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169. one time years ago

Fri May 17, 2013, 09:25 PM

May 2013

my 9-year-old boy was a baby. We went to eat in a restaurant in a hotel. So it wasn't like we drove there, we didn't have a car. It wasn't the hotel we were staying in (this was at disney world, it was the italian restaurant at the dolphin and we were staying at the beach club), and in the middle of the meal he needed a change. So, my wife and her mom enjoying their meal I did what most men do and volunteer for the duty. But I get to the men's room and there was not a changing place. There really wasn't even a counter space that could hold a changing pad - we had one of those folding ones. So I went out of the bathroom and couldn't figure out what to do. So I went out a door to an outside little alcove and changed him at the concrete bench around a water fountain. There was no one else out there. It was discreet. It never in a thousand years would have dawned on me to go back in to the restaurant and change him at the table. I mean seriously.

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parents change diaper in starbucks. cops called [View all] Liberal_in_LA May 2013 OP

whatever did parents do before they had changing tables? hobbit709 May 2013 #1

or in car Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #3

+1 Of course. It's a no brainer. nt Honeycombe8 May 2013 #129

Finish your coffee. Then, go do it in the car was my thought, as well. leveymg May 2013 #329

Or did they do it on the benches? morningfog May 2013 #8

They used surfaces that people don't eat on JVS May 2013 #49

I have seen people change baby diapers in a hospital room with post operative patients greenman3610 May 2013 #104

would you want to sit in that chair next? zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #355

I put his butt in the sink and washed him off in the rest room. Auntie Bush May 2013 #217

We carried a bucket of water and old rags with us wherever we went. vanbean May 2013 #399

As a paying customer pipoman May 2013 #2

Maybe they don't drive. morningfog May 2013 #7

Maybe they need to find someplace besides a dining room to change pipoman May 2013 #35

lmao!!! darkangel218 May 2013 #155

Starbucks is not a dining room. morningfog May 2013 #174

have you? starbucks *is* a dining room; people eat and drink there. please give me your HiPointDem May 2013 #181

Bullshit. It is a coffee shop lounge. Where did it say it was on the table? morningfog May 2013 #197

bullshit yourself. starbucks serves drinks *and* food. it is a licensed food establishment. HiPointDem May 2013 #205

I stand for babies and patents rights. morningfog May 2013 #207

no, you stand for anti-social narcissism. HiPointDem May 2013 #210

I am currently planning a shit in. morningfog May 2013 #213

feel free; i hope you get arrested. HiPointDem May 2013 #216

Thanks, what a shitty things to wish on someone. morningfog May 2013 #220

actually a shit-in is way shittier. HiPointDem May 2013 #223

I've seen many baby diapers and many prisons. You are wrong. morningfog May 2013 #225

give me your address so i can come change babies on your dining table. you clean up when i'm HiPointDem May 2013 #228

It wasn't on the table and I clean up baby shit for morningfog May 2013 #230

maybe i'll just bring some poopy diapers i pick up along the way. HiPointDem May 2013 #233

Even creepier. Please seek help. morningfog May 2013 #239

seek help yourself. you suffer from malignant narcissistic solipsism. HiPointDem May 2013 #245

I do not suffer. morningfog May 2013 #251

those around you do. HiPointDem May 2013 #254

Well, now you're just being mean. morningfog May 2013 #258

and you're not? HiPointDem May 2013 #261

Why do you hate children and want to aggressively change their diapers? morningfog May 2013 #265

why do you hate humanity and want to aggressively force them to smell the gagging odor of HiPointDem May 2013 #267

Well, for one...it *is* Starbucks demwing May 2013 #284

That was perfect. alphafemale May 2013 #363

you have to have a baby first snooper2 May 2013 #235

in this thread? CreekDog May 2013 #335

You've got to be kidding. nt woolldog May 2013 #212

Nope. Why should a baby have to sit in shit? morningfog May 2013 #236

The baby doesn't have to. woolldog May 2013 #292

Ridiculous argument Whoa_Nelly May 2013 #359

they make it sound like baby poop isn't human feces, like it's cotton candy and clovers CreekDog May 2013 #361

In every Starbucks I've been in, the door has never been more than 30 feet away. cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #247

I would. But, I don't begrudge them for what they did. Certainly don't think calling morningfog May 2013 #252

