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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's fine to bring a snack for a one year old, not a meal for a 5 year old. You do know that you can view menus online? Why don't you look at them with your child beforehand. Taking a child with food sensory issues to a restaurant that doesn't even have a kid's menu is completely avoidable. [/quote]

Well usually it is, but in this case we drove two hours to meet family I haven't seen in years at a restaurant they chose and they wanted to see my kid too. [/quote]

They couldn't have chosen somewhere with a kids menu? And you didn't think to feed him beforehand after a 2 hour car ride. Again, not bringing in a meal was avoidable. [/quote]

They chose the BBQ place because they thought BBQ would be kid friendly. Nothing was chosen until we were in the car already on the way, it was all last minute as they weren't sure they would be able to and neither of us knew the area as we cboseya middle ground to cut the driving distance for both of us. And he ate before the car ride and wasn't hungry - it was an early, 4pm dinner. We aren't perfect parents as everyone else here I suppose, so it happened the way it happened, and trying to be good parents we had backup food/snacks with us.

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I'm not a perfect parent wither, but I could google a few restaurants during a 2 hour car ride. Hey fam, this place doesn't have a kids menu and our child has sensory issues. How about these places that are near there? Stop being woe is me.[/quote]

Because even at a restaurant with a kids menu he still might not eat the menu. He eats chicken nuggets but if they are too crunchy or any unexpected seasoning, he eats pizza but not if the crust is too crunchy, he eats Mac and cheese but if it's too soupy or seasoned weird, won't eat it (will try one bite then retch)... So yes, I could have, and still been in the same boat. It's always a crapshoot.

And I never realized there was such vitriol about a five year old eating his own thing at.a restaurant. Now I get it. We didn't want to be the people requesting special accomodations for our kid - either in the choice of restaurant or in asking the restaurant to make something differently or off the menu. But it seems having him eat his own thing is the special accomldation so we'll go a different route then.  [/quote]

Stuff happens, no parent is prepared for every situation. But, it's VERY common for restaurants not to allow outside food, so this is one where you should advocate for the needs of your family. It sounds like the relatives would have been fine with accommodating your needs if they had known.[/quote]

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