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Memo to parents with kids. If you take your kids to restaurants, its your responsibility to ensure that they don't disturb other people who are trying to enjoy their meal!
If you can't do that because you lack basic parenting skills or you don't care that your kids behavior is disturbing others then stick to McDonalds or Burger King or do take out!
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I'd also like to mention the etiquette of paying attention to your children in grocery stores. There was this family last week in Stop and Shop--they had 2 boys around the ages of 7 and 9. The parents had their arms around one another and all lovey dovey. It was nice to actually see a couple in love, but they were totally ignoring their kids!! The kids got a hold of a bouncy ball and were throwing it across the aisle and nearing hitting the people. The parents were totally ignoring them. The kids almost ran into me 3 times, and hit me with the ball a couple times. Seriously people, this isn't date night at Stop and Shop, watch your kids while you shop....
Memo to parents with kids. If you take your kids to restaurants, its your responsibility to ensure that they don't disturb other people who are trying to enjoy their meal!
If you can't do that because you lack basic parenting skills or you don't care that your kids behavior is disturbing others then stick to McDonalds or Burger King or do take out!
What level of restaurant are you talking about? If you are talking about a chain place like RedLobster/Outback etc..you are going to get the same behaviour as you see in fast food. Now if you are talking about finer dining, then why didn't you bring it up to management or confront the family.?
We have two boys and only once were reminded by a table that we ruined their meal. Well I am sorry, but it was a huge family resturant in the city ; clowns, balloons, lots of things for the kids. Our boys were about 3 & 4 at the time.
We were seated and this college age person came in with her parents. They sat beside us. We tried to be courteous and have the children quiet ; again, remember it was a huge family place, and I think they were failry well behaved.
Well at the end, this college kid came to me and said ; thank you for ruining my dinner with my parents. I apologized but after was fuming. After all, it was a family place, there were kids all over the place, and we were seated first.
I agree that sometimes kids go overboard ; but most of the time when they were younger we never went into a place that was not kid friendly.
What level of restaurant are you talking about? If you are talking about a chain place like RedLobster/Outback etc..you are going to get the same behaviour as you see in fast food. Now if you are talking about finer dining, then why didn't you bring it up to management or confront the family.?
Doesn't matter...Red Lobster/Outback, fast food, etc. I agree with the OP. So many parents let their kids run loose and do whatever they want. The kids run the household not the parents. Why can't parents just be more responsible and keep control of their kids? I know there are those of you out there that say the kids will outgrow that phase but the problem with that is they grow up then thinking everything they've done is ok with no consequences. And hence the cycle goes on and grows...much to the demise of America where these kids grow up thinking they are entitled to a job just because they have a college degree.
What level of restaurant are you talking about? If you are talking about a chain place like RedLobster/Outback etc..you are going to get the same behaviour as you see in fast food. Now if you are talking about finer dining, then why didn't you bring it up to management or confront the family.?
Why do you expect to have the same behaviour in chains like Redlobster/Outback? Parents should teach the values of other's privacy regardless of where they are in public. I would even put up an argument that parents should ensure their kids don't disturbe others at fastfood places.
Why do you expect to have the same behaviour in chains like Redlobster/Outback? Parents should teach the values of other's privacy regardless of where they are in public. I would even put up an argument that parents should ensure their kids don't disturbe others at fastfood places.
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