Sibling dinners

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Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You cannot be serious. That's extremely inappropriate and a restaurant is not your babysitter. You need to supervise your kids.

Restaurant owner here. This is not appropriate, and I would not seat your children. Cue the I won't go to your restaurant! I hope you go out of business! comments

I'd much prefer a restaurant owner like you with common sense. If anything happened to those kids, the parents would come after you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You cannot be serious. That's extremely inappropriate and a restaurant is not your babysitter. You need to supervise your kids.

Restaurant owner here. This is not appropriate, and I would not seat your children. Cue the I won't go to your restaurant! I hope you go out of business! comments

Op here. That's fine that you wouldn't allow it. Lots of other restaurants do. Just like this wouldn't work for all kids, it doesn't work for all restaurants. Everyone has to do what works for them.

Its creative using a restaurant as a babysitter but really inappropriate. You have really concerning judgement.

[Anonymous]

Omg are you seriously dropping off your 4 kids at a restaurant while you go somewhere else???

Leaving kids home is fine. Is this even legal to do?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am honestly surprised that a restaurant is letting a middle schooler charge a meal on your credit card. Do you give them a note or something?

I give my MS DD my card all of the time to buy fast food, Starbucks, clothing. She’s never been questioned. I am going get her debit card when she turns 13.

My 13 year old was thrilled when he turned 13 and could add apple pay to his phone. He goes to lunch every Friday after school with his buddies. They are never questioned when using credit cards.

[Anonymous]

It's a cute idea OP.

But this isn't actually happening because not a single restaurant would seat and serve 4 minors no matter how well behaved, take a credit card and have no one restaurant staff or patrons call police.

This just isn't based in reality.


Basic idea is cute you just need to modify it for reality

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am honestly surprised that a restaurant is letting a middle schooler charge a meal on your credit card. Do you give them a note or something?

I give my MS DD my card all of the time to buy fast food, Starbucks, clothing. She’s never been questioned. I am going get her debit card when she turns 13.

My 13 year old was thrilled when he turned 13 and could add apple pay to his phone. He goes to lunch every Friday after school with his buddies. They are never questioned when using credit cards.

A group of teens is far different than a 12 year old ,and 3 elementary kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You cannot be serious. That's extremely inappropriate and a restaurant is not your babysitter. You need to supervise your kids.

Restaurant owner here. This is not appropriate, and I would not seat your children. Cue the I won't go to your restaurant! I hope you go out of business! comments

Op here. That's fine that you wouldn't allow it. Lots of other restaurants do. Just like this wouldn't work for all kids, it doesn't work for all restaurants. Everyone has to do what works for them.

Name the restaurants

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You 12, 9, 9, and 7 all do this? Right. The poor 12 yo is in charge, so you and DH can have free time.

Exactly! I was the oldest kid and remember being stuck with similar kids of fun "parenting" aka free babysitting assignments! Oh to be a fly on the wall at a dinner while they are out having fun sibling time!

OP here. We've heard from people we know a couple of times who saw them out that they basically just laugh a lot, and do various accents (I don't know what that's about).

Accents!? Now I know you're. full of it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You 12, 9, 9, and 7 all do this? Right. The poor 12 yo is in charge, so you and DH can have free time.

Exactly! I was the oldest kid and remember being stuck with similar kids of fun "parenting" aka free babysitting assignments! Oh to be a fly on the wall at a dinner while they are out having fun sibling time!

OP here. We've heard from people we know a couple of times who saw them out that they basically just laugh a lot, and do various accents (I don't know what that's about).

Accents!? Now I know you're. full of it

+1. This is a weird troll post.

[Anonymous]

There was a Cup of Jo post on Instagram with this exact idea today, so that seems suspicious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You cannot be serious. That's extremely inappropriate and a restaurant is not your babysitter. You need to supervise your kids.

So OP, the 7 yo goes to the restroom by themselves and takes forever. Then what? The 12 yo goes to help leaving the 9 year olds? While you’re at home?

OP here. Kids use the bathroom before they leave the house, but if they have to use it in public, two go together.

And there’s never a bathroom emergency. AMAZING. OP, name the restaurants, but most likely this is fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg are you seriously dropping off your 4 kids at a restaurant while you go somewhere else???

Leaving kids home is fine. Is this even legal to do?

In Montgomery county don’t you have to be 13 to babysit? I don’t know about DC. I guess you are relying on the restaurant employees which I would be VERY unhappy about it I were the owner. Maybe in 2 years for you guys….

[Anonymous]

12 and 9, maybe. 7 is too young to be left unsupervised in a restaurant. I’d let them sit a table away, but not with me at home.

Great ideas for 12 and up. But elementary is too young for table service. I’d be SO annoyed as their serve needing to babysit them.

[Anonymous]

How demeaning for the restaurant staff to have to seat, serve, and clean up after unsupervised children. I'm sure they are often distracting, loud, and annoying too, and the "accents" have potential to offend. What you think is precocious and worldly is terrible parenting. Let the kids eat at the table alone in your house and plan the dinner menu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you go while they are eating? That seems too young to be doing that.

Sometimes we run errands, sometimes we meet friends for drinks, sometimes we go to a different restaurant nearby, sometimes we just stay home. It's not too young at all - the oldest is 12. They're polite, don't make a mess and tip well - it's fine. They'd be too young if they needed an adult to help in some way - to calculate tip, to read the menu, to cut food, to take them to the bathroom, etc.

You 12, 9, 9, and 7 all do this? Right. The poor 12 yo is in charge, so you and DH can have free time.

Exactly! I was the oldest kid and remember being stuck with similar kids of fun "parenting" aka free babysitting assignments! Oh to be a fly on the wall at a dinner while they are out having fun sibling time!

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