How come I never get to see "all these kids running around screaming"

[ScreamingMeemie]

when I go out to eat? :P

[NaturalHigh]

1. I don't know...

but you obviously don't go to the Mid-American Grille in Pryor, Oklahoma.

[Zomby Woof]

3. Or Rizzo's Pizza in Torrance CA

Obnoxious kids there, yelling, SCRAPING their chairs... with Mom and Dad at a SEPARATE table, oblivious to them.

One sharp comment from our table, and the mother barked at her brood to shut up. It was a wonderful sight. :-)

[nini]

5. HAHAHAHAHAH

hell yes!

I give the mom some credit in that she did say something to them and not us.


:D

[Zomby Woof]

7. I think most parents are cowards

When it comes to their kids, anyway. They buy into all that happy horseshit about how discipline = hurting their self-esteem or some other Oprah-fied crapola.

The formula used to be simple. Parents barked, kids listened. If the kid repeated, he ended up in the car. :D

[tigereye]

11. MOST of we parents do not operate that way

[nini]

16. Depends on the parents actually

no one is saying YOU are guilty of this so don't get offended.

[tigereye]

43. I just don't like the tone that these discussions

sometimes take. And I do find them offensive at times as a parent in general. As if all kids were screaming brats. Some are, but many are not. Above all, they are people and the people who complain were once kids.

It's the lack of empathy that bugs me the most.

[gollygee]

2. I never see it either

The worst my daughter has occasionally done is to try to strike up conversations with the people sitted near us, but I tell her to just talk to mommy and daddy because other people don't necessarily want to chat, and she's OK with that. No running or yelling or anything. Although we did avoid restaurants for a period of time because she wouldn't have been able to handle it.

[nini]

4. you're lucky?

:shrug:

[Zomby Woof]

6. I would say so

Or there is something in the water supply that sedates the populace! :evilgrin:

[nini]

14. Well to be honest I think we've run into some over the toppers

there's boisterous but normal behavior, then there's spoiled and out of control. We tend to run into the spoiled category more than normal.

[Zomby Woof]

20. The rule of thumb is

If the kid is louder than ME, he is too loud! :D

[nini]

24. well.. there you have it!!!

LOL


:D

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. I tend to think it's more of a situation that doesn't happen with near as

much regularity as is posted about here. :hi:

[TK421]

12. Consider yourself lucky,then...because one time I was actually hit

with an Elmo doll from the table next to us. Of course the parents did nothing to stop it..reality sucks,I suppose

[tigereye]

13. thanks Mrs. G

I rarely see this in places myself and I go to a lot of restaurants.
Most kids are pretty well behaved. Maybe it's because I live in Pennsylvania? ;)


How are ya?

[nini]

23. It doesn't happen to us every time we go out either

But when you have a situation that ruins your meal..unfortunately those are the ones you really remember. When we're annoyed I guarantee you we're not the only ones there that are - others were too.

And as we always say it comes down to the parents with these kids. You've really got to feel sorry for the kids who's parents fear discipline.

[ScreamingMeemie]

28. I am more annoyed by adults lacking manners than children.

If I want an ensured quiet meal, I stay home. This post was intended as a joking commentary to difuse the age old argument that crops up between two factions which tend to agree to disagree. Apparently, joking over anything, doesn't appear to be allowed here this evening. :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

30. Trust us

Ill-mannered adults piss us off even more. :evilgrin:

But joking aside, you have seen nini and I both blame the ADULTS who fail to control their kids, and NOT the kids themselves, for their acting up.

Really, we have the same complaint. An adult yammering on their cell phone is EVERY BIT as annoying as the one who ignores their rude children and is actually modeling disrespectful behavior for them.

[nini]

34. Oh.. they're even worse because they know better

AND are usually self centered and arrogant to be acting like that anyway.

The cell phones need to be shoved up or down the orafice of our choice :evilgrin:

I think these threads are funny to be honest with you and I get a kick out of them. While I have my opinions I do know most kids are just fine and their parents really try. It's the few that don't I love to rag on.

