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I make sure the parent sees me give the evil eye. One time at an expensive restaurant, the father was a massive guy and he actually said, "Whats your problem". I said, "That" and pointed to the child. He was about to get up and ask me to step outside when everyone at my table stood up at the same time and told him to, "Sit the f**k down, you big f*****g monkey". He sat down and I said, "Hey mate, its Nottingham we're in and you will do as you are told". Later, as they were leaving, I told him to leave a large tip. He left £3! I told him to go back to his poor life!
I move, complain and generally throw dirty looks in their directions.
I can't stand kids in restaurants. There's no reason a 2 year old needs to eat out.
Wow, bitter much?
You would have HATED this past week in my area then, since one of the only places in town that had power and heat and water was Tumbleweed, and there were small children everywhere!!!!!
Yeah, some of them were acting out and throwing fits, but due to the situation, it was MORE than understandable.
Would you have rather those children gone w/o a good hot meal, and stayed at home with no power?
I don't recall any times eating out that got as bad as some are mentioning above - and usually that's because there is enough background noise to mask it. (It's usually cell phone users that are louder than kids...)
My pet peive is at quiet churches that have cry rooms. We usually sit within 2 rows of the cry room 'just in case.' But why don't other parents even consider it? It's kind of hard to pray with a 2 year old screaming bloody murder for 20 minutes.
do you know the child's med. history by looking atthem
i'd never give parents dirty looks unless they were being unkind.
children with special needs and/or emotional problems(not always caused by the adult they're with!!!!) do not have a big sign above their head pointing them out,and families who have to contend with these problems usually feel isolated enough already without others discriminating against them when they try to have a celabratory meal.
or do you expect them to stay home for 18 yrs.
One of the following depending on how I feel and the atmosphere
1. Smile to my self and think 'Not my kid'
2. If the parents are stressed by the kids behaviour, I will go and say 'Hi'. 'Don't stress' because bad behaviour gets you down. I know when I let my kids get out of control that it stresses me out.
I would never tell a parent to control their kids.
I would I guess leave if it was too anoying but that has never happened.
I just witnessed a woman at a family restaurant in Woodland Hills, CA be very rude to a mom and her two girls - maybe around 5 and 3, and I really should have said something (which is why I am on this message board now). The girls were even saying "thank you" to the busboy clearning a table for them, but I guess they did it too loud. The woman even yelled at the mom, calling her a psycho as she went to get crayons for her kids! Luckily the woman and her boyfriend who looked appalled at her behavior got their food to go. People were laughing, but I felt really bad for the mom.
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do you know the child's med. history by looking atthem