I suspect the cops were called b/c Dad threw his drink on the floor. elehhhhna May 2013 #311

It was Starbucks... pipi_k May 2013 #310

Someone think of the patents! REP May 2013 #324

Shitting in a restaurant would not satisfy 35 USC 102(b) jberryhill May 2013 #367

Yes, but the challenge will be finding disclosure in writing. Ms. Toad May 2013 #387

There are some epic "known by others" cases jberryhill May 2013 #391

Tell me about it. Ms. Toad May 2013 #393

Heh... jberryhill May 2013 #394

Me too. Ms. Toad May 2013 #400

Yes, but we don't "fucking poop" where we eat. Beacool May 2013 #339

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2013 #381

+1 Chan790 May 2013 #319

It's a dining room. It may not be a fancy dining room, but you can get soup and MADem May 2013 #234

Places used to not accommodate wheelchairs. morningfog May 2013 #238

I disagree. There was a bathroom in the place, they should have used it. nt MADem May 2013 #278

Dumping pipi_k May 2013 #312

Technically, he did that after having a rag thrown at him by a taunting employee. antigone382 May 2013 #377

Oh pu-leeze...somebody call the waaaammmbulaance marions ghost May 2013 #325

so bitter demwing May 2013 #244

you apparently don't know the meaning of 'bitter'. what i am is *disgusted*. did you miss HiPointDem May 2013 #250

bitter demwing May 2013 #281

LOL "hostility" marions ghost May 2013 #327

No, you're wrong. It's disgustingly unsanitary and these parents were assholes. Chan790 May 2013 #318

listen nebenaube May 2013 #347

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #85

so what? then they walked to starbucks for their 'coffee run'. if the kid had a clean diaper when HiPointDem May 2013 #178

How do you know what their plan for the day was? morningfog May 2013 #194

that's their problem. not sure what yours is. HiPointDem May 2013 #218

Babies are people. morningfog May 2013 #222

doesn't mean they get to poop in the dining room and only anti-social low-life narcissists think HiPointDem May 2013 #224

For fucks sake. Have you ever changed a diaper? morningfog May 2013 #229

I have changed a lot of diapers dflprincess May 2013 #243

We have no indication where this diaper fell on the scale. morningfog May 2013 #246

There's a big difference between a 12 week old and a 1 year old..poop wise.. pipoman May 2013 #272

It does not make it anti social. If starbucks wants them to change diapers somewhere morningfog May 2013 #274

They do..the bathroom.. pipoman May 2013 #279

So what? We learn, progress and accommodate. morningfog May 2013 #280

I respect others.. pipoman May 2013 #283

But not enough to support their comfort when getting a diaper changed? morningfog May 2013 #285

They're not entitled to comfort when shitting. Chan790 May 2013 #331

Those seat bidets are nice! jberryhill May 2013 #368

Human feces has well understood health risks, including e-coli CreekDog May 2013 #358

...and you'd be wrong. n/t Chan790 May 2013 #322

So are the Starbuck employees and customers that parent treated like shit... Violet_Crumble May 2013 #304

And their shit is loaded with ecoli. It is a public health issue. alphafemale May 2013 #366

Ok, just have to point this out... laundry_queen May 2013 #295

Use the bathroom sink, then. leveymg May 2013 #330

Do you honestly believe the smell stays in the diaper if it is not changed? jeff47 May 2013 #28

Yes.. pipoman May 2013 #34

No, it really doesn't. jeff47 May 2013 #41

It's not sanitary to do it in an area where people eat and drink. cui bono May 2013 #65

Neither's throwing the cleaning rag on the floor. jeff47 May 2013 #75

How do you know that? n/t cui bono May 2013 #76

That they threw it on the floor? The article. jeff47 May 2013 #81

Oh okay, so you know what I think because I didn't say anything about it. That's funny! cui bono May 2013 #84

It's a message board. If you don't mention it, you aren't angry about it jeff47 May 2013 #92

Again, clearly you never took a logic class. cui bono May 2013 #95

You seem to be operating under the illusion that this is a debate club. jeff47 May 2013 #110

except there's no indication they re-used it after throwing it at the poopy floor. this couple HiPointDem May 2013 #180

Oh, PLEASE ...... oldhippie May 2013 #337

the article doesn't say they threw a rag on the floor fishwax May 2013 #257

throwing a wet cleaning rag on the floor v. changing a poopy diaper on a table on which people HiPointDem May 2013 #176

