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Fri May-14-10 11:18 AM
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| 52. I am guessing that these families don't have dinner together at home... |
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very much. It is inconceivable that my nieces would ever act that way. It has simply never happened and no one in our family ever gets hit, yelled at or intimidated into being quiet.
The kids in my family are not angels. We are all a little rough and ready and tend to question authority but we still were required to observe basic manners at home and in public. There isn't anything special about us except that we don't ever ignore children.
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| -Francis Lam, Salon.com: "Is it possible to dine out politely with kids?" |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 08:38 AM |
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3 words - Chuck E. Cheese |
izquierdista |
May-14-10 08:41 AM |
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I spoke with a restaurant owner several years ago... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 08:49 AM |
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That's too bad... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 09:07 AM |
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Several colleagues have referred to the woman I spoke with as "arrogant" |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 09:35 AM |
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Why does everything think they can do... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 10:38 AM |
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Probably will fail |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 09:24 AM |
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They didn't hire good staff either. |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 09:47 AM |
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Wouldn't Listen To Anyone |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 09:58 AM |
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Too bad they didn't think to partition off a section |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:01 AM |
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The interior was terrible... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 11:33 AM |
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The crayon cups may not have been for kids at one time. |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:18 PM |
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No, I asked, they were most definitely there for kids |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 03:48 PM |
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people bring their kids to coffee shops. i don't get it. the buy them frappe type drinks |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-14-10 03:21 PM |
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I walked out of Cardinal Coffee Shop one time without ordering |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 03:52 PM |
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Who the hell would go to Chuck E's just to dine out? |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 08:55 AM |
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Chuck E. Cheese HELL! |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 10:43 AM |
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I don't mind people bringing their kids to restaurants. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 08:42 AM |
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+ 1 000 000 000 000 |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:19 AM |
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We always took our kids to higher end restaurants. |
carlyhippy |
May-14-10 08:45 AM |
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My Siblings and I |
RobinA |
May-14-10 10:56 AM |
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My kids have eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the world |
GumboYaYa |
May-14-10 11:29 AM |
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that is how we did it, we were not into the multi-course 2 hour dinners anyway |
carlyhippy |
May-14-10 01:57 PM |
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I don't really have a comment... |
SidDithers |
May-14-10 08:46 AM |
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I don't hate kids and I don't mind sharing restaurant space with them... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 08:47 AM |
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That is the correct answer. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 08:48 AM |
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I've been in Los Angeles for 27 years and honestly can't remember the last time |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:22 AM |
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Bingo on your second point. |
geardaddy |
May-14-10 10:40 AM |
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adult talking on cell phone in restaurant = that unruly kid. saying seems like not a kid issue |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:12 PM |
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I posted a few years ago about a horrific restaurant experience I |
LibDemAlways |
May-14-10 11:36 AM |
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i have yet to see a kid behave like that at home, let alone a restaurant |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:13 PM |
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Exactly |
JerseygirlCT |
May-14-10 02:55 PM |
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Yep...the danger factor... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 05:29 PM |
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And I can't help thinking, as I watch it, that the parents |
JerseygirlCT |
May-14-10 06:37 PM |
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These threads are always fun! |
Coventina |
May-14-10 08:50 AM |
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Those ground rules are spot-on. All great, bbut I especially like the iced-coffee rule |
blondeatlast |
May-14-10 08:50 AM |
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"strong way to declare a truce with baby-haters" |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 08:56 AM |
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Common sense? Tolerance? Wha.... |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 09:07 AM |
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When they were little we only went to very child-friendly places. |
Dappleganger |
May-14-10 08:58 AM |
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My brother and I were raised going out to dinner every Friday night. |
Walk away |
May-14-10 09:05 AM |
