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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 11:05 am
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(July 22, 2015 at 10:43 am)Chad32 Wrote: I find little kids can be entertaining, and very cute. I've never been somewhere that a kid was being really annoying, since usually the parent will take them outside if they keep it up for long.
Like another poster says, it really depends on the place. If you see a playground at the back of the fast food joint, you have been warned. If it's a place where you're expected to dress up and have a reservation, I wouldn't bring anyone under seven or eight. Maybe into their teens. If the chances are good that the tip will be ten dollars or so, then there should be a level of expectation going in.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 11:09 am
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Yes, Parkers! The Look! I use it to great effect. Not to change this into an entirely different discussion, but...
I had a friend who would spank her kid at the drop of a hat. It was to the point that the kid would start screaming and crying before her mom even approached her for the spanking. It was habitual and routine. I've always felt The Look was much more effective. Worked on me like a charm. I was jumping of garages and playing pickup tackle football games; physical pain wasn't much of a worry to my 8 year old self. Disappointing my mother and father, on the other hand, I couldn't handle.
ETA: Which isn't to say I'm completely against spanking, or judging that method. It's just never been my thang.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 11:14 am
(July 22, 2015 at 11:05 am)robvalue Wrote: (July 22, 2015 at 10:43 am)Chad32 Wrote: I find little kids can be entertaining, and very cute. I've never been somewhere that a kid was being really annoying, since usually the parent will take them outside if they keep it up for long.
Like another poster says, it really depends on the place. If you see a playground at the back of the fast food joint, you have been warned. If it's a place where you're expected to dress up and have a reservation, I wouldn't bring anyone under seven or eight. Maybe into their teens. If the chances are good that the tip will be ten dollars or so, then there should be a level of expectation going in.
Do you live in Timbuctoo?
I don't go out to eat often, and have a high tolerance for children. I've just been lucky not to sit near a table where a child sat and cried the whole time. It's pretty standard to take the kid outside until they calm down.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 12:03 pm
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The only child I want to see in a restaurant is the bbq'd baby on my plate.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 12:06 pm
baby sashimi can be good too
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 12:08 pm
I think restaurants should be allowed to ban children if they want to.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 1:07 pm
I have to say as a rule I don't mind kids in restaurants so long as they are behaved. But Jesus fucking Christ some people spawn little tyrants that just don't stop. I remember recently that a local restaurant got so fed up with it that they tried to ban 5 and under from entering. A lot of parents freaked out. I guess everyone thinks their spawn is a little angel.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 1:21 pm
(July 22, 2015 at 11:09 am)Exian Wrote: Yes, Parkers! The Look! I use it to great effect. Not to change this into an entirely different discussion, but...
I had a friend who would spank her kid at the drop of a hat. It was to the point that the kid would start screaming and crying before her mom even approached her for the spanking. It was habitual and routine. I've always felt The Look was much more effective. Worked on me like a charm. I was jumping of garages and playing pickup tackle football games; physical pain wasn't much of a worry to my 8 year old self. Disappointing my mother and father, on the other hand, I couldn't handle.
ETA: Which isn't to say I'm completely against spanking, or judging that method. It's just never been my thang.
Yeah, my son never needed much spanking, in part thanks to The Look. He knew that that was his warning. But while spanking can be useful, its utility is limited, and especially after six or seven years old -- at that point, revocation of privileges accompanied by a discussion always seemed to work better.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 1:25 pm
Wow there are some? I've yet to find a restaurant that has children on the menu. Then again I do live in the puritanical US.
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RE: Children in restaurants
July 22, 2015 at 1:27 pm
(July 22, 2015 at 12:03 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote: The only child I want to see in a restaurant is the bbq'd baby on my plate.
I want my .. baby back, baby back, baby back with extra sauce.
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