Was the cleaning rag pipi_k May 2013 #313

yes, it really does. a baby wearing a poopy diaper smells a creat deal less than opening that poopy HiPointDem May 2013 #175

It's a baby. Are you so frail you can't take it? Toughen up, gunner. morningfog May 2013 #199

Is this English? pipoman May 2013 #282

Fixed the typo. morningfog May 2013 #287

deal with it, Shit happens snooper2 May 2013 #232

Changing a baby on a table where people eat. MineralMan May 2013 #4

Don't think it was the table... demwing May 2013 #20

All the same... MineralMan May 2013 #21

maybe not.. demwing May 2013 #40

They could get some feces on the chair accidentally after wiping the child. Or even on the table. cui bono May 2013 #70

So could all the customers who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. jeff47 May 2013 #78

exactly, it's a sick world demwing May 2013 #86

when i worked fast food, yes, all the salt/pepper & condiment bottles got sterilized regularly. HiPointDem May 2013 #182

I get it that poo is gross demwing May 2013 #79

if the freaking diaper was so full then one of the parents should have stayed with the baby while HiPointDem May 2013 #184

You have so much hate demwing May 2013 #237

The odor of a poopy diaper does not Jenoch May 2013 #143

Exactly brush May 2013 #23

Just more entitled get the red out May 2013 #25

I have no idea what they were thinking. MineralMan May 2013 #26

Why do you think a dirty diaper only smells when it is removed? jeff47 May 2013 #29

So, from what you said, it's OK for this Mom to change MineralMan May 2013 #30

I'm saying your prime objection is invalid. jeff47 May 2013 #36

No. My prime objection is shit in a dining area. MineralMan May 2013 #44

It's still invalid jeff47 May 2013 #48

Are you obtuse? DIAPERS SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED IN PUBLIC EATING AREAS. Period. nt brush May 2013 #61

Because you find it icky. jeff47 May 2013 #72

That's ridiculous. Shit in the eating area of a restaurant is unsanitary. Period. A better option Squinch May 2013 #116

I agree, that poster is being ridiculous. U4ikLefty May 2013 #137

Diseases transmitted by the fecal oral pathway: Ms. Toad May 2013 #144

Thank you. I was going to wade in here, but you said it better than I did. Esp the coliform Nay May 2013 #353

I take care of 0-3 year olds for a week every summer Ms. Toad May 2013 #382

I think we got polio beat jberryhill May 2013 #371

In the US - mostly Ms. Toad May 2013 #376

Okay but, jberryhill May 2013 #378

Ok take polio off your personal concern list - Ms. Toad May 2013 #383

it's unsanitary, period. they had better options. they were simply too self-centered to use them. HiPointDem May 2013 #201

thank you hpd arely staircase May 2013 #390

No, because it's actually and truly a health-code violation. Chan790 May 2013 #336

They should be changed where ever they are dirty. Get the fuck over yourself. morningfog May 2013 #200

Wow. You are really amazing. Puglover May 2013 #309

+++++ marions ghost May 2013 #334

Have you ever worked in foodservice? susanna May 2013 #404

And if you don't change diapers, they leak -- then there is poop wherever the kid is. n/t woodsprite May 2013 #55

Other people's childen are their MineralMan May 2013 #133

then they shouldn't have brought their kid in the restaurant at all if he's dribbling poop all over. HiPointDem May 2013 #186

You have issues. Number23 May 2013 #248

+10.000 smirkymonkey May 2013 #112

Wrong and wrong pipoman May 2013 #46

If it's a smelly diaper, the whole room smells before it's opened. jeff47 May 2013 #51

It doesn't leave much Jenoch May 2013 #146

babyshite = dirty dishcloth Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #164

yeah, restaurants never use sterilizer. never never never. they never wash anything. especially HiPointDem May 2013 #189

Seriously? susanna May 2013 #405

uh marions ghost May 2013 #53

Take the kid out to where? jeff47 May 2013 #57

on the sidewalk outside the restaurant. or at their own home when they got there. HiPointDem May 2013 #191

When they are not in a restaurant they find places, right? marions ghost May 2013 #317

Get real! The restroom was certainly a better option than a restaurant table top. nt brush May 2013 #60