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Oh, sometimes I don't even see that... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:11 AM |
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I am guessing that these families don't have dinner together at home... |
Walk away |
May-14-10 11:18 AM |
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This article is full of common sense |
supernova |
May-14-10 09:09 AM |
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Is it possible to dine out politely with loud Republicans? |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 09:11 AM |
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I think we're really lucky... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 09:14 AM |
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"with a stroller the size of a KIA" |
Oregone |
May-14-10 09:17 AM |
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I have a client in San Jose... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 11:08 AM |
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Hey I hear ya |
proud2BlibKansan |
May-14-10 11:43 AM |
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I've lived a long time. I've eaten out in "nice" restaurants a lot. |
Demoiselle |
May-14-10 09:18 AM |
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I think you may have hit on another important point... |
madmom |
May-14-10 10:02 AM |
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at the least, five nights a week. weekends i am off the clock cooking. |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 10:05 AM |
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Here in L.A. the trend is those double-wide two-seater strollers with |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:28 AM |
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New Yorkers are the fastest walkers in the country, so if most |
smirkymonkey |
May-14-10 12:37 PM |
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other than more family oriented diner and babies... i have yet to see out of control children |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 09:21 AM |
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You've been very lucky then. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 09:27 AM |
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Come to Los Angeles and try eating out in just about any mid-priced sit-down restaurant. |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:30 AM |
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Yes. We did when I was a kid... |
JHB |
May-14-10 09:21 AM |
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If we acted up up, we got to sit in the car while everyone else ate. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 09:30 AM |
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I'll bet it didn't take more than one or two times for that lesson to sink in... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:21 AM |
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Always took my kids to restaurants, from babies on upwards. |
TwilightGardener |
May-14-10 09:28 AM |
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+1 |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:17 PM |
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Yes, it is. |
proteus_lives |
May-14-10 10:02 AM |
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hahahaha my 2 yr old grandson is notorious |
Mari333 |
May-14-10 10:05 AM |
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Two year olds in general are notorious, but yes... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:23 AM |
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Two-year-olds can meet more expectations than many people give them credit for... |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 04:44 PM |
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Kids should be kept in their pods until they are 21 |
FarCenter |
May-14-10 10:11 AM |
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Yes |
ensho |
May-14-10 10:15 AM |
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It's possible depending on the age |
SocialistLez |
May-14-10 10:17 AM |
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My sister and I ware always expected to sit politely, converse, and eat |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:35 AM |
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My daughter went through a phase where I couldn't take her to restaurants |
Fleshdancer |
May-14-10 10:46 AM |
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Same here |
proud2BlibKansan |
May-14-10 11:48 AM |
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No |
The Damned |
May-14-10 11:24 AM |
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I don't hate kids, but they'd better not act up when I'm in any restaurant |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 11:25 AM |
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how many times have you had to put your foot down missy, by gosh? nt |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:15 PM |
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More than once |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 02:47 PM |
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I'll tell you a venue where stroller-pushers DO annoy me...R-rated movies |
JHB |
May-14-10 11:47 AM |
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I've seen that, too |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 02:50 PM |
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Fuck it. If I gotta put up with 'em, so does everyone else |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 03:13 PM |
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Amen. I've never been seriously bothered by kids in restaurants-- |
TwilightGardener |
May-14-10 03:26 PM |
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At least the kids have the excuse of immaturity |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 07:11 PM |
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This parent is tired of the massive strollers that seem to be everywhere! |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:16 PM |
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Kids are part of society. If the child-haters don't like it, too dang bad! |
Odin2005 |
May-14-10 03:30 PM |
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Fire codes dictate that businesses have uncluttered/easy-access |
SoCalDem |
May-14-10 04:58 PM |
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I guess it's all right, if you don't my boat-horn. |
dorkulon |
May-14-10 05:42 PM |
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Depends on your kid's manners. n/t |
guardian |
May-14-10 06:05 PM |
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It is easy to take kids to nice restaurants - we had 3, born in a span of 5 years - and did so with |
karynnj |
May-14-10 06:10 PM |
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