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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]really surprised at the negative comments here! People should have the option of taking their kids everywhere. Many don't have baby sitter options and I would not lave a small child with a sitter anyway. Paying for an extra ticket is an unnecessary burden on a new parent. The child would probably sleep through the hour anyway. [/quote]

No. People should not have the option of taking a newborn (not a kid, but a 6 week old!) everywhere. Movies (not cry friendly), 4 star restaurants, strip clubs, bars/clubs, and some KC productions are all examples places that are not appropriate for newborns-- and where they are not wanted. A  good, adult KC production is a three hour affair, not one (so the baby eats, when?), is dressup formal, tickets can cost $100 or more, and the production can be noisy (especially since many have the score played by the NSO). None of these things work with a screaming  newborn. I don't think I have ever seem a kid under the age of 6-7 at one.

Places that are appropriate to take a small child-- the KC family theater (but even these suggest the child be at least 2, at the youngest, and older for some shows), the Mellinium stage at the KC, like the PP.  Wolftrap, especially with lawn seats, kids plays at Imagination Station, Glen Echo, the zoo, the Baltimore acquarium, the awesome Baltimore children's museum.  You can do lots of "culture" with kids as young as toddlers. But it needs to be geared to the child's age and maturity level.  A 6 week old can't be expected to sit through a three hour play without becoming disruptive. And you can't expect people who paid hundreds of dollars for tickets to appreciate the disruption-- or be happy about getting up and down every few minutes and mom comes in and out.  Not to mention that a 6 week old needs to be home, in bed at 11 at night, and not out in public. So, you are really not being fair to the kid.

What we seem to have here is a mom to be who does not fully grasp how much her life is about to change, and thinks she can pop out the baby and continue on with her prebaby life. That's not the way things work. You certainly don't need to sit in the house until your child is 10. But you have to adjust, so that your activities are kid appropriate. And in the end, it is fine, becaus you enjoy taking your toddler to see the pandas, or to the KC Teddy Bear Symphony.  And when you need an adult night, hire a babysitter, and enjoy your play. [/quote]

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