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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the vitriol this post engendered. You should try going to Barcelona some day - it would open your eyes to alternative - and more fun - ways of living.

Alias we are not in Barcelona but, Bethesda.

^ I meant "alas" not alias. sorry.

[Anonymous]

At the end of the day, it is still just Ruth's Chris - it's the entry level fine steak house. And, it's a chain restaurant. Taking your 3 year old is fine, but like at ANY restaurant, be a parent not a friend, and don't let your kid take over the restaurant experience for everyone else.

All the folks on here saying no are the ones who put on Their Sunday's best to head to RC...(again, it's a chain, and it's not exactly French Laundry).

And I bet you one thing, letting your kid experience non 'family friendly' restaurants early and often will be much better for their future maturity and probably make patenting easier.

[Anonymous]

Read the thread next time, PP. The OP was making it all up.

[Anonymous]

PP, why do you think it was a phony post? The OP said she went and all was well while another poster said they didn't see any 3 year olds at the restaurant. Is the later post the one you are referring to as confirmation the OP was lying?

1:08 It was 10 p.m. on NYE in Bethesda, MD, not in Barcelona, not in Yountsville, CA. She asked, we answered. She may have chosen to do whatever she wanted to anyway. It's all good.

[Anonymous]

Whether or not the OP was a troll (I think consensus said she was), there were a lot of incredibly selfish posts. Yes, kids are people. No, they don't have the right to be everywhere, all the time. Want to take your kids out late because that's how you saw it done in Barcelona on your study abroad junior year? Skippy. Move to any of the countries around the world where that's the norm.

I'm under 30, but once upon a time there was an emotion called "shame." It was counterproductive in most situations, but had a place in helping numb nuts like OP and several other posters learn appropriate behavior. We also had something called "grown ups." These were special people who were willing to participate in the social contract (working! being good people! standing in line!) and were awarded certain privileges for doing so (eating out at expensive dinners! drinking! sex!). Such a funny and depressing thread.

Thanks to the jail bound gal bragging in visiting lock up at 2 AM with her kid though. Priceless.

[Anonymous]

17:50 - well said. PP resurrected this to give her 2 cents that did not even apply - funny.

There are plenty of oblivious parents. The best gift you can give to any child, especially your own, is to not be one of them.

If one person is staring at you, that is one thing. If a whole bunch are, time for you to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whether or not the OP was a troll (I think consensus said she was), there were a lot of incredibly selfish posts. Yes, kids are people. No, they don't have the right to be everywhere, all the time. Want to take your kids out late because that's how you saw it done in Barcelona on your study abroad junior year? Skippy. Move to any of the countries around the world where that's the norm.

I'm under 30, but once upon a time there was an emotion called "shame." It was counterproductive in most situations, but had a place in helping numb nuts like OP and several other posters learn appropriate behavior. We also had something called "grown ups." These were special people who were willing to participate in the social contract (working! being good people! standing in line!) and were awarded certain privileges for doing so (eating out at expensive dinners! drinking! sex!). Such a funny and depressing thread.

Thanks to the jail bound gal bragging in visiting lock up at 2 AM with her kid though. Priceless.

One of the things that had made America the great country it is is that people can come here and continue to practice the customs of their culture, and that, furthermore, sometimes the people here would take notice and adopt new customs. While many Americans raise their kids in ways that don't set them up for a successful NYE dinner at Ruth Chris, many other Americans raise their children differently. If you have a preschooler who can handle a family dinner out, and you can afford Ruth Chris, then go for it.

The idea that the reason people get to drink and have sex is because they are good and follow rules is absurd. I my experience most Kindergarteners are better behaved about standing in line than most adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whether or not the OP was a troll (I think consensus said she was), there were a lot of incredibly selfish posts. Yes, kids are people. No, they don't have the right to be everywhere, all the time. Want to take your kids out late because that's how you saw it done in Barcelona on your study abroad junior year? Skippy. Move to any of the countries around the world where that's the norm.

I'm under 30, but once upon a time there was an emotion called "shame." It was counterproductive in most situations, but had a place in helping numb nuts like OP and several other posters learn appropriate behavior. We also had something called "grown ups." These were special people who were willing to participate in the social contract (working! being good people! standing in line!) and were awarded certain privileges for doing so (eating out at expensive dinners! drinking! sex!). Such a funny and depressing thread.

Thanks to the jail bound gal bragging in visiting lock up at 2 AM with her kid though. Priceless.

One of the things that had made America the great country it is is that people can come here and continue to practice the customs of their culture, and that, furthermore, sometimes the people here would take notice and adopt new customs. While many Americans raise their kids in ways that don't set them up for a successful NYE dinner at Ruth Chris, many other Americans raise their children differently. If you have a preschooler who can handle a family dinner out, and you can afford Ruth Chris, then go for it.

The idea that the reason people get to drink and have sex is because they are good and follow rules is absurd. I my experience most Kindergarteners are better behaved about standing in line than most adults.

Totally agree.

[Anonymous]

Let it go people.

[Anonymous]

TIME TO BUMP THE MOTHER OF ALL DCUM THREADS!

So where are folks heading this NYE for a late seating with toddlers in tow?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TIME TO BUMP THE MOTHER OF ALL DCUM THREADS!

So where are folks heading this NYE for a late seating with toddlers in tow?

Get a hobby, idiot.

[Anonymous]

This is my all-time favorite thread and had me in tears laughing last New Years Eve. I'm tempted, though, to ask Jeff to lock it just so it can be preserved in all its glory and supreme DCUMness. There should be a special forum dedicated to all-time favorite threads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TIME TO BUMP THE MOTHER OF ALL DCUM THREADS!

So where are folks heading this NYE for a late seating with toddlers in tow?

Whitlows. To say "hi" to baby daddy who neglected to acknowledge him today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is my all-time favorite thread and had me in tears laughing last New Years Eve. I'm tempted, though, to ask Jeff to lock it just so it can be preserved in all its glory and supreme DCUMness. There should be a special forum dedicated to all-time favorite threads.

My favorite is the what if there was a fire in Ikea thread. I laughed until I cried.

[Anonymous]

Thank you 14:56 for bringing this back. Wasn't there a plan to meet at The Inn at Little Washington this year? Or did I have too much egg nog today?