You should read before you post. They didn't use a table top. (nt) jeff47 May 2013 #63

big deal, it was in the dining area. hobbit709 May 2013 #66

Well, it's an enormous deal to the health department. jeff47 May 2013 #74

and that chair doesn't know where my ass has been. hobbit709 May 2013 #96

And my point is that dining area is far filthier than you seem to think jeff47 May 2013 #100

i'm sure that shit in the dining area, whether on tables or seats, violates regulations. and i'm HiPointDem May 2013 #193

There is another option wercal May 2013 #101

Article doesn't say that they drove. Might not have been an option. (nt) jeff47 May 2013 #102

Good Grief wercal May 2013 #105

Shielded behind a table isn't such a terrible option jeff47 May 2013 #107

I don't know why you persist in defending this... wercal May 2013 #109

If it's such a vital rule, how did you make customers follow it? jeff47 May 2013 #113

Again, Please I am begging you wercal May 2013 #123

We are assuming these parents have legs, aren't we? Violet_Crumble May 2013 #305

Did they drive there? 'Cause I changed a lot of diapers in the trunk of our car. winter is coming May 2013 #5

me too d_r May 2013 #37

Starbucks and others should have changing tables... hlthe2b May 2013 #6

I was having dinner at the Olive Garden Aerows May 2013 #9

seriously? Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #11

I wish I was kidding Aerows May 2013 #59

I can tell you exactly which one it was Aerows May 2013 #362

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #365

Gross! marions ghost May 2013 #15

I think I was as aghast as everyone there Aerows May 2013 #170

Not the Olive Garden's fault, no marions ghost May 2013 #315

I don't know how they handled it Aerows May 2013 #357

as a parent of two d_r May 2013 #38

I'm sure Aerows May 2013 #168

Sometimes the wrong people reproduce! treestar May 2013 #141

Who did those two cretins learn it from? Aerows May 2013 #167

gad. did you say anything? i would have, to the manager and to those low-life patrons. HiPointDem May 2013 #195

The nausea of having a baby didy changed Aerows May 2013 #354

OMG pipi_k May 2013 #314

This went beyond pure nasty Aerows May 2013 #356

I have never experienced anything like that but I know if I did I couldn't leave without letting the lunasun May 2013 #398

if it wasn't for baby poop Starbucks would have special drinks olddots May 2013 #10

What creepy parents marions ghost May 2013 #12

People are eating in Starbucks leftynyc May 2013 #13

Restaurants have been shut down for less than that. It's a HUGE health code violation. kestrel91316 May 2013 #43

Not to mention leftynyc May 2013 #64

I am a parent and it is really disgusting to even read about it lunasun May 2013 #115

Thats just disgusting. bunnies May 2013 #14

Starbucks doesn't have a rest room? AndyA May 2013 #16

They had a restroom, but it lacked a changing table. winter is coming May 2013 #18

I just edited my post as I read that in the article but forgot about it AndyA May 2013 #19

No way would I change any kid of mine on the floor of any restroom. RC May 2013 #80

Well, hopefully you'd choose someplace other than in a restaurant where others are trying to eat. AndyA May 2013 #120

That's why the diaper bag doubles as a mat jberryhill May 2013 #128

+1. I've had to change on the restroom floor a time or two. winter is coming May 2013 #179

well imagine how everyone else feels when you change your little darling in the room where HiPointDem May 2013 #198

I've been in restaurants where people have done this in the booth they were in. RC May 2013 #249

yeah, sure you have. because shit in dining areas is ok with the health dept, ok with restaurant HiPointDem May 2013 #253

A changing table with feces from other kids is so much better! MADem May 2013 #240

The blanket is then contaminated on both sides. RC May 2013 #259

I used flannel changing pads. Solid on one side, printed on the other. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #273

Yep--when you get home, you take it out of the diaper bag, where you've placed it, hopefully, MADem May 2013 #276

Hell no. If the choice was bathroom floor or a bench, I would use the bench. morningfog May 2013 #255

+10 RC May 2013 #263

K&R, Thank You! smirkymonkey May 2013 #114

so did the Burgos family apologize to the starbucks ppl who had to clean up the drink? nt msongs May 2013 #17

no more than they apologized to them for having to sterilize the area where they'd just changed HiPointDem May 2013 #219

dumping the coffee on the floor riverwalker May 2013 #22

Yeah, it negates any sympathy I may have had for the couple. Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #24

ditto nt laundry_queen May 2013 #296

Yeah, for me too. I got the distinct idea that the couple thought it would be a hoot to Nay May 2013 #360

