Kids and resturants

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-15-2003
Kids and resturants
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Sun, 12-12-2004 - 11:57am

Hey all...


Did you have rules about resturants and babies? Or did you just take them everywhere?


Dh and I went to a VERY pricy resturant as a treat for ourselves a couple of weekends ago. All dressed up and having cocktails. Anyway, right next to us is a party with an 8 month old whining in a high chair. Mind you, our reservations were for 8 pm and they sat after we did.


This is incredibly rude, imo, for many reasons.


First of all, most 8 month olds are done by 8 o'clock. Secondly, there are just some resturants that are not meant for babies... a $75 dollar-a-plate resturant being one of them, imo. I do think that older

Meldi

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:20pm

Because you could walk around barefoot, and donate all your retirement and college money to charity and "the poor will always be with us."


Remember the expensive ointment used to bathe Jesus' feet?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:21pm

How does someone else being rude negate a parent being rude by bringing a *distruptive* child to the movies? I am not argruing that all babies should not be allowed at the movies but they need to be removed the moment they become disruptive...just as the person talking on the cellphone needs to be removed also.


If I knew that adult rudeness negated my child behaving in public, I would be much more relaxed than I am now.


PS..if we prohibt fat people from movies, I will never get to eat movie popcorn again. Then, I might be less fat, though!

"Sometimes evil drives a minivan..." Desperate Housewives


Kristi

"I do not want to be a princess! I want to be myself"

Mallory (age 3)

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:23pm
And hey, let's add the SAH/WOH angle - I'm sure as heck not going to limit myself to an unreasonably low number of clothes and forgo being home 24/7 with my kids.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:25pm
Just because a particular event in my experience is ruined doesn't mean I think my life is dreadful.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:28pm
So you can't really see where I'm coming from.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:30pm
Did I say you did?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:35pm
Of course not, but you sure the heck take more precautions to prevent, and umbrage at, children in nice restaurants than you do drunken adults.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-18-2004
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:37pm
Wow. I've never heard anyone use that word in real life before.

Mondo

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:37pm
How do you suggest I go about taking precautions re: a drunk dinner companion?

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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-04-1997
In reply to: meldi
Wed, 12-15-2004 - 4:41pm
Also, I said that if I had a job where I was required to attend fancy parties on a regular basis, I'd have more fancy clothes. As is, I put those clothes on once or twice a year. Unless something changes drastically, two dressy dresses will remain enough for me.

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