PSA for parents with kids who like to dine out

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

why dont you move since you are the one with the problem wrote:

If you realize this you probably also realize you are allowed to be asked to move yourself as well, no? You are the one with the issue being around kids so obviously you should be the one needing to be moved away.

Sure, no problem. We'll pick up our salads, entrees, drinks, napkins, silverware, etc, and move ourselves so someone else can let their kid jump up and down on the other side of the booth, which is totally appropriate behavior.

Makes sense, hoss.

Pretty funny that little children are dictating your evening. What a vag.

Lol @ op. Go have a kid and come back here to talk about it.

Normal kids wrote:

Lol @ op. Go have a kid and come back here to talk about it.

I clearly hit a nerve with a buncha folks here. Guess it's hard to take when someone points our your bad parenting skills.

Hey, it's never too recognize your mistakes. Time to step up!

Agree 100% wrote:

Not true. I agree with the OP, and would get the $hit beat out of me for acting the way kids do in restaurants these days. The bottom line is, people don't give a flip about anyone else anymore. That attitude only worsens. They believe that they're "entitled" to act this way. It's the same people driving 55mph on the freeway in the left lane with a mile of cars behind them. It's their "right", dont you know?

Well the OP is a perfect example of entitlement. That it is their right to not be bothered while out in public and that it is up to everyone else to accommodate them. This is the problem these days, everyone needs their 'safe space' to not have to deal with things of which they are too fragile to handle.

F that! I will take my loud obnoxious boys wherever I damn well please and it is not up to me to make sure they do not bother every snowflake everywhere we go. It is not up to my children to act like adults. Sure, they need to be respectful towards others but they are kids and I expect them to act as such. Just as adults are expected to act as adults and remove themselves from situations that they do not want to be in. NOT expect everywhere else to accommodate them.

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

Sure, no problem. We'll pick up our salads, entrees, drinks, napkins, silverware, etc, and move ourselves so someone else can let their kid jump up and down on the other side of the booth, which is totally appropriate behavior.

Makes sense, hoss.

It sure does make sense. Or are you suggesting you are incapable of lifting those items and walking them over to a different table? Not sure you manage your life at all if lifting some items with the help of your server is too much for you in order for you to be happy with your dining experience. if you are the one with the issue it is up to you to find a resolution, not everyone around you.

I'm not above spanking your kids when they need it and you don't have the guts to do the tough parenting tasks. Your kids need to be seen and not heard, got it?

Dear OP,

You are poor. Before I had kids I lived in a major city, ate and drank at high end restaurants and almost never saw a child.

I now live in the suburbs with my kids. If you live in the burbs, kids will be around. Even at the “nice” restaurants, because the “nice” restaurants aren’t that nice in the burbs, we just see them as a normal restaurant. My kids have to eat there cause we don’t go to chili’s.

If you had money you’d live in a place children don’t. I’m sorry at your high end date night at chili’s you had to “deal” with kids. Get a better job, live in a better place. I do not feel sorry for you.

Sincerely,

Person Laughing At You

It was Applebee's, not Chilis, you moran! Get it right!

OP, just to verify... are you talking kids -- as in children under 10, or those obnoxious live-at-parents-house adult millennials?

Hey man, I just sit where the hostess tells me to sit.

My question for you is: why are you going out to dinner at 5:30pm if you don't have kids. Are you like 80 years old?

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

PSA for parents with kids who like to dine out

Are there really an appreciable number of “kids who like to dine out” who are not old enough to behave at a restaurant, or is this just an entirely made up user?

sounds made up wrote:

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

PSA for parents with kids who like to dine out

Are there really an appreciable number of “kids who like to dine out” who are not old enough to behave at a restaurant, or is this just an entirely made up user?

Made up *issue*

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

Normal kids wrote:

Lol @ op. Go have a kid and come back here to talk about it.

I clearly hit a nerve with a buncha folks here. Guess it's hard to take when someone points our your bad parenting skills.

Hey, it's never too recognize your mistakes. Time to step up!

Not only are you kidless, but you're stupid. Let me make it more clear for you - us people with kids don't give a crap about you. We go out once a month and if we knew it irritated you, we would turn and laugh and wave knowing your poor sheltered life had to experience 5 minutes of what we deal with 24/7. We may chastise our kids and display why what they are doing is unacceptable to try to be a good parent and teach our kids good manners. However, go to a bar or somewhere else if you want a non-family-friendly atmosphere. *Waves and smiles at Yelp Reviewer*

Bio Dome wrote:

Hey man, I just sit where the hostess tells me to sit.

My question for you is: why are you going out to dinner at 5:30pm if you don't have kids. Are you like 80 years old?

My work day starts at 5am, so I do eat dinner quite early.

Normal Kids wrote:

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

I clearly hit a nerve with a buncha folks here. Guess it's hard to take when someone points our your bad parenting skills.

Hey, it's never too recognize your mistakes. Time to step up!

Not only are you kidless, but you're stupid. Let me make it more clear for you - us people with kids don't give a crap about you.

Yeah, you don't give a crap, which is why you've posted on this thread like 5 times already. LOL! Your defense is "I like being a dick". Nice, adult response. I'm sure your kids are wonderful.

Yelp Reviewer wrote:

Normal Kids wrote:

Not only are you kidless, but you're stupid. Let me make it more clear for you - us people with kids don't give a crap about you.

Yeah, you don't give a crap, which is why you've posted on this thread like 5 times already. LOL! Your defense is "I like being a dick". Nice, adult response. I'm sure your kids are wonderful.

Again, you're an idiot.

I totally give a crap about making sure you know that this post is stupid and I totally want to be a jerk to someone like you. I care very much about making sure you know that you're an idiot and no amount of complaining on Yelp would stop a stressed out parent from caring about your poor evening.

You're missing the point- my kids are better people than I am, and we are all better than you. Go fly a kite and include full quotes next time if you're going to reply. The next time I fly with kids I hope to buy the window seat and aisle seat for them while you get stuck between them or in front of them. Good day! Like I said, I don't give a crap about your precious feelings, but I totally give a crap about making your life miserable. Learn the difference.

Am I being a jerk to make a point? Yes. Will you understand or get the sarcasm? Probably not. Enjoy your elegant meal at Denny's while being eternally upset about children.

Next time you're at Applebees & a black family with 3 kids, the mom, & a 270# aunt sit next to your precious quiet booth, please stand up & tell them you'd like them to move. And get it on tape for us. Same for the poster who said he'd grab their tush.

Normal kids wrote:

You're missing the point- my kids are better people than I am, and we are all better than you.

From the behavior you're describing, you're a low class piece of trash.

I live in a neighborhood near a big metro area that gentrified rapidly when people moved back with families to be closer to downtown and at the same time got a ton of foodie restaurants. It doesn't matter what the cuisine is, people bring their kids to every restaurant. I have kids too and have to eat out more than I would like because of work schedules. There are definitely parents who have no control over their kids when the nanny is not around. But the worst I have encountered is just mildly annoying.

What is 100 times worse is the high talker/loud laughing restaurant patron who takes the volume level of the restaurant from 40 dbl to 120 dbl. Once they get rolling, you cannot talk to anyone at your table without having to shout.