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phylny

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

Sat May 18, 2013, 07:58 PM

May 2013

As a mother of three, although all of mine are grown, I remember when VERY FEW STORES or restaurants had changing tables. I carried a diaper bag with a changing pad in it. I would excuse myself to the restroom, and put a cushy blanket down, then put the diaper pad down on the floor of the restroom and change my kid. She had a buffer between herself and the disgustingly dirty floor, and I had a place to change her in relative private. If I had to, I'd sit on the freaking toilet in the stall and change her on my lap, depending upon how small she was. If I had no other choice.

Adding to the delight of this thread, yes, I breastfed everywhere, including while coaching a volleyball game (21 years ago, in fact) but I never cleaned up my daughters' shitty diapers in a public place where there were people eating, drinking and relaxing.

Never, ever.

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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