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What is wrong with parents who drag their hellspawn to nice restaurants?

  • Are the rigors of parenting suspended whenever families with young kids enter restaurants, especially nice sit-down restaurants (not necessarily 4 or 5 star)? Honestly, quite a number let their offspring scream, holler, run all over the restaurant, disturbing other diners, annoying the heck out of the staff, make huge messes, etc.. When I was a kid, that kind of stuff wasn't tolerated or else we were gonna get it when we got home. So what happened? How did we come to this? I like to hear from others who have had to put up with this whenever you went out to eat. Or maybe from parents who allow this sort of thing (yes, PLEASE, share your wisdom). I'd also like to hear from waiters/waitresses/managers (both former and present). I'd like to hear from all sides. Thanks in advance for sharing!

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    I think it is absolutely appalling for parents to allow their young to destroy the good time for others. I have personally walked out of restaurants in the middle of the meal, complained to the management, and left. As a parent, my child never has and never will act like that in any public place. Believe me, he has tried. With proper discipline and direction, a child knows how to behave. I'm not mother of the year by any means, but I do have my pet peeves and this is one of them. How did we come to this? Society saying that we have to 'discuss' things with our child and let children run all over us! It is completely abhorrent behavior and not acceptable.

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Your term 'hellspawn' is so apropos, I will start using it instead of child(ren), kids, or whatever. Hell spawn...hahaha!!

Sick Puppy

It is extremely annoying when children act like animals and their ignorant parents do nothing. Not only in restaurants but the mall, movie theaters etc.....I have two boys and I would never allow them to behave that way in public. Parents need to control their children or stay home.

Jen G

I agree with you Wyndhawk. It's fine to take your children out to eat, but for everyone else's sake, get a babysitter if you want to enjoy a 4 or 5 star restaurant.

Lita

LOL, that is so annoying. My kids point out that and say "did we act like that when we were little and we sent somewhere?" And I say "do you think you'd be alive today if you did??"

Joni B

I don't let my son disturb others. He is two and pretty much understands that he has to behave when we are in a restaurant. It annoys the heck out of me when people let their children run wild in a restuarant...I've actually seen a kid run into a waitress carrying hot food, and the parents complained!! The manager did tell them that it was there own fault...not to be letting their children run around. If my son acts up, he gets a warning...if it continues, we pay the bill and leave.

mommy_2_liam

Personally, I find it symptomatic of a greater problem - overwhelming selfishness. People who can't find a babysitter, or who can't be bothered to try, take their kids out to restaurants, to R-rate movies, etc, because they are too selfish to change their plans. *They* want to go out, so they drag their kids along, never considering if the restaurant or movie are appropriate for kids. They don't care about the other diners' comfort, they don't care if the movie is too violent for their kids, they got what they wanted. And because they live with these kids 24/7, they can tune them out more efficiently than the rest of us poor hapless folks whose dinners and movies are ruined by screaming, crying, kicking, running. misbehaving kids. I don't mind well-behaved kids who mind their parents. But the kids have to mind, and the parents have to care enough to *make* the kids mind. Unfortunately, this seems to be getting more and more rare.

EvilBunny

Yeah if you can't get a sitter then change your reservations to a place that has a playground out back.

retrodragonfly

Oh god i hate that, i went to a 4 star, and this little girl was sitting right BEHIND me. She said she wanted chicken tenders, turned out there were NO chicken tenders. So she cried and screamed : "No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wahhh NO!!!!! I want CHICKEN TENDERS WAHHH" So i complained the manager, always works :D they were told to leave :p showed them. I then enjoyed my steak

Coolio

Parents don't disipline their children anymore. Whenever I was younger, you didn't do that cause if you did, whenever you got home you were gonna get smacked. My parents put the fear of god into me and I turned out just fine. Now, its wrong to even touch your child anymore, so the kids don't fear the parents as they did in the past. So they run wild. Yeah, I feel you. If you cannot keep your children undercontrol, don't take them into public.

Justin

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