"Parents are getting thrashed on the internet" Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #27

I go with the parents! Provoked by a stupid and rude employee! n-t Logical May 2013 #62

Stupid and rude, okay. But how were the parents provoked? Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #108

The employee was wrong! And talking to the parents would have... Logical May 2013 #111

...as would be your privilege. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #124

The parents violated the health code, period. If an inspector had walked in on them, he would have Ikonoklast May 2013 #264

Who said it was Feces? Also, love drama I see! n-t Logical May 2013 #286

me too. I dont want to see diapers changed around food Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #342

Well, it certainly would put me off of ordering a "hot chocolate". n/t zappaman May 2013 #31

What a couple of entitled brats the parents are... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #32

Really? Bet you don't run a business! I guess you do.... Logical May 2013 #67

Sorry, but I'm siding with Starbucks. I would "throw" a rag at the parents as well if they were ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #71

You have no idea if shit was involved! Throw a rag at me and you would get it.... Logical May 2013 #82

And then it would really get real, eh? ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #87

Lol, so you believe the part you want to believe! So GOP of you! n-t Logical May 2013 #88

Yep, that's typical. Disagree with you so I'm the GOP, okay.... ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #94

"shows you have a anger issue!" actslikeacarrot May 2013 #364

Throwing the rag and then using it is a health code violation jeff47 May 2013 #89

The point is really about subjecting other paying customers to baby mess ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #97

One could argue using a bench behind a table prevented that. jeff47 May 2013 #99

I'm sorry, but you're splitting hairs...over something that should NEVER be done. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #117

There is human shit right where people sit and eat... Pelican May 2013 #300

LOL, and I would fire you on the spot if I was your boss! n-t Logical May 2013 #149

...and somehow... I wouldn't be all bummed out about it. I don't put the needs of one customer ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #157

Simple, any employee who throws a rag at a customer is an idiot. n-t Logical May 2013 #160

Even simpler--any idiot who changes a baby's diaper in a dining area and then dumps coffee should be ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #163

LOL, escorted out is finem, and normal. Throwing a rag is ignorant and classless! We agree!! n-t Logical May 2013 #166

If you agree that the parents were clueless idiots then yes. The cloth is outside of it. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #172

I think the parents were wrong. n-t Logical May 2013 #190

I do run a business Codeine May 2013 #142

"dickhead" LOL, you sounds like a sound and professional business owner. n-t Logical May 2013 #151

Yes, all people who run businesses are proper pinkies-out sort of folk. nt Codeine May 2013 #153

No, but most are civil and handle issues with tact. Or in your case, not so much. n-t Logical May 2013 #154

Changing a diaper in an eating establishment does not warrant a measured and tactful response. nt Codeine May 2013 #156

Let me know your "business" location, I would love to avoid it. n-t Logical May 2013 #158

Come on, Mom and Dad, that's unacceptable. Arkansas Granny May 2013 #33

Those parents are DISGUSTING people. Starbucks had every right to throw them our on their asses for kestrel91316 May 2013 #39

+1,000,000 Auggie May 2013 #127

Entitled pigs for parents... TeeYiYi May 2013 #42

Set tazers to 11 JVS May 2013 #45

A Parent Should Be Prepared grilled onions May 2013 #47

They do. Even in 1990, when my first was born, diaper bags came with changing pads ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #68

Good. name not needed May 2013 #50

Hmmm MadrasT May 2013 #52

Pretty sure the parents are the jerks here. NaturalHigh May 2013 #54

Well, you can't tell by changing the diaper, but by the dad intentionally spilling his coffee. n/t woodsprite May 2013 #56

Yeah...maybe I should have said "dad" instead of "parents." NaturalHigh May 2013 #58

LOL, yes, because throwing a rag at the family was brilliant! Unbelievable! N-t Logical May 2013 #69

Yeah, because changing a dirty diaper on a dining table was brilliant! Unbelievable! NaturalHigh May 2013 #119

"hey, get your baby and his shitty diaper off that table"...I assume you are unemployed. n-t Logical May 2013 #152

