Mother's Day ideas in the rain :(

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who believe children should welcome everywhere are annoying as F.

x1000000

Super. Stay home, then. Easy fix for you. We'll raise a glass in your honor.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who believe children should welcome everywhere are annoying as F.

People who fail to believe children are humans shouldn't be welcome anywhere.

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Always interesting to read the fierce defense of drinking on DCUM. The excuses people make to have another drink is quite telling.

There's no wonder we have a worsening drinking problem in our country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Parents who believe children should welcome everywhere are annoying as F.

Well many wineries are welcoming to kids, reflected in both the menu and games, etc. available to them, so maybe your beef should at least partially be with them.

DP, but of course the wineries are going to make their establishments kid-friendly. Families stay longer; drink more = $$. Isn't very hard to figure this stuff out.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone suggest some mother's day ideas in the rain? We were supposed to go to a winery. Multiple families, a whole bunch of little girls in the 6-8 year old range and a lone 2.5 year old boy. Who likes to run. A lot. (sigh) Is there anything that would be fun and would not be terrible with our token toddler? Was hoping for something a little less child friendly than a typical kid-event that we'd do on a weekend.

Seriously this is the weirdest and worst parenting trend I’ve ever seen. Parents drinking wine while their kids run around. WTF. You guys are going to say it’s fine but really? We (group of adults) went to a winery last year. 20 and 30 somethings all drinking wine with babies running around. Toddler in the parking lot while the really cool parent picnicking with olives, cheese and bread enjoying their Chardonnay. Seriously? What a trend. Parent your kids. Get a babysitter when the activity is drinking alcohol.

So you've never been to Europe?

NP - I am from Europe, but the winery would not be my destination of choice with kids either, and I think it's an odd parenting decision. Drinking and driving, or parenting while under the influence is just not my thing. Now opening a bottle in my backyard with friends and neighbors while the kids are running around, count me in. Taking a picnic to the park and enjoying it with an adult beverage, sure. But when I am with my kids, I tend to prefer being sober. This is not a "European" thing.

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Anonymous wrote:lol at all the pearl clutchers in this thread!

i've never been to a winery that wasn't full of kids. if you're drinking so much that you can't drive afterwards, then yes, you're irresponsible, but i've not seen this happen. usually one parent has a glass of wine and the other gets to drink more.

many wineries even have special activities for the kids so the parents can relax and enjoy their time.

It’s not pearl clutching sweetie, it’s parenting. Yes let’s rationalize that’s its “European” or wineries have “kids activities”. It’s parenting. Don’t take your kids to the wineries just because YOU want to go to the wineries.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone suggest some mother's day ideas in the rain? We were supposed to go to a winery. Multiple families, a whole bunch of little girls in the 6-8 year old range and a lone 2.5 year old boy. Who likes to run. A lot. (sigh) Is there anything that would be fun and would not be terrible with our token toddler? Was hoping for something a little less child friendly than a typical kid-event that we'd do on a weekend.

Seriously this is the weirdest and worst parenting trend I’ve ever seen. Parents drinking wine while their kids run around. WTF. You guys are going to say it’s fine but really? We (group of adults) went to a winery last year. 20 and 30 somethings all drinking wine with babies running around. Toddler in the parking lot while the really cool parent picnicking with olives, cheese and bread enjoying their Chardonnay. Seriously? What a trend. Parent your kids. Get a babysitter when the activity is drinking alcohol.

Shove it where the sun doesn't shine, friend. I'll do what works for our family. And as long as we are doing it safely, with a DD, what you think or want is completely irrelevant. See you around the wineries with my kids!

Mother of the year here. Have another drink dear. The kids aren’t watching you.

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Anonymous wrote:lol at all the pearl clutchers in this thread!

i've never been to a winery that wasn't full of kids. if you're drinking so much that you can't drive afterwards, then yes, you're irresponsible, but i've not seen this happen. usually one parent has a glass of wine and the other gets to drink more.

many wineries even have special activities for the kids so the parents can relax and enjoy their time.

It’s not pearl clutching sweetie, it’s parenting. Yes let’s rationalize that’s its “European” or wineries have “kids activities”. It’s parenting. Don’t take your kids to the wineries just because YOU want to go to the wineries.

Np. If we left it up to my kids we’d only go to playgrounds. No restaurants, grocery shopping or car rides.

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I’m always surprised by how anti alcohol dcum is. I wonder if it’s due to religious beliefs? Dcum seems to have a lot of Muslims (which makes sense due to our dc population. And this isn’t an anti Muslim comment).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone suggest some mother's day ideas in the rain? We were supposed to go to a winery. Multiple families, a whole bunch of little girls in the 6-8 year old range and a lone 2.5 year old boy. Who likes to run. A lot. (sigh) Is there anything that would be fun and would not be terrible with our token toddler? Was hoping for something a little less child friendly than a typical kid-event that we'd do on a weekend.

Seriously this is the weirdest and worst parenting trend I’ve ever seen. Parents drinking wine while their kids run around. WTF. You guys are going to say it’s fine but really? We (group of adults) went to a winery last year. 20 and 30 somethings all drinking wine with babies running around. Toddler in the parking lot while the really cool parent picnicking with olives, cheese and bread enjoying their Chardonnay. Seriously? What a trend. Parent your kids. Get a babysitter when the activity is drinking alcohol.

So you've never been to Europe?

NP - I am from Europe, but the winery would not be my destination of choice with kids either, and I think it's an odd parenting decision. Drinking and driving, or parenting while under the influence is just not my thing. Now opening a bottle in my backyard with friends and neighbors while the kids are running around, count me in. Taking a picnic to the park and enjoying it with an adult beverage, sure. But when I am with my kids, I tend to prefer being sober. This is not a "European" thing.

+1

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents who believe children should welcome everywhere are annoying as F.

Well many wineries are welcoming to kids, reflected in both the menu and games, etc. available to them, so maybe your beef should at least partially be with them.

DP, but of course the wineries are going to make their establishments kid-friendly. Families stay longer; drink more = $$. Isn't very hard to figure this stuff out.

+1

Idiots.

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Medieval times, moms ticket free. Maybe?

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Anonymous wrote:you were taking a group of kids to a winery????

+1 ?!

I’d have the dad’s take the kids. You moms do what you want.

What is wrong with you people? Of course we take the kids to the winery. Some of them are rather family friendly. We set up games, they run around, listen to music. We've don't it for years. And by the looks of other families there, lots of people do the same. It's fun. We're all together. Sorry that is so hard for you to imagine. JFC.

+1

+2. There are some biergartens that are modeling this now too in the region. Decades ago, in Munich and wider Bavaria, I remember lots of biergartens having kids' areas, and that was before I had kids. Sometimes we are so puritanical, FFS.

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Puritanical is correct. We go to kid and dog friendly wineries and let the kids run free wile the dog naps on his leash. We eat a nice picnic or buy food.

We might have a glass or two, but we come home with a case of wine we serve at parties.

We get some fresh air, the kids play cornhole, it kills a couple of hours and we have wine for our next event.

It's usually a pretty nice day.

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My idea of a great mother's day is to relax at home and have NO PLANS. We live a very hectic life these days. I will read on the couch, surrounded by my kids and my dog, with a nice cup of tea, and listen to the rain in the background. Bliss!

This sounds fabulous. I'll raise my cup of tea to you and yours, PP. (This is not an anti-alcohol statement; please don't flame winery fans.)