\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2017/03/31/thank-you-for-taking-a-stand-customers-flock-after-upscale-restaurant-bans-kids/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 As a parent of twin 4-year-olds, I have absolutely no problem with this... We are proud that our children behave well-enough and have good enough table manners that we feel comfortable taking them to any restaurant (including fine-dining establishments), but a business has the right to set the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 As a parent of twin 4-year-olds, I have absolutely no problem with this... We are proud that our children behave well-enough and have good enough table manners that we feel comfortable taking them to any restaurant (including fine-dining establishments), but a business has the right to set the rules. How about banning cell phone users who are loud talkers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) As a parent of twin 4-year-olds, I have absolutely no problem with this... We are proud that our children behave well-enough and have good enough table manners that we feel comfortable taking them to any restaurant (including fine-dining establishments), but a business has the right to set the rules. i'm with you on this. we have a 22 month old, and i try to be super considerate of people eating around us. there's certain restaurants that we just won't bring her to because they are in no way kid friendly. we go out pretty early to avoid the big crowds so we can manage her, and finally, if she starts to fuss, her ass is out of there. nothing is worse than when parents let their kids freak out in public. we all know it happens, but if it does, someone should take the kid out while the other wraps it up. luckily our daughter is pretty good in public for now. probably because when she hasn't been, i beat her without mercy. How about banning cell phone users who are loud talkers? these people should be publicly murdered. Edited March 31, 2017 by teef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I love my state. I hate your state, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Why cant people just get a baby sitter if they are going out to a restaurant, especially if it isn't kid friendly? Also, we would take our my daughter out when she was younger (she is just over 2 now) but she was good and wouldn't cry much. Now that we have two kids (son is 9 months) we haven't taken them out to a restaurant. Too much work and isn't exactly relaxing lol Edited March 31, 2017 by Bray Wyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I love my state. I hate your state, obviously. Tar Heels ! Tar Heels ! Edited March 31, 2017 by Ryan L Billz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 How about banning cell phone users who are loud talkers? When I managed a restaurant, we didn't have much of an issue. However, we did kindly ask folks to excuse themselves from the table before placing/accepting a phone call. i'm with you on this. we have a 22 month old, and i try to be super considerate of people eating around us. there's certain restaurants that we just won't bring her to because they are in no way kid friendly. we go out pretty early to avoid the big crowds so we can manage her, and finally, if she starts to fuss, her ass is out of there. nothing is worse than when parents let their kids freak out in public. we all know it happens, but if it does, someone should take the kid out while the other wraps it up. luckily our daughter is pretty good in public for now. probably because when she hasn't been, i beat her without mercy. So, in other words, you actually parent your child? Seriously though, IMO, this is the correct approach. Give the kids a chance to develop table manners and to conduct themselves appropriately in public, while not being afraid to yank them outta there if it doesn't go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 So, in other words, you actually parent your child? Seriously though, IMO, this is the correct approach. Give the kids a chance to develop table manners and to conduct themselves appropriately in public, while not being afraid to yank them outta there if it doesn't go well. we want to take her out to train her as well. kids need to know what appropriate or not, and going through the motions seems to be the best way. we even have a schedule that we all go out on thursday, stay in on friday, and get a baby sitter on saturday so i can go out a get a few drinks in my wife, only to do gross stuff to her later that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Tar Heels ! Tar Heels !you love men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I love my state. I hate your state, obviously. Ohio too? Or just NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I love my state. I hate your state, obviously. 1st in flight, 49th in education! J/K...I loved living in Charlotte. Kids on their iPads at dinner drives me crazy. This could go in the pet peeves thread. Lazy parenting, IMO. Interact with your kids once in a while...the little pricks will thank you for it in the future. If they can't make it through a meal at a restaurant without disrupting others, then they're not ready to go to a restaurant yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Ohio too? Or just NC.my current state is confusion. My home is Carolina. Always has been. The only part I love about wny is buffalo and Brockport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1st in flight, 49th in education! J/K...I loved living in Charlotte. Kids on their iPads at dinner drives me crazy. This could go in the pet peeves thread. Lazy parenting, IMO. Interact with your kids once in a while...the little pricks will thank you for it in the future. If they can't make it through a meal at a restaurant without disrupting others, then they're not ready to go to a restaurant yet. Sounds like a George Carlin skit lol although his was pre iPads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's not so much a kid problem as it is a mommy-and-daddy-who-think-their-little-brats-do-know-wrong problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 It's not so much a kid problem as it is a mommy-and-daddy-who-think-their-little-brats-do-know-wrong problem Isn't that true of every behavioral issue that involves a kid under 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Love this. Glad the restaurant is profiting from having the guts to do something that makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1st in flight, 49th in education! J/K...I loved living in Charlotte. Kids on their iPads at dinner drives me crazy. This could go in the pet peeves thread. Lazy parenting, IMO. Interact with your kids once in a while...the little pricks will thank you for it in the future. If they can't make it through a meal at a restaurant without disrupting others, then they're not ready to go to a restaurant yet. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law let their kids bring every toy imaginable to the dinner table. Inevitable they wind up running around the table and one falls down and hits his face on the floor. They then yell at the kids asking why they fool around so much at the table. Do they really not know the answer to that question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I'm totally down with this. Like Bandit, we were lucky enough to have a well-behaved toddler/young child. As an infant, we just never brought him out to eat with us out of respect for other patrons. I'm actually not bothered by kids in restaurants, for the most part. What pisses me off is when people bring poorly-behaved children to school concerts/performances. Well, not so much that they bring them. But when they're too stupid NOT to remove them when they start to misbehave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) My brother-in-law and sister-in-law let their kids bring every toy imaginable to the dinner table. Inevitable they wind up running around the table and one falls down and hits his face on the floor. They then yell at the kids asking why they fool around so much at the table. Do they really not know the answer to that questiBad parents bad parents Edited March 31, 2017 by mead107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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