LOL...uh, no. And I think the previous quote is perfectly appropriate. NaturalHigh May 2013 #173

No one I know would say that. And I am glad. n-t Logical May 2013 #187

Glad you know such prim and proper folks. NaturalHigh May 2013 #202

LOL, on the seat. But hold on to your version if you feel better. n-t Logical May 2013 #221

On the seat...okay I obviously misread that. NaturalHigh May 2013 #409

LOL, and again, no proof it was crap. Facts are not your strong point. n-t Logical May 2013 #410

Dirty diaper, baby crap, not a big leap. NaturalHigh May 2013 #411

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #73

Wow. What entitled brats these parents are. richmwill May 2013 #77

Nobody deserves a Good Citizen prize in this case. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #83

That's gross and they sound like inconsiderate assholes Matariki May 2013 #90

I have never been in a Starsbuck so all I can say is they should invest in changing tables southernyankeebelle May 2013 #91

Bingo ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #118

I know - KT2000 May 2013 #93

Let me guess. They calle dthe bomb squad..... Guy Whitey Corngood May 2013 #98

Yet another problem that would be solved by a zombie apocalypse. ZombieHorde May 2013 #103

I've found that my zombie neighbors make excellent companions when I feel like Starbucks. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #131

Just wear a helmet when you hang out with them. nt ZombieHorde May 2013 #148

I am siding with neither side but I will say this... Neoma May 2013 #106

Yes - but it inappropriate to deliberately make it happen Ms. Toad May 2013 #140

That's disgusting. distantearlywarning May 2013 #121

Doesn't sound as if anyone acted appropriately etherealtruth May 2013 #122

the father dumping his drink on the floor and telling employees to clean it up JI7 May 2013 #125

They were right to eject the couple. The man intentionally Honeycombe8 May 2013 #126

Those parents should be banned from Starbucks for life Samurai_Writer May 2013 #130

Cops actually called because dad purposefully poured his coffee on the flour mainer May 2013 #132

like changing diapers in the dining room isn't? HiPointDem May 2013 #241

NO, jesus christ what is wrong with you. I don't know how you change diapers. morningfog May 2013 #262

there is, actually. because no matter how delightful your little darling is, no one wants to HiPointDem May 2013 #269

You have a real hate issue. morningfog May 2013 #270

Well, not to quibble, but I've seen times my baby was so enraged about a diaper change that I had to NBachers May 2013 #303

Changing a diaper pipi_k May 2013 #320

Go out front and ask! Mariana May 2013 #403

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #275

Video of the starbucks makes it look like definitely a commuter store mainer May 2013 #134

People: I just can't figure them out. Knightraven May 2013 #135

Breeders... Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #136

now now now mainer May 2013 #138

There are breeders.. PasadenaTrudy May 2013 #145

True enough, but we never notice those. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #147

^^ this Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #165

Congratulations on being first in the thread! jberryhill May 2013 #369

Go out to the car treestar May 2013 #139

I expect diaper changers in Dunkin Donuts Capt. Obvious May 2013 #150

Starbucks probably had one of those restrooms with no counter Warpy May 2013 #159

I agree. laundry_queen May 2013 #299

"IF she had no car, and it was winter" jberryhill May 2013 #370

Denver, in May. Sounds nice! Quantess May 2013 #379

Hence the IF. laundry_queen May 2013 #380

Ah, yes, well... jberryhill May 2013 #385

Nor do we. laundry_queen May 2013 #386

But jberryhill May 2013 #395

I think it's more like 30 minutes. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #396

Maybe they did it on purpose to cause controversy and then sue Starbucks darkangel218 May 2013 #161

I had the same thought. NaturalHigh May 2013 #177

I was on the parents Niceguy1 May 2013 #162

one time years ago d_r May 2013 #169

that's disgusting. no, they could have waited & changed him in their car or when they got home. HiPointDem May 2013 #171

Another case of parents who refuse to have their plans altered by responsibility ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #183

As usual... Bonobo May 2013 #185

I understand how you feel, but IMHO these 'small' issues reflect the trouble this society is Nay May 2013 #384

Restaurants need to have bathroom facilities for ALL their customers. Nine May 2013 #188

i've changed plenty of babies on bathroom floors; it was usual practice before changing tables. HiPointDem May 2013 #192

