And that's the other thing -- like the woman toward the bottom of the article who uses how many high-chairs the place has as a litmus? Geoff and I have been lucky all-round with Jacqui, because she DOES behave well in public. (I like to think it's because we've been taking her to restaurants since she was 3 days old, but really I know it's because we're lucky.) But we mostly only take her to restaurants that cater to families, and for the most part people react as I'd expect them to: they ignore her, because there's nothing for them to really react to. But in a couple of instances -- at FAMILY RESTAURANTS -- there've been people who throw attitude toward our table because she's TALKING. (Not in English, don't get excited. Babbling, in a conversational tone.) And THOSE are the people I'd like to throw rocks at.
I understand what this man is going for -- from the sounds of it, some parents weren't parenting at all. And if you're without kids, it's hard to separate the good parents of kids who are having-a-moment from the bad parents of kids-who-wreck-the-place -- I say this from the perspective of the kids' dept. at b&n. While I was there, we weren't allowed to say anything to the oblivious ones ... now there's a sign telling parents to keep their children in sight. Because some people seem to NEED that reminder that the establishment they're in is not a daycare.
I'd eat at his restaurant, and I'd bring Jacqui. I know how she behaves in public, and I know that sign doesn't apply to me -- just like the "keep an eye on your kids" sign at b&n would never apply to me, because I already do.
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Date: 2005-11-22 04:57 pm (UTC)I understand what this man is going for -- from the sounds of it, some parents weren't parenting at all. And if you're without kids, it's hard to separate the good parents of kids who are having-a-moment from the bad parents of kids-who-wreck-the-place -- I say this from the perspective of the kids' dept. at b&n. While I was there, we weren't allowed to say anything to the oblivious ones ... now there's a sign telling parents to keep their children in sight. Because some people seem to NEED that reminder that the establishment they're in is not a daycare.
I'd eat at his restaurant, and I'd bring Jacqui. I know how she behaves in public, and I know that sign doesn't apply to me -- just like the "keep an eye on your kids" sign at b&n would never apply to me, because I already do.