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

[Anonymous]

Hahahahahaha!!!

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming you -- or your friend -- are not looking to get drunk or especially drive drunk.

With that said, I'm not sure this will be as much fun for you, your friend, or your child as you think. Have a Plan B.

[Anonymous]

When I was in my early 20's, I worked in a daycare center where one of the moms routinely bragged about taking her infant to Happy Hour at one of the local bars. I was just as put off and a bit disgusted by the idea then as I am now at 35. I did not want to go out to a bar at 22 and see babies all over the place no more than I want to go out to a bar at 35 and see babies. I am going to a bar now to *escape* the baby/toddler world for a few hours!

[Anonymous]

I hesitate to put my head in the lion's mouth, but seriously? There are bars and BARS. I take my daughter to happy hour every once in a while, but never to the sort of place where there is pee or puke near the toilet, drunk people falling all over each other, or girls flashing their boobs for free drinks. I never went to that kind of bar when I was in college either. They're gross. Stop assuming that all "bars" are exactly the same.

[Anonymous]

OP HERE!!!!

Sweet mother of god. Thank you ALL so so so much. I have just had the laugh of my life reading this.

(oh and for the record, my absence was due to my being busy at work - havent hit the bar yet today)

Okay, everyone....deep breaths. In, and out. In and out.

Let me clarify.

There will be 4 of us. My husband, myself, my friend and her fiance. We will have DC with us.

We thought, instead of sitting around our condo staring at each other, we could get out of the house and walk around the city a bit. Maybe pick an area like Eastern Market or Dupont and hit a couple of restaurants. Maybe have a beer and a snack. Next place a glass of wine and an app. Next place a pepsi for me. Just to change scenery and see some different venues in the city that maybe werent around when my girlfriend and I were back in College.

I suppose I misspoke. This is not a "bar crawl" in the sense that I plan on getting a wristband, downing tequila shots and banging some dude in the bathroom. Should I say a "restaurant crawl"? Does that make it more palatable to all you psychopaths?

There will be drinks, yes. There will also be food. This will also be during the day - like 2pm to 4pm. We'd clear out before any scary hooligans come to get physical or rip-roaring drunk and assult us. (Does that actually happen?)

Apparently unlike many of you, I am able to have a glass of wine or a beer and maintain my sobriety.

Seriously though, best 20 minutes of the week reading the responses.

I love how I am "ghetto" and "classless" because I want to walk around DC and stop in different restaraunts and (while in the bar area) have a beverage and a snack. Heaven forbid. OH THE INSANITY.

And for the record (as I believe it is a valid concern) we will be going during non peak hours but OF COURSE if DC starts to get fussy I will make a quick exit so as not to disturb other patrons.

You guys are a riot. Thanks for the laughs!

(also before I get ripped on again for another 9 pages - I am not running spell check bc I am wrapping up a project at work)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP HERE!!!!

Sweet mother of god. Thank you ALL so so so much. I have just had the laugh of my life reading this.

(oh and for the record, my absence was due to my being busy at work - havent hit the bar yet today)

Okay, everyone....deep breaths. In, and out. In and out.

Let me clarify.

There will be 4 of us. My husband, myself, my friend and her fiance. We will have DC with us.

We thought, instead of sitting around our condo staring at each other, we could get out of the house and walk around the city a bit. Maybe pick an area like Eastern Market or Dupont and hit a couple of restaurants. Maybe have a beer and a snack. Next place a glass of wine and an app. Next place a pepsi for me. Just to change scenery and see some different venues in the city that maybe werent around when my girlfriend and I were back in College.

I suppose I misspoke. This is not a "bar crawl" in the sense that I plan on getting a wristband, downing tequila shots and banging some dude in the bathroom. Should I say a "restaurant crawl"? Does that make it more palatable to all you psychopaths?

