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

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Anonymous wrote:Was recently at a restaurant in South Carolina and this couple had two young boys and a nursing baby. He baby nursed under a blanket and was quiet the whole time. The other boys played with crayons quietly and when the father asked the kid to scooch his chair in the boy said "yes sir" so politely. It was wonderful, those kids are clearly being raised right, from the very beginning.

Eh...I find children calling their own parents "sir/ma'am" to be pretty weird and off-putting. My guess is those kids are spanked much more severely than any kid should be (And I don't mean bc that's the only way they get them to use ma'am/sir. It's just the kind of thing that goes hand in hand with that (very southern) mentality)

Do not project your inability to parent your children onto people who can parent their children. The fact that you think children behave and use manners only as a result of spanking shows how little you know how to parent.

Your reading comprehension score: 0.

DP. I think PP comprehended your inane post just fine. To suggest that saying sir and ma'am goes hand in hand with corporal punishment is absurd. And I say this as a parent of kids who most certainly do not say sir and ma'am.

Nah, I actually agree with that impression too. Not absurd at all

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Kids should not be allowed to run around in restaurants. That's all.

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Anonymous wrote:One of my kids has run around restaurants in the past (but is mostly just inappropriately loud at times due to his disability), and my other two kids have been better behaved. But I am not "letting" the boy run around or raise his voice. He is a sentient being. I do not control what he thinks or does at all times. If you do not understand that, you either do not have kids or are raising robots that will go totally wild the moment they get away from your protective gaze. Thank you for your patience, and if you are not patient, I really do not care because my money is just as good as yours when my spouse and I are dining out and we probably tip better for any inconvenience of the server. If you want to be away from children, you still have plenty of dining options in the DMV.

You win the SN martyr queen crown today PP

If you have kids, perhaps you should teach them to have some compassion for their classmates with special needs (or start by developing some compassion yourself). And if you want to dine out without any risk of interacting with an unruly child, go to a place where there is no kids' menu or eat any time after 8 pm.

My children and I have compassion for all of their classmates, whether special needs or not. One way in which they have learned compassion is to refer to themselves and their classmates as "children" rather than the gutter term "kids." Although I appreciate your desire to dictate to others -- being the martyr queen that you are -- we choose to dine where and when we want. You apparently do the same without any of the compassion you recommend to others.

Great, so we think alike except for the odd reference you made to a "gutter term." I also have the right to dine where and when I want and either with or without my children. I do not "let" my children run around restaurants. If one of them misbehaves, I immediately work to correct it. It seems like you are the perfect parent and do not have any issues to address except for making sure kids do not inadvertently use gutter terms, so congratulations.

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Anonymous wrote:WTF? Is this thread about a stupid jasmine rice or kids in restaurants? Have all here gone nuts? WTF?

It is jasmine tea and kids running around in restaurants. Please stay focused.

So it's my fault now?

Well....it's really about your parents.

But they don't drink jasmine tea or eat jasmine rice! Now what?

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Anonymous wrote:WTF? Is this thread about a stupid jasmine rice or kids in restaurants? Have all here gone nuts? WTF?

It is jasmine tea and kids running around in restaurants. Please stay focused.

So it's my fault now?

Well....it's really about your parents.

But they don't drink jasmine tea or eat jasmine rice! Now what?

Duh, the perfect birthday present -- jasmine tea for mom; jasmine rice for dad.

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Anonymous wrote:One of my kids has run around restaurants in the past (but is mostly just inappropriately loud at times due to his disability), and my other two kids have been better behaved. But I am not "letting" the boy run around or raise his voice. He is a sentient being. I do not control what he thinks or does at all times. If you do not understand that, you either do not have kids or are raising robots that will go totally wild the moment they get away from your protective gaze. Thank you for your patience, and if you are not patient, I really do not care because my money is just as good as yours when my spouse and I are dining out and we probably tip better for any inconvenience of the server. If you want to be away from children, you still have plenty of dining options in the DMV.

You win the SN martyr queen crown today PP

If you have kids, perhaps you should teach them to have some compassion for their classmates with special needs (or start by developing some compassion yourself). And if you want to dine out without any risk of interacting with an unruly child, go to a place where there is no kids' menu or eat any time after 8 pm.

My children and I have compassion for all of their classmates, whether special needs or not. One way in which they have learned compassion is to refer to themselves and their classmates as "children" rather than the gutter term "kids." Although I appreciate your desire to dictate to others -- being the martyr queen that you are -- we choose to dine where and when we want. You apparently do the same without any of the compassion you recommend to others.

Referring to someone as a 'special needs martyr queen' is not compassionate. So, you are setting a terrible example for your kids. And how is 'kids' a gutter term while 'SN martyr queen' apparently is not in your world? Seems inconsistent.

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6PM 9/2 at Spices in Cleveland Park

Get off your A$$ and parent your kids! You clearly were more concerned connecting with your buddy and left your wife with your 18 month old and out of control 3 year old.

18 month old walked multiple times into the kitchen! 3 year old ran around with chopsticks playing drums on EVERY table in the restaurant. After you took the chopsticks away (it would have been great if you took a bag of items out for the kid to play with) the 3 yo decided to pick up the tray stand and walk around the restaurant.

FYI - it is a family friendly restaurant - but it is not a playground. If you are to hip to bring things to entertain your child at the restaurant - engage with your child. All the other people at the restaurant figured it out. We may not have been as hip as you - but my families' time at a restaurant is not to entertain your kid.

Sorry to infringe on the opportunity to connect w your buddy - I was trying to have quality time as well.