tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post4827908522249327481..comments2023-10-29T08:17:42.840-07:00Comments on Childfreedom: A New Dining Trend? (we can only hope)Childfreeeeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776614837813912148noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-74222540294338204862011-04-26T01:21:37.123-07:002011-04-26T01:21:37.123-07:00I am American / British and lived in England for 8...I am American / British and lived in England for 8 years. A LOT of pubs have a policy, no kids after 5 or 6pm. Probably the thinking is "people start to drink after dinner, so this isn't the place for kiddies."<br /><br />It seems to work, (most pubs in the UK are "gastro-pubs" with a lot of emphasis on food now, and are more like restaurants that turn into a bar at night.jilrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768799238918375532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-32378132982829797152011-03-21T20:54:12.844-07:002011-03-21T20:54:12.844-07:00Good for them! I wish more restaurants would adopt...Good for them! I wish more restaurants would adopt that policy. I don't think the owners will be too disappointed that the parents of screaming children don't go there anymore when the people who don't go out to restaurants <i>because</i> of other people's screaming children start going there in droves.Sherri.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187622714900069066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-87617810173075851562011-02-08T23:29:29.072-08:002011-02-08T23:29:29.072-08:00There must be some parents who can see the virtue ...There must be some parents who can see the virtue in having a kid-free or kid-quiet place. Even if you have kids, wouldn't it be great to know there's a place where you can go to get away from children?<br /><br />I take a sort of "it's a free country" position. Someone is perfectly free to complain about a business policy, like free to complain to a restaurant about seatingTemujinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311893269588654768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-25301771214871969322010-09-24T06:32:55.901-07:002010-09-24T06:32:55.901-07:00I may never eat there, but I LOVE THIS PLACE!
For ...I may never eat there, but I LOVE THIS PLACE!<br />For situations like this, I recommend doing what Mandy and I do: The Childfree Drum! Here's how it works: Purchase a cheap-but-loud toy or craft drum ( souvenir shops have good ones that aren't big ). Keep it in your car. When you're in a public place where a child is screaming, it's not convenient for you to move away, and the StayTheCursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466559173413990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-53129005079290749302010-09-13T20:38:46.098-07:002010-09-13T20:38:46.098-07:00I was in a nice italian restaurant recently and a ...I was in a nice italian restaurant recently and a family of 4 was seated at the next table. Wouldn't have been a problem until the 6 yr old moved her chair in order to color and was constantly bumping our table. The younger kid as noisy and the whole scenario was too disruptive to enjoy our meal. What did we do? Without asking our server we simply grabbed our wine glasses and moved to Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025529442088316103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-84657671575247909152010-09-11T11:15:04.962-07:002010-09-11T11:15:04.962-07:00I agree. Rubber rooms for them---and I loved that ...I agree. Rubber rooms for them---and I loved that description, btw! But don't you know? Parents don't want to have to be around other children! Just their own little perfect angels. They shouldn't have to be around all of those other ill-behaved children. Ever notice that any parent you talk to has the most well-behaved children ever? <br /><br />Just like when I tell people I don'Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469912352453659215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-43511379174711657662010-09-10T16:32:22.761-07:002010-09-10T16:32:22.761-07:00I wish there were some screaming-free zones in my ...I wish there were some screaming-free zones in my region. I really hate going out to dinner only to have to listen to someone's child screaming (while the parents are too busy texting to deal with the problem). It wouldn’t be such a problem if more parents would take the time to teach their children how to use their “indoor voices.”Fanboy Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543885221904172330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-90032177586719036722010-09-10T13:36:24.245-07:002010-09-10T13:36:24.245-07:00OMG!! Have you seen this video clip? The women are...OMG!! Have you seen this video clip? The women are sooooo condescending. I thought I've heard it all, but now apparently you have a deeper connection with god once you're a mother...lol. These women are so smug. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgySBcttEfQ&feature=relatedZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142693337565503499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-52013772770807916062010-09-10T10:38:21.708-07:002010-09-10T10:38:21.708-07:00Oh, I LOVE this! I would also love a childfree din...Oh, I LOVE this! I would also love a childfree dining section as well. My local hangout has a restaurant side and a bar side, and I *really* wish they'd make the kids sit on the restaurant side - I'm sick of them using the bar side as their playground. <br /><br />Kudos to Brenda!Daghainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959993394744936846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-34809693407433844632010-09-10T10:26:03.967-07:002010-09-10T10:26:03.967-07:00Oh, that's awesome! This is part of why I hat...Oh, that's awesome! This is part of why I hate eating in family-style/buffet restaurants that cater to families with little kids. I can't eat in peace with little munchkins screaming next to me. It's beyond obnoxious.Spectrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867094255953299465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-55427251621620848412010-09-10T09:52:17.959-07:002010-09-10T09:52:17.959-07:00Can we put a sign like that on planes, too? Uncont...Can we put a sign like that on planes, too? Uncontrollable kids kicking the back of your seat? Just signal a flight attendant and they can escort the kid to the "emergency exit" ;)debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474367122276793885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-65273809690869772192010-09-10T08:27:32.023-07:002010-09-10T08:27:32.023-07:00A little baby crying a bit is one thing. I think t...A little baby crying a bit is one thing. I think the real issue is screaming children who should be able to be quiet and aren't for whatever reason and are never told otherwise by their parents.Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13229208408363365996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-11179602471254565382010-09-10T05:20:27.387-07:002010-09-10T05:20:27.387-07:00This is great! Although I wish signs like this wer...This is great! Although I wish signs like this weren't even necessary and parents had the decency to take their kids outside when they start throwing a fit.Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094990200288020174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-73452978515517327312010-09-09T22:19:01.663-07:002010-09-09T22:19:01.663-07:00LOL. I love the demonstration the owner gives of ...LOL. I love the demonstration the owner gives of a screaming child. "Aaaah! Aaaah!"liashkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667980917329580446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-26837625356768995802010-09-09T18:41:33.482-07:002010-09-09T18:41:33.482-07:00I love this! Why not change those old smoking sect...I love this! Why not change those old smoking sections/rooms into "family dining"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225528338942614084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-57857360038564597492010-09-09T16:53:13.416-07:002010-09-09T16:53:13.416-07:00Way to go Brenda! More restaurants should enforce...Way to go Brenda! More restaurants should enforce this. If your child is out of control and you can't keep them behaving when out in public, don't take them into restaurants. I might just have to make the 2 hour drive to Carolina Beach to eat at Old Salty's!Surfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669534977712083199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6155688048560818982.post-68914242830293966282010-09-09T16:19:09.712-07:002010-09-09T16:19:09.712-07:00Another great topic!
I found it amusing that th...Another great topic! <br /><br />I found it amusing that the mother said she couldn't help it if her baby cried. Um, no. But you could help that you were in a restaurant disrupting others! DUH!!CFVixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777723818313211020noreply@blogger.com