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

35. So....would you be mad if my son danced on the table next to yours?

;) he's never done that...I will admit (I'll deny it later) that one time he got us out of a realllly super expensive restaurant by throwing a 6 month old fit...keeping us from having to order something we would have been to sick with the dread of paying to eat. :7

[nini]

36. Depends.. does he have any rhythm?

:P


I would think getting on top of a table would be a bit much but then I've done that at Oktoberfest so who am I to judge? :D

Even good kids act up when they're tired etc... no biggie. It's the reaction of the parents that makes the difference. all of this comes down to common sense and respect for other's space really.

[Zomby Woof]

37. Only if he dances poorly

Can't abide poor dancin'!

[SOteric]

8. How often do you get to go out to eat, - and

when you do go out to eat, what sorts of restaurants do you frequent?

If you go to family restaurants, you'll always run the risk of children, but family restaurants tend to be set up to deal with kids.

The higher risk of being annoyed by children is encountered in modestly upscale establishments patronised by young, upwardly mobile families. If a restaurant isn't set up to dealt with children, offering amusements and distractions, they tend to do what kids do and amuse themselves. Often this involves activity and volume levels adults would find inappropriate.

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. Dinner out is a treat at a nice middle to upscale restaurant. People

bring their kids. I tend to me more annoyed with the adults that never managed to learn manners. I was just commenting on the frequency of this particular war. :)

[Zomby Woof]

17. Truly

And I laugh at the idea that people on DU make up stories about kids in restaurants. :rofl: AND :wtf:

It's a big world out there. 99% of the time, DUers eat at restaurants with kids around and ZERO PROBLEMS. But who wants to post about that? :D

That 1% is going to create the occasional TRUE and ACCURATE post.

[DS1]

15. Shellshock

Just like dog owners who can leave their dog out barking all night.

:hide:

[Zomby Woof]

18. We have that problem right now

Damn screechy puppy too. Sounds like a nailgun on a chalkboard.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Our new neighbor is the ass with the 70's ish black camaro with no muffler

who sits in front of his house with the hood up at all hours revving it up...yet never works on it.

[Zomby Woof]

26. I researched this

And under Michigan law, you have the right to render him comatose with a cinder block.

Look it up!

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. Coolness!! We've got two of em in the back yard....Wanna come help?

:hi:

Or at least stand up as a character witness for me later on? ;)

[Zomby Woof]

31. I will testify

And say "Your honor, there is no way in hell this woman is remotely capable of meanness."

Then we will go to McDonald's so I can be loud in restaurants too. :P

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. Okay...one condition....stay out of the ball pit...

That would be weird. ;)

[Zomby Woof]

33. That, and the slide

I always gets stuck in the tube. x(

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Or perhaps the woman at the next table yelling, "What? Sheryl said

WHAT to you?" drowns them out. ;)

[SOteric]

38. Nah, she was too busy

having an argument on the cell phone with her on again off again boy friend at volumes best suited to a Packers game.

[northzax]

22. cause you're not eating at chuck-e-cheese?

that'd be the probem.

[philosophie_en_rose]

25. Because you evoke awe and respect

from even the worst minions of the devil. :)

[Jamastiene]

27. Try any restaurant in Rockingham, NC at any time. Trust me, you will.

[China_cat]

39. Or Charleston, SC.

I've had exactly 3 meals out in 32 years that HAVEN'T been interrupted by rotten kids.

[Jamastiene]

40. It's pretty bad in this area in general, isn't it? n/t

[China_cat]

42. That's putting it mildly.

[DawgHouse]

41. KIDS EAT FREE night is pretty popular.

I guess that's where all the kids are running around screaming. I wouldn't know because I don't go on those nights.

[Deja Q]

44. You're very lucky.

[Redstone]

45. Because you're not LOOKING for something to get annoyed and bitch

about, which a lot of people seem to do.

Redstone