenever I see a well behaved child, I am sure to say something short, pleasant and sincere to the parent, on the way out. My words may or may not mean anything, but I want that parent to know that he or she positively affected someone's meal. I didn't have to repeat myself to the people eating at my table, and I didn't have to pay to listen to someone else's kid - so yeah, win/win.