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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these people trying to be rude to a child are setting some terrible examples and acting no better than children themselves. The PP ranting about how she doesn’t want to hear kids sounds like she was raised by wolves. You’re supposed to have enough self control as an adult to say “hey Larlo, your mom and I are talking for a sec, can you go play”. Or just tell the mom you want a grownup lunch date. [/quote]

OP here.  The problem I'm having is that I don't think there's any gentle way of saying something like the above without both the parent and the child getting offended - I just have that feeling.  And I'm not looking to be rude to her children.  My feeling is it's the mom's responsibility to guide her kids away, not mine, but I don't think there's a way I can say anything to the mom without offending her.

We can't have a grownup lunch date and leave the kids at home, just not logistically possible.  We have had one grownup meetup since the start of the pandemic, which was glorious.  But they are far and few between.

I may try PP's suggestion of bringing some sort of activity or making one up for the kids to occupy them while we grownups chat.[/quote]

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