"No kids" restaurant

[Rapscallion]

What will be next, child-friendly strip clubs?

"This is where I met your mother, son."

Father-son bonding experience.

Rapscallion

[Pixilated]

I'm not sure there are any kid-free places around here (and I couldn't afford them right now if there are, LOL). My favourite restaurant is definitely a family restaurant but except for the occasional cranky infant (who really can't be held accountable) it's a good place.

Having said that, I would at least like the option of child-free places once in a while.

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.

I don't have a problem with "sending kind thoughts" or "good wishes" or "warm energy" or whatever, but the totality of this paragraph of blissed-out nonsense seems to me to boil down to: "I am incapable of handling my kids so if you can't do anything to help, just put up with it." It's not my job to "distract" somebody else's child from whatever has upset them at the moment -- what if it's mama saying "No dessert"? Am I supposed to lean over and say, "Yeah, your mom's a real meanie, isn't she?" I'm sure the kid would like the sympathy ... but I suspect mama would be less than happy.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I would say, go ahead and do it in that case.

[Pagan]

I don't have a problem with "sending kind thoughts" or "good wishes" or "warm energy" or whatever, but the totality of this paragraph of blissed-out nonsense seems to me to boil down to: "I am incapable of handling my kids so if you can't do anything to help, just put up with it." It's not my job to "distract" somebody else's child from whatever has upset them at the moment -- what if it's mama saying "No dessert"? Am I supposed to lean over and say, "Yeah, your mom's a real meanie, isn't she?" I'm sure the kid would like the sympathy ... but I suspect mama would be less than happy.

Exactly. You are that kid's parent, not me. Therefore, it is not my job to help you take care of it.

Then you get the "It takes a village" crowd. Sorry, but I'm not your village!

The way I see kids allowed to carry on in public now, I would not have been allowed to act like that! I might have thought about it, but I knew better.

And I don't like that crap excuse that some parents give that they just tune it out and don't hear them. How can you not hear some kid that that would drown out bagpipes at full bore?

[dalesys]

How can you not hear some kid that that would drown out bagpipes at full bore?

Enough scotch and you like bagpipes.

Too much and you want to kill the ants stomping two blocks away.

[Pagan]

Enough scotch and you like bagpipes.

Too much and you want to kill the ants stomping two blocks away.

I'm genetically pre-disposed to liking bagpipes. Scots-Irish on both sides. I don't understand how people can't like them.

And there's no such thing as too much uisge beatha!

[Ironclad Alibi]

I'm genetically pre-disposed to liking bagpipes. Scots-Irish on both sides. I don't understand how people can't like them.

And there's no such thing as too much uisge beatha!

Here is a nice song about bagpipes, courtesy of Ray Stevens.

[Lace Neil Singer]

And I don't like that crap excuse that some parents give that they just tune it out and don't hear them. How can you not hear some kid that that would drown out bagpipes at full bore?

This way. xD

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I AGREE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_to2-A-CA0Q

[Pagan]

Here is a nice song about bagpipes, courtesy of Ray Stevens.

That's cute! I'm more worried about where that guy's holding the 45....in front of his fly....that I'm not entirely sure isn't opened.

This way. xD

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I AGREE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_to2-A-CA0Q

Ooh, don't tempt me.

And there's a disclaimer I've never seen before!

[Lace Neil Singer]

First time for everything. XD I have to wonder tho, would Brian's method work in real life?

[dalesys]

I'm genetically pre-disposed to liking bagpipes. Scots-Irish on both sides. I don't understand how people can't like them.

They're non-mutant of course. I have a fair amount of Celtic: Welsh, Scots, Irish & Manx, but I blame my g-g-grandmother's g-grandmother (Quebec/Ontario circa 1800) for my love of *thumb drummers and powwow singing.

*They must be hitting their (very sore) thumb to yell like that!

I get to wake up to "Living The Circle Of Life" on KRCL tomorrow morning 7-10AM[/QUOTE]

[Merriweather]

Exactly. You are that kid's parent, not me. Therefore, it is not my job to help you take care of it.

And who wants to bet she'd be up and screaming at anyone who actually tried to parent her child, as she seems to suggest she expects?

Never, ever would I dare to try to parent a stranger's child - I can think of no good result from it, only bad ones from being yelled at to having police called because a stranger spoke to them.

Even restaurant/shop workers take a lot of crap for daring to suggest someone's little darling should not hang from the chandelier because they might injure themselves.