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jimjimjimmy said:
my experience with kids is they usually scream for 3 reasons .
1 they need a diaper change
2 they are hungry
3 they have gas pains .

all 3 can be be delt with easily if the parents can set their phones long enough to take care of business .
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depends how old they are..even older ones that get no discipline are screamers just to be a screamer..:)
 
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The wife and I get pretty tired of this too. The restaurant can be 3/4 empty and they will still try to seat us by a table full of kids. We politely ask the hostess if we can sit somewhere else. The opposite has also happened, where we are already seated and they will bring a group with kids to the next table.
I'm not the type to loudly proclaim my discomfort in a crowded restaurant, but have asked to be reseated on occasion.
 
Rob, You did the right in speaking out. It is totally a parenting issue and they obviously are not stepping up to the plate. Kids have no business in an environment such as that, I don't care how old they are get a babysitter and the parents go out by them selves. I started my daughter at age 2 with please, thank you, yes mame no mame, etc. She is now 34 and is still very respectfull of other people. The parents make the difference starting at an early age. You did right by speaking your mind, you took your wife there to enjoy each others company not listen to some 2 year old screaming. I probably would have jumped on the parents for being so ignorant, did you complain or write to management about this incident? whenever me and the wife encounter a problem like this the meal or next meal is on the house no questions asked, they don't want problems they want customers and will bend over backwards to accommodate you and your wife. Don't be afraid to complain, they will make it right for you. Hopefully you and your wife will have a better night out next time, but in the mean time write that letter and complain to management.
 
goldfish65 said:
I would hope an adult has the discretion to know that the other diners in a real nice place do not want to hear someone take a stand for their religion. There is a time and place for everything.
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It could be I misread the situation, but I was having a conversation with friends, at the same table
Then I noticed the rest of the tables listening in...eavedropping, whatever you want to call it
So I just spoke a little louder to make if easier for everyone listening in to hear
mycuda said:
When my kids were little and we went out for dinner, if they acted up they got one warning. Next time, they were told we all would be leaving and not be going out to dinner again until their Birthday,if they were lucky.

We only had to walk out once......in all those years.LOL

Simple parenting 101.....
Parents these days need to learn how to be creative. AND ACTUALLY CARE.
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Just be sure as a parent you are ready to carry out whatever threat you make, because they will call you on it...at least the first few times
 
adriver said:
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This taco place you went?
The food better have been worth it.
I would have either left or started screaming my self.
Hey, if the kid can do it so can I.
That being said, I have no problem with your actions.
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I am actually not in a big hoorah over the food. Kitty likes it. That's why we go. With all of her health problems, I figure the least I can do is take her where she likes.
 
RustyRatRod said:
Kitty and I have a local Mexican joint we frequent on the occasion for supper. They are the usual style joint with a bar and serve alcohol.

Tonight, we went and they were very busy. The whole time........from start to finish there was a very young child (probably under two) squealing, shrieking, screaming as loudly as it COULD. After about 20 straight minutes, I said "VERY" loudly.....people in the kitchen probably heard me, "That's ENOUGH of that screamin". My voice is boombing and very bass, so I know I got the point across. The screamin DRASTICALLY decreased.

So, what's your opinion here? I am of the thinking that children below a certain age, (my thinking is under 12), have no business even IN a place that serves adult beverages.

Maybe archaic thinking to some, but I believe that YOUR rights end where MINE begin. These parents were totally ignoring the child's screaming and were both tuned out on their cell phones. I don't go out to PAY for hearing a brat scream.

What say you? Was I rude? Not that I really give a crap......I'd do it again. lol
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I have done the same...
 
1949 song
"El Niño Majadero" or "The Stupid Kid"
(translated from Spanish)

Oh, What a stupid kid!
Oh, What a stupid kid!
Boy, boy!
Oh, What a stupid kid!

Don't play with glass, you're going to cut yourself.
Oh, What a stupid kid!
Boy, boy, I am going to slap you.

No, no, no! Don't hit me Dad.
No, no, no! I won't do it again.
 
I don't think you were out of line, Rob...not at all.
I just turned 67 and I can get pretty darn "grumpy" sometimes, especially with screaming, undisciplined kids.
I have a nephew & his wife that don't believe in any type of discipline of their kids.
At my mom's funeral, the oldest one, about 9 years old, was running and hollering all over the mortuary like it was a outdoor playground.
I "lost it" and had had enough. I grabbed the little snot very gently, but firmly, by the arm and told him: "you get to h out of here and don't come back in here. IF you come back in here, I'll whip your smelly little azz to within an inch of your life. Now, go cry to your mother about it." And he did...went crying to momma. They came over, mumbled about filing charges. I immediately handed them my cell phone and told em to go ahead and call the cops. They backed down after I told them exactly what was going on. But they knew what was going on and elected to not do anything about it...until I intervened. I had already talked to the staff, and IF he came back in there, the staff was going to tell all of them to leave or they were going to call the cops. Thankless and undisciplined kids get to me the most.
 
What I am not understanding are those who think it's ok to take children (to quote Joe) "wherever it's legal". Back when I was a kid, my parents hired the girl up the street to babysit my sister and I , while they "went out" or to choir practice, or "wherever" they wanted to go, "without" our involvement.

