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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
122. Im sure you're fine.
Tue Jul 21, 2015, 09:34 PM
Jul 2015


It's the people who are literally there for 45 minutes haggling over coupons, that I'm talking about.
Ms Carson, mother of the child, is not a very good parent if she knowingly ordered a slow dish. Shrike47 Jul 2015 #1
Except pancakes aren't a slow dish. pnwmom Jul 2015 #27
If she was the only customer maybe yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #76
I read enough of the diner owner's comments to not trust anything she says. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #80
I'll Keep that in mind yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #84
I've worked the grill in a diner Nac Mac Feegle Jul 2015 #70
Three 12 inch pancakes?!?!? That is an ENORMOUS amount of food! Coventina Jul 2015 #2
Right, even ditch diggers would have trouble putting that away. Warpy Jul 2015 #132
a pancake should take less than 5 minutes to cook. something else going on here nt msongs Jul 2015 #3
I can order grits down here Aerows Jul 2015 #5
Some might consider grits to be child abuse. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #38
Wait! Wut? nt Are_grits_groceries Jul 2015 #41
Oops. 'Scuse me. Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #44
Oh hey!!!!! Creamy grits with butter and black pepper and maybe a little cheese - oh my. djean111 Jul 2015 #87
Exactly. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #28
these were 12 inches JI7 Jul 2015 #36
Have you ever cooked pancakes before? Ms. Toad Jul 2015 #112
Yeah, 75 other breakfast eaters also in that diner. Do you think their order should have been put Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #42
Regular pancakes, yes. xmas74 Jul 2015 #91
Not likely, with this menu. Ms. Toad Jul 2015 #115
That's what I figured. xmas74 Jul 2015 #133
3 12" pancakes for a 2-year old?! cvoogt Jul 2015 #4
Maybe the pancakes are extra fluffy and she was going to use them to soundproof the little tike. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #40
sound-dampening pancakes cvoogt Jul 2015 #125
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here, and speculate you don't have much experience with 2 year olds. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #10
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They should have removed the kid from the diner, absolutely. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #14
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Fair enough. Sorry, I get a little defensive when it sounds like people talk about the need to Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #21
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Not exactly true for everyone ann--- Jul 2015 #34
And they often grow up calling another two year old as such also... LanternWaste Jul 2015 #67
Everyone is wrong here except for the kid but the kid is the one who had a stranger yell at her CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #7
No the 'special snowflake' is a 'brat', obviously the 2 YR OLD hasnt been disciplined enough Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #11
Forty minutes is also too long for any kid to be crying in public. Paka Jul 2015 #13
I believe I implied the parents were at fault also but if you think that is how CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #15
I agree with you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #16
When my kid was young and threw a fit anywhere in public and we couldn't calm her down, we left. killbotfactory Jul 2015 #23
Right there with you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #24
You are so right! dem in texas Jul 2015 #52
I agree with you completely that children should be treated with respect. Paka Jul 2015 #30
40 minutes is way to long to have to wait for an order of 3 pancakes. pnwmom Jul 2015 #29
It says the parents didn't help her eat tammywammy Jul 2015 #111
Agree with you. The parents did not give a darn for the other patrons. Paper Roses Jul 2015 #104
it didn't take 40 minutes to make the pancakes. the parents didn't help her eat them. nt magical thyme Jul 2015 #39
If a kid was crying for 40 minutes, then the parents needed to take said child outside bigwillq Jul 2015 #8
Good for the owner. zappaman Jul 2015 #9
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I can't speak for Maine, so, scratch that. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #18
Lol. zappaman Jul 2015 #20
Well, I can speak for Maine Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #92
It would appear that the Washington Post agrees with you. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #143
If the screen caps I've seen are true, she referred to the child as a 'retard' on Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #146
Agree. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #149
I was born in Massachusetts and spent my first 16 years there... Miles Archer Jul 2015 #137
The owner should have LiberalElite Jul 2015 #22
Yes, she should have asked them to leave. murielm99 Jul 2015 #26
She asked them to leave more than once Go Vols Jul 2015 #61
Well perhaps the worker was ok in this yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #78
Then I think she should have called the cops - LiberalElite Jul 2015 #109
Imagine how she would have been vilified for that! "Cops called on sobbing 2 year old" Coventina Jul 2015 #116
That headline would be twisting the facts too nt LiberalElite Jul 2015 #117
I think it more than likely it would be spun that way. If only to get people to read or click on Coventina Jul 2015 #118
Yup. I've clicked on a couple of unrelated stories today and then LiberalElite Jul 2015 #119
That's pretty extreme. Paka Jul 2015 #127
IMO the owner had no right to yell at someone else's kid nt LiberalElite Jul 2015 #135
Lotsa blame to go around here. Arkansas Granny Jul 2015 #31
Yeah, and your advice is great for "Children", not so much babies and toddlers. A 2 yr. old Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #33
I did not criticize the child. It was the adults in the situation who were responsible. Arkansas Granny Jul 2015 #37
I disagree. I think expecting a 2 yo not to melt down under certain circumstances isnt realistic. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #46
I agree that the parents fucked up in this situation, as did the restaurant owner who yelled at the Arkansas Granny Jul 2015 #53