You know, places didn't used to have handicap ramps either. morningfog May 2013 #203

i'm sure you would. HiPointDem May 2013 #206

"special baby"? Nine May 2013 #208

you put the baby down on the clean towel, blanket or changing mat you have brought along HiPointDem May 2013 #215

Tell you what. Nine May 2013 #226

'the basic facilities' are a recent development. generations of parents took care of their babies' HiPointDem May 2013 #231

Why don't you support advancing the rights and comforts of children and parents? morningfog May 2013 #266

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #268

Changing tables are now a right? SpartanDem May 2013 #301

Option: pipi_k May 2013 #349

baby changing stations can cause norovirus outbreak grasswire May 2013 #196

I always put changing pads down on top of the changing table, winter is coming May 2013 #214

That's because pipi_k May 2013 #321

Because the world revolves around them and their kids. El Fuego May 2013 #204

You applaud an employee who threw a rag at customers and verbally abused them? Nine May 2013 #277

Who the hell drinks cofee on a friday night? Bennyboy May 2013 #209

"ParentS are getting thrashed on the internet" NaturalHigh May 2013 #211

yup Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #344

Disgusting narcissistic parents. Cops should have arrested them. nt Demo_Chris May 2013 #227

Here's $.50 to buy a clue with... TAKE IT TO YOUR FUCKING CAR. n/t cherokeeprogressive May 2013 #242

ack proud patriot May 2013 #256

Parents are clearly in the wrong LittleBlue May 2013 #260

What idiocy! burrowowl May 2013 #271

I note this story contains no information about whether the parents used a changing pad on the seat. Nine May 2013 #288

I have just one thing to say about this incident: Buzz Clik May 2013 #289

The parents are inconsiderate idiots. Apophis May 2013 #290

Both sides were in the wrong here. GiaGiovanni May 2013 #291

There were no changing tables when my children were in diapers. Boudica the Lyoness May 2013 #293

sweet! now i can justify changing my Depends anywhere! NuttyFluffers May 2013 #294

Fucking fire that barista. flvegan May 2013 #297

Disgusting. Skip Intro May 2013 #298

Sorry malaise May 2013 #302

Maybe they should have asked the parents to leave instead. Kick 'em out. Quantess May 2013 #306

Here's one of life's dependable axioms: Shit + restaurant dining room = bad. Squinch May 2013 #307

Such self-important, entitled parents. MNBrewer May 2013 #308

It's just plain unsanitary and disgusting. HappyMe May 2013 #316

How disgusting. "As a mother" doesn't excuse being flat-out nasty and revolting. REP May 2013 #323

This would explain why, when I spilled my coffee on a seat in Starbucks and then licked it up... Buzz Clik May 2013 #326

My cat's breath smells like cat food jberryhill May 2013 #372

I actually thought it improved the taste of the coffee. I had ordered my first cup of "blonde"... Buzz Clik May 2013 #373

True that jberryhill May 2013 #375

Who the fuck names their kid Thiago? TransitJohn May 2013 #328

Soccer fans. Buzz Clik May 2013 #374

If you go to Walmart, you see this all the time at the McDonalds Tables itsrobert May 2013 #332

Even worse is that these parents aren't ashamed at all Quantess May 2013 #333

Starbucks shouldn't have apologized. Beacool May 2013 #340

In this case I don't blame the employees for calling the cops. Beacool May 2013 #338

Dirty diapers around food is a HappyMe May 2013 #346

We have lost a sense of civility. Beacool May 2013 #348

This really has nothing to do with courtesy and manners - Ms. Toad May 2013 #392

A mom changed her kid's diaper at the communal dishwashing counter at the campground... Kolesar May 2013 #341

ugh Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #345

trashy is aa trashy does. arely staircase May 2013 #343

I am outraged... Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #350

Dirty diapers HappyMe May 2013 #351

Are you kidding? Warren DeMontague May 2013 #389

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This is not that hard to deal with. What the hell is wrong with people? phylny May 2013 #388

We did that, too. AngryOldDem May 2013 #397

starbucks is a shit joint anyway d_b May 2013 #401

Perhaps they were worried that the parents would charge $4 for a cup of the baby's output Orrex May 2013 #402

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People are not allowed to change babies marions ghost May 2013 #407

Their health code rating should go way way down after this. Jamastiene May 2013 #408