Opening a can of worms with this one, I’m sure

[Anonymous]

Put teh baby in the stroller and start slamming Stolis. There's no smoking in bars anymore. My kids learned to crawl on the floor of the Four Provinces in Cleveland Park.

[Anonymous]

You can try going to an amusement park and riding the roller coaster with your baby strapped to your front instead of your back. Or you could go skydiving. I think they have special harnesses that fit, they're called "Baby Bjorn to Jump and Me" or something like that. Scuba diving is fun with a baby strapped on, too. I always wanted to do that but was too much of a pearl clutcher myself. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

The Reef in Adams Morgan has a family friendly happy hour. Because they have fish tanks, it's pretty hilarious for little ones.

However, any bar with a ceiling fan is going to be a hit with a baby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who said anything about getting drunk? why is having a beer on the patio at the Hawk and Dove different from having a beer on your neighbor's deck at an afternoon barbecue?

OP said getting a drink at several bars. That sounds like a buzz to me.

Agree with the PPs. Grow the F up. Why on earth would you want to take a baby on a bar crawl.

My guess is that she wants to make sure her college buddy knows that she is still cool now that she has a baby.

Agree with the PPs . Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who said anything about getting drunk? why is having a beer on the patio at the Hawk and Dove different from having a beer on your neighbor's deck at an afternoon barbecue?

OP said getting a drink at several bars. That sounds like a buzz to me.

Agree with the PPs. Grow the F up. Why on earth would you want to take a baby on a bar crawl. Just hire a babysitter, for goodness sake. If you're bar hopping, you're not going to be sober enough to care adequately for a baby...unless you or DH isn't drinking and is the designated driver / designated diaper changer. Don't even let me start if you're nursing....

How do you know she's not planning to go while her friend gets a drink at some bars, while she gets a drink of water at half the places? Please, people. OP is not talking about a day of getting wasted. just about relaxing with a drink or two with her own child at a place that serves alcohol. Do none of you order a glass of wine or beer while dining out with your child? What makes doing so at a bar so different. Agree that OP is irresponsible if she's planning a day of bacchanalia with her 6 m.o. but that's not the impression I got at all.

I am one of the aforementioned "pearl clutchers." I also have two under two. Yes, DH and I have taken them out with us for dinner/lunch while we have a margarita or two. And, yes, I've taken the kids out with other girlfriends for meals when we've imbibed.

That's different than what OP said. She specifically said "bar crawl." Which, in my mind, conjures up a yellow wristband where you go from one predetermined venue to another for the pure purpose of getting hammered and slobbering all over some guy you just met while belching up Beast.

Sorry....bar crawl and 6-month-old do not go hand-in-hand, IMO. Read the original post.

Okay, you sound reasonable, and I'm not trying to say that your scenario (belching up Beast OMG) is good. But I guess I didn't take that from OPs OP.

Perhaps OP could come back and explain what she meant.

[Anonymous]

OKay, PP here again, with the relevant quote:


No touristy stuff, we both attended college here – I was thinking more along the lines of a mini bar crawl. Maybe going to an area where there are several bars in a cluster and getting a beer or drink and a snack and then moving on to the next place. I’ll have DC strapped to me in the backpack. DC faces front and loves to look out and reach for things. I have no doubts DC will be entertained as long as I am standing and talking or moving and we change scenery often.


She said a "mini bar crawl." To me, this meant going to, say, Dupont Circle and sitting down at several different establishments and getting a beer / drink or snack and then moving on. So while she used the term "bar crawl," I don't see any mention of sweaty dudes or "beast belching" (still LOLing at that imagine, PP, we know what you did in the 90's!).

I see why folks are reaming her but I just don't think that's what she meant. I think she's talking about two or three different "bars" that won't freak out if you come in with a kid, where good friends can sit down at a table or stand up somewhere and chit chat and folks won't freak out if there's a baby there.

OP, if you are talking about a true bar crawl, I think I'll have to hop on board with your detractors. But I don't think that's what you meant. PLease clarify.

[Anonymous]

OP, I like the way you think. Before we had three little ones, we took our DD to Bethesda frequently for mini bar crawls, often strapped in the ergo or bjorn. Of course my vote is for Bethesda - metro accessible and lots of fun places.

[Anonymous]

If I am a patron of any particular bar where your bring your kid, make sure there is no crying, yelling, breastfeeding. It is a bar and we go there to have a good time not to go to Romper Room .

[Anonymous]

Penn Quarter. Zengo, Zaytinya, Austin Grill, Zola, Green Turtle, Matchbox, Ellas, etc. The list goes on and on. Obv these are restaurants, but they all have good bar sections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who said anything about getting drunk? why is having a beer on the patio at the Hawk and Dove different from having a beer on your neighbor's deck at an afternoon barbecue?

Because you're (probably) not annoying the $h!t out of everyone around you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:well, we live near columbia heights and often go out with DC to Looknig Glass, to Red Rocks, and to Meridian Pint. I often see kids there. We bring toys/snacks for DC, put him in a high chair and let him walk around when he gets antsy

I bet the other patrons love that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:well, we live near columbia heights and often go out with DC to Looknig Glass, to Red Rocks, and to Meridian Pint. I often see kids there. We bring toys/snacks for DC, put him in a high chair and let him walk around when he gets antsy

I bet the other patrons love that.

But her DC is soooooo cute! Everyone loves him! Can't you just see this poster smiling that "isn't he cute?" smile as she chases him around the place.

[Anonymous]

This idea sucks for the baby, your friends, and the bar patrons. After a few minutes your DC will not be cute to any of those parties. I hope that your friends have made other plans because this won't be any fun for them.

[Anonymous]

Please let us know where you decide to go so we can be forewarned about the drunk chick with the kid strapped to her back....saying, "isn't my baby cute?"

[Anonymous]

OP, stop being a cheap-ass and get a babysitter. If you really can't stand to be away from DC for an afternoon, then don't go out. You went to school here so the bar scene shouldn't be a big deal. You can't relive your youth with a kid strapped to your back. Why not just have drinks at home? DW and I love to go out for drinks and we hire a babysitter if an inlaw isn't in town.

Trust me, you are going to look pathetic going to a bar with a kid!!!