I guess what I am getting at is, when did it become mandatory to haul children around everyfrikkinwhere? What ever happened to a "nice quiet date with the wife"?

I just disagree that children should be allowed everywhere, especially those under a certain age, who IMO probably should be in bed by a certain time.

Maybe I am just old fashioned, but that's just my thinking.

And no Joe, I ain't pickin on you man. LOL But I "just bet", that you and the missus probably like the occasional kidless night out. Right?
 
As i look at my 41 year old daughter, she is barely a millinium I guess, and their kids, I see children that lead a very structured life. Everyday after school it seems there is something they are involved in. They live in small town USA, suburbs sorta, these kids grow up differently that us "older generations". The children are brought up to feel priviledged. That are owed this and that and everything. Parents want it that way or it would not be that way? I was happy to get a pat on the back occasionally and supper.
Last year my 16 year old grandson is playing basketball. practice every afternoon. He get a job at Mickey Dees flipping burgers. Only days he can work is weekends. He works a fri till 10 or 11 and has to start Sun monring at 6. He feels he is being "mistreated" by the boss and tells mom he wants to quit. Mom agrees he is being mistreated and lets him. BULLSHIT!!!!!!!
The boss did him a favor to hire him in the first place!!! Boss has to schedule people to WORK! Priveledged!??? ha
 
WHAT DO YOU SAY GUYS, HOW ABOUT PITCHING IN WHATEVER YOU CAN AND WE SEND HIM AND HIS WIFE OUT FOR A NICE DINNER? I REALLY THINK HE AND HIS WIFE WOULD APPRECIATE IT A LOT TO SHOW HIM THAT WE STAND BEHIND HIM. LET ME HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS, I THINK IT IS THE VERY LEAST WE CAN DO TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR HIM. BRIAN
 
To me if before 9 pm then kids should be allowed in. But the parents should control their kids.

Had a similar problem when I went to see the movie Dunkirk. A couple brought their small children that talked through the whole movie. And the parents didn't once try to quiet them down. Luckily the movie got loud enough to drowned them out.
 
dibbons said:
Shouldn't we sent him and her a home-delivered pizza or some other take-out meal so history does not repeat itself?
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GOOD IDEA BUT MY WAY WOULD GIVE THEM AN OPTION ON WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. MAYBE I AM WRONG, LETS HEAR SOME OTHER IDEAS. BRIAN
 
I will buy Rob a happy meal, just to keep him happy.
 
The older you are, the more of a pass you'll get with that behavior, and bless you for doing that! I was working in a section 8 apartment (section 8 is "Gub'ment sub'died housing"..get it? ) and this 4-5 year old boy was screaming for about 15 seconds so the whole apartment complex, in a big courtyard setting, could hear him. Then we all heard this old man say (in a very large voice) "Hey...What the hell has gotten into you, boy?" The boy stopped screaming and the entire complex errupted in muffled laughter. Even the kid started laughing. It was obvious the boy just wanted some attention, that the parent(s) were not offering him.

PS>> I was just in a Goodwill over lunch looking at vinyl when I heard the paging system cut in "...Parents with young children, keep your kids under control, this isn't Disneyland!...Thank you"
 
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I have very little patients when I'm eating out and having to put up with screaming little **** heads. Though I approach this a little differently. I will appeal to the father at the table and ask him why he did such a lousy job of raising his kids? The next action I take is entirely up to him!
 
RustyRatRod said:
Kitty and I have a local Mexican joint we frequent on the occasion for supper. They are the usual style joint with a bar and serve alcohol.

Tonight, we went and they were very busy. The whole time........from start to finish there was a very young child (probably under two) squealing, shrieking, screaming as loudly as it COULD. After about 20 straight minutes, I said "VERY" loudly.....people in the kitchen probably heard me, "That's ENOUGH of that screamin". My voice is boombing and very bass, so I know I got the point across. The screamin DRASTICALLY decreased.

So, what's your opinion here? I am of the thinking that children below a certain age, (my thinking is under 12), have no business even IN a place that serves adult beverages.

Maybe archaic thinking to some, but I believe that YOUR rights end where MINE begin. These parents were totally ignoring the child's screaming and were both tuned out on their cell phones. I don't go out to PAY for hearing a brat scream.

What say you? Was I rude? Not that I really give a crap......I'd do it again. lol
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I have 8 children and back when I had 6 we would go to a restrarant yea sorry spelled it wrong but you got it. if my kids did anything wrong I would take them to the bathroom and spank there *** many times people would pay for our dinner because we had good kids.If you don't believe me ask my kids. I love my kids they are from 36 down to 16 now. and they still think dad is good ****.,..
 
Thanks for ALL the opinions both for and against what I did. They ALL give me more ideas on how to handle it again. I appreciate that. .......although. I will probably do the same thing! LOL
 
RustyRatRod said:
Thanks for ALL the opinions both for and against what I did. They ALL give me more ideas on how to handle it again. I appreciate that. .......although. I will probably do the same thing! LOL
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kids need mom and dad to stop watching tv or whatever they do and spend time with them.I shut off my tv or anything that took away from my family time to be and here my children
 
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