"No kids" restaurant

[emax4]

IDK.. with all the SC stories we see here, we may not endure whiney kids, but rather encounter adults that throw worse tantrums than toddlers.

[Lovecats]

When I was younger we were expected to behave when we went out to eat or we heard the "Do you want to go out to the car?". You did not want to go out to the car . When our kids were youger it was the same thing. But I've been in plenty of restaurants where the little brats ran around, kicked the back of the my seat,etc. And the parents did nothing about it. I think an adults only restaurant would be heaven!

[Gizmo]

When I was younger we were expected to behave when we went out to eat or we heard the "Do you want to go out to the car?". You did not want to go out to the car .

I was the same when I was a kid. Mum used to take a few quiet toys and colouring books and I would settle down no problem. When I was 2 they took me out to a restaurant and my food never arrived. I was so quiet that they didn't realise until they'd finished their mains and were ordering dessert!

I'd appreciate going out to an adults only restaurant though. I was annoyed last time we were out at a pub about 10.30 (on a school night too) and there were 6 year olds running round knocking stuff off the tables and nearly knocked off a lit candle! Mother barely noticed and a friend had to remove them out of the kids reach!

[xx_wolfie_xx]

I was the same when I was a kid. Mum used to take a few quiet toys and colouring books and I would settle down no problem. When I was 2 they took me out to a restaurant and my food never arrived. I was so quiet that they didn't realise until they'd finished their mains and were ordering dessert!

I'd appreciate going out to an adults only restaurant though. I was annoyed last time we were out at a pub about 10.30 (on a school night too) and there were 6 year olds running round knocking stuff off the tables and nearly knocked off a lit candle! Mother barely noticed and a friend had to remove them out of the kids reach!

Agreed, I was taken out of a restaurant exactly once. When I was 2. By grade school I was sitting through Handel's messiah performed live in a church. So it is possible for snowflakes to behave themselves.

[Android Kaeli]

It is possible for kids to behave themselves, unforuntately not every child is going to be that way. I fully get that and expect to be surrounded by families and kids and stuff in certain restuarants and such. Some places have that setting, and I'm perfectly fine with that.

However, if I'm going to be paying $10+ for a single meal, I really would like to enjoy it in peace without a few kids crying five tables over.

[Canarr]

I like the idea of an adult-only restaurant. But, some people seem to disagree (careful: CRAZY!):

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archive...honest-people/

In any case, banning families with kids from renting apartments or houses would be a step too far, IMO. It's hard enough for families with children to rent affordable housing in range of their place of employment, without adding another difficulty.

[notlovinit]

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archive...honest-people/

Wow, does this lady not know where the shift key is?
Also, loved how she suggested that complete strangers should help her parent.

kids will be kids. at times that means tears, loud noises, knocking things over, etc. and when that happens the worst things to do is start sending out negative energy, glaring at the mama and child, yelling, sour faces, etc. much more helpful is to take a deep breath, send warm energy toward the mama and kid, give a sympathetic smile, and maybe even start talking with the kid to distract her from whatever has her upset at the moment.

She makes some okay points, but overall it offended me that she thinks that everyone should accept her decision to have children with open arms. If people want to have a night out without children around then that is their choice and not one that she gets to control.

[Mishi]

I love this idea too, as long as it's noticably posted at the entrance and in ads because we accidentally invaded a childfree cafe once. I love our kids, but when we're going out for an evening off, it's nice to not have to hear badly-behaved kids or to have to tell them to go back to their parents.

[csquared]

I love this idea too, as long as it's noticably posted at the entrance and in ads because we accidentally invaded a childfree cafe once. I love our kids, but when we're going out for an evening off, it's nice to not have to hear badly-behaved kids or to have to tell them to go back to their parents.

We all know that SCs can't read. Not saying that you are an SC. Everyone is entitled to make a mistake. What shows your character is how you deal with it. Same thing can be said of parents with screaming children.

When I was a kid, I was expected to behave when we went out. Even some place like McDs, I was expected to sit quietly at the table. Back then, there were no Happy Meals or crayon and coloring place mats. Just sit there and behave.

[emt_cookies]

When I worked at Pizza Hut for six months, I can think of one time there was a screaming kid.

[Athaelia]

a sign I saw at the vets office:

"ATTENTION PARENTS: Unruly children will be given a cup of coffee and a free puppy"

[Lovecats]

a sign I saw at the vets office:

"ATTENTION PARENTS: Unruly children will be given a cup of coffee and a free puppy"

I love it!

[Lace Neil Singer]

Wow, does this lady not know where the shift key is?
Also, loved how she suggested that complete strangers should help her parent.

She makes some okay points, but overall it offended me that she thinks that everyone should accept her decision to have children with open arms. If people want to have a night out without children around then that is their choice and not one that she gets to control.

I really hate the expression "kids will be kids". That's like saying "child molesters will be child molesters". When I was a kid, my parents used to take my three brothers and I to restaurants, and we used to sit tight and behave, cuz we knew that if we didn't, my parents would get the food to go and we would leave straight away.

This selfish bitch needs to realise that when people go out to dinner, the last thing they want to do is to endure her screaming brats. Some of these people are not childfree, but in fact parents who put their kids with babysitters just to enjoy a night out by themselves. Why should that night be spoiled just cuz some stupid cow thinks that her kids belong everywhere?

I don't care two shits who the twat making a disturbance is, or how old; whether they're eight months, eight years, eighteen or eighty, they need to shut the hell up or get the hell out.

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[thehuckster]

To be honest, apart from family restaurants like Friendly's or Chilis, I've never had a problem with children at fancy restaurants where I go. Most of these fancier restaurants do not have a childrens menu and thus the parents have to pay full price for an plate their kids would likely not even eat half of (which could cost between $30 and $40 for just the entre). That alone deters parents and whining kids out of these restaurants.