If you're going to lecture me about parenting, be prepared for me to lecture you back. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #55
You keep tossing James Dobson's name out there. He's talking about punishment, which is not what Arkansas Granny Jul 2015 #63
Yeah, whatever. You don't "teach" a 2 year old not to melt down. It's their wiring. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #69
I'm kind of amazed by adults who..... CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #81
Thanks for your opinion. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #82
Actually, no... CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #88
Well, welcome to DU. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #89
Thank you CajunBlazer, Paka Jul 2015 #129
Actually, you do teach them not to melt down. xmas74 Jul 2015 #95
Thank you. That is exactly what I was talking about. Arkansas Granny Jul 2015 #97
Yeah, I get that all the time, too. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #100
The servers would always compliment my daughter, xmas74 Jul 2015 #101
The parents in this situation handled it badly, we agree on that. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #98
Do you only have one child? gollygee Jul 2015 #113
You take the kid outside until he clams down. Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #126
Which is exactly what I've been saying throughout this thread. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #130
Two years old is an important time to teach a child behavior. Paka Jul 2015 #128
No, dearie ann--- Jul 2015 #32
if we can ban kids from diners can we also ban old people from supermarket checkout lines? Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #35
Most of the people I see with coupons are young mother types. cwydro Jul 2015 #43
Not me. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #47
Are they screaming and crying? kiva Jul 2015 #45
And then she wanted to cash in lottery tickets and buy more..... bettyellen Jul 2015 #48
see, you know what I'm talking about. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #49
They don't always have the tell tale sales circular in hand.... bettyellen Jul 2015 #50
The overstuffed manila folder, that's what I watch for. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #51
I asses the line for the courtesy counter- are they merely a smoker or is this a gambler who bettyellen Jul 2015 #56
Yes, or the interminable debate about the expired 50 cent coupon Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #57
Yep. My grocery is literally next door, so I shop small and often. The people there smirk as they bettyellen Jul 2015 #60
Then they write a fucking check! A CHECK in 2015, FFS, like they're Amish or something! PeaceNikki Jul 2015 #66
... Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #71
and don't take the checkbook out until everything is bagged and of course phylny Jul 2015 #108
And then they write the check for an even dollar amount... Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #141
I'm far from Amish, Paka Jul 2015 #131
I hate to be that old lady counting out the pennies for the cashier but sometimes.... CTyankee Jul 2015 #103
Im sure you're fine. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #122
I go over my coupons pretty carefully and have them readily at hand... CTyankee Jul 2015 #139
We covered this topic in a parenting class taught by a child psychologist Divernan Jul 2015 #54
the best way to stop a toddler from having a screaming fit notadmblnd Jul 2015 #58
I've been in numerous restaurants where the owner LibDemAlways Jul 2015 #59
She asked them to leave a few times Go Vols Jul 2015 #62
Absolutely agree. Parents were cruel to the patrons AND their kid Nevernose Jul 2015 #72
Agree, there are places that should be baby/toddler free zones. LibDemAlways Jul 2015 #75
DU loves shaming "kid haters" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2015 #73
In my post that ignited the flame war, I started LibDemAlways Jul 2015 #77
I once had a superball thrown at my head in a restaurant shrike Jul 2015 #106
Oh come on davidpdx Jul 2015 #138
Okay. You wanted to know. shrike Jul 2015 #142
Plus one thing I never thought of is that if he threw it hard enough davidpdx Jul 2015 #145
The child should have been fed. Low blood sugar. Hypoglycemia. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #64
They're all at fault, in my opinion. BlueStater Jul 2015 #65
Are parents no longer responsible for their small children? CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #68
In general I don't believe in taking children out to eat with you Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #74
Lol. So true. yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #79
In that scenario the problem isn't the child. It's the lame ass "children's menu" offerings and Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2015 #83
My daughter and I usually shared one meal. xmas74 Jul 2015 #99
I've seen it done well Retrograde Jul 2015 #110
Sounds like solid advice to me davidpdx Jul 2015 #140
I have a friend whose kids was awful one time at a restaurant. tammywammy Jul 2015 #114
We do that too Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #136
Well, this is a diner gollygee Jul 2015 #121
Should have taken the kid to Chuckee Cheese. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #123
Then they could have had an outright brawl. roamer65 Jul 2015 #124
You address the parents not the child jberryhill Jul 2015 #85
+1 nt steve2470 Jul 2015 #86
The parents had been addressed several times, to no effect. Coventina Jul 2015 #90
Well now I'm hungry for some pancakes. Kingofalldems Jul 2015 #93
now the media brings us click interviews with, The "SHUT THE FUCK UP" Screamer. Sunlei Jul 2015 #94
Seems to me that all the adults in this particular story Butterbean Jul 2015 #96
Sounds like long waits are a given at this place shrike Jul 2015 #102
They ordered too much food? abelenkpe Jul 2015 #105
When my now 22 yr old was about... 3catwoman3 Jul 2015 #107
Hard to tell which ones were the children without being present. roamer65 Jul 2015 #120
I have eaten in places with unruly kids....screaming, yelling, crying.... chillfactor Jul 2015 #134
Thanks God someone is taking a STAND by SCREAMING at a BABY!! Woo-Hoo!!! Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #144
I see you're still trying to make your points using potty mouth language CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #147
Yep. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #148
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