There will be drinks, yes. There will also be food. This will also be during the day - like 2pm to 4pm. We'd clear out before any scary hooligans come to get physical or rip-roaring drunk and assult us. (Does that actually happen?)

Apparently unlike many of you, I am able to have a glass of wine or a beer and maintain my sobriety.

Seriously though, best 20 minutes of the week reading the responses.

I love how I am "ghetto" and "classless" because I want to walk around DC and stop in different restaraunts and (while in the bar area) have a beverage and a snack. Heaven forbid. OH THE INSANITY.

And for the record (as I believe it is a valid concern) we will be going during non peak hours but OF COURSE if DC starts to get fussy I will make a quick exit so as not to disturb other patrons.

You guys are a riot. Thanks for the laughs!

(also before I get ripped on again for another 9 pages - I am not running spell check bc I am wrapping up a project at work)

You can't think of something else to do which would be fun? It just seems to college/early 20's to do something like this....Even if you don't have a baby.

[Anonymous]

So sweet of your to post incorrect information and then rip into people for responding to your actual post and not the the "real" plan, which we did not know. This thread has been a lot of fun w/o you.

[Anonymous]

You're the one who called it a bar crawl. Me think doth protests too much above. You're just now embarrassed to be called out on being such a dumbass.

[Anonymous]

Excuse me?

Its just seems so "college/early 20s to do something like this"

LIKE WHAT? DRINK A BEER WITH LUNCH?

You are a NUTBAG.

Please. Why would I ever get on DCUM (knowing what little bitches you all are) and tell you all I am going to get wrecked with a baby strapped to me.

You all just have too much time on your hands and need to parent a website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excuse me?

Its just seems so "college/early 20s to do something like this"

LIKE WHAT? DRINK A BEER WITH LUNCH?

You are a NUTBAG.

Please. Why would I ever get on DCUM (knowing what little bitches you all are) and tell you all I am going to get wrecked with a baby strapped to me.

You all just have too much time on your hands and need to parent a website.

Yes, that's why you titled your thread "Opening a can of worms with this one, I am sure" -- because you were going to sit at a restaurant and have a beer with lunch while chatting about old times with your college friend. Oh, and then call that a "bar crawl."

[Anonymous]

Okay, so I've actually breastfed my baby at the Big Hunt and walked down Bourbon Street in NOLA with the (sleeping baby) on my back, and obv. am a classless ghetto teen mom with a drinking problem and I probably live in a trailer and let my child eat fireants, but anyhoo ...

I'd think about brunch/lunch at The Reef, which has a great kid-friendly roof deck, as well as the fishtank room. Perry's also has a roof deck where I've been with little kids. Head over the Calvert St. bridge to Open City; if you hit it between lunch & dinner, it shouldn't be too crowded. If the wait is too long, one of the outdoor tables at Petits Plats up the road. Keep going north on Connecticut to Zoo Bar, which has either outdoor or indoor seating (although the outdoors can get smoky). You could also do a quick detour into the zoo from here.

Keep heading north on Connecticut, over the bridge into Cleveland Park. You could either do an early dinner at Dinos or Sorisso or even Palena Cafe (but that's a bit more upscale), or you could do dessert/coffee at a sidewalk table outside of Cacao.

You should print out this thread and read extracts to your friends as entertainment, too.

[Anonymous]

"You should print out this thread and read extracts to your friends as entertainment, too. "


GREAT, GREAT idea. I am so doing that.

[Anonymous]

Oh and regarding the posting title -

I did that bc I figured there would be a couple of psychopaths who would freak out over the fact that I would DARE to have a glass of wine in front my child.

OH THE HUMANITY

[Anonymous]

Stop shouting, OP! Good lord, who's the psychopath?

[Anonymous]

Reading this, one comes away with the impression that most of our suburban correspondents have spent time in some really, really shitty bars. We take DD out to bars all the time. We're rarely out past 8 (for obvious reasons). Don't see what the problem is. The clucking of the hens on this one is deafening.