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45. Hmmm...

Reply to JW2020 (Reply #21)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 12:54 PM

Jun 2013

I'm not seeing what you're talking about.

So your point is that men are being selfish by not wanting children in every restaurant?

We have age restrictions all over the place. My in laws place in Florida is all 55 and over. Pools set hours that are adult only.

I'm a mother and I can appreciate places that restrict children. If I want to take my kids out, I have many options and I can appreciate enjoying a meal in a place without them or anyone else's.

The responsibility for kids' behavior is with the parents but restricting children from some places (or at certain times) seems fine to me.

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Business is booming in restaurant with "no kids" policy [View all] Nye Bevan Jun 2013 OP

I do too. I am tired of having a nice dinner ruined by loud mouthed brats and their ignorant parents we can do it Jun 2013 #1

stop eating at chuckie cheese leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #42

Cute. we can do it Jun 2013 #43

The only places I ever had a problem with loud children are pizza places. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #2

My post #3 is about our eating at McDonalds yesterday upaloopa Jun 2013 #4

Yesterday my wife and I were in a fast food place upaloopa Jun 2013 #3

I can deal with one kid. It's when every kid in the restaurant is yelling that gets me. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #7

The other kids were noisy too but we moved away from them upaloopa Jun 2013 #13

I was recently at a birthday party for 4-5 year-olds Robb Jun 2013 #14

I have kids, and I know they can be tricky to "control" Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #16

OMG the scream... pipi_k Jun 2013 #30

I had a friend with a kid like that Warpy Jun 2013 #78

"consider the other people" LOL ...this is America ...we don't do that here. L0oniX Jun 2013 #38

Sometimes I let myself think that the parents feel upaloopa Jun 2013 #56

I like the idea. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #5

18 is interesting, assuming it isn't doing anything "adults-only" sir pball Jun 2013 #6

When my sister was 13 or 14, she would always stare at people at other tables when we would go out Erose999 Jun 2013 #72

My guess is that it's just a convenient, debate-avoiding cutoff... JHB Jun 2013 #73

I doubt they're carding people anyway. wickerwoman Jun 2013 #80

Good for them. HappyMe Jun 2013 #8

in the early 60s, you could go to restaurants without blacks, too markiv Jun 2013 #9

yeah, I do think it sets a bad precedent. I think people who are loud should be asked to quiet down, liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #10

a line is crossed here - age exclusion has always been based on what's appropriate markiv Jun 2013 #18

Oh please. Most ridiculous analogy ever. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #15

+1 You are far too kind. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #22

why not just have a behvior policy? Adults can be just as loud and obnoxious and children. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

You and I don't agree on a lot, but you're spot on here. nt MrScorpio Jun 2013 #26

No I'm not. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #29

best double standard justification ever markiv Jun 2013 #27

If anything, you are being racist by equating blacks with loud obnoxious children (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #31

wow - just wow markiv Jun 2013 #37

+1 nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #48

Fair point +1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #60

Good old Somerville NJ! Ednahilda Jun 2013 #77

My father was a JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #82

No army people here, Ednahilda Jun 2013 #84

It's the German Thing JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #85

Yes, it's hard to play the seduction game Warpy Jun 2013 #79

We're on the same menu page on this one, Nye Hekate Jun 2013 #87

There's a load for ya.. pipoman Jun 2013 #20

No, no -- how 'bout a National Restaurant Association reference? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #54

Oh come on. HappyMe Jun 2013 #23

well of course, because we know that black people bawl their heads off Whisp Jun 2013 #28

. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #35

If you want to use the age argument tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #41

I have to say I have never been annoyed by a senior citizen in a restaurant (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #47

I've never come across anything like that. Whisp Jun 2013 #49

Nor have I pipi_k Jun 2013 #70

sounds like someone is analogy impaired leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #46

Bwahahahaha! n/t dogknob Jun 2013 #71

OFFS L0oniX Jun 2013 #39

Totally different... pipi_k Jun 2013 #40

And Jello has a new mango flavor that can be used in restaurants. kiva Jun 2013 #44

I'd go there Aerows Jun 2013 #11

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Wow. Just Saying Jun 2013 #19

click image info for photo JW2020 Jun 2013 #21

Hmmm... Just Saying Jun 2013 #45

loved the 'innocent young father' markiv Jun 2013 #32

It's the Onion ...LOL L0oniX Jun 2013 #36

yep - to the people gripping about noisy children being a pain in the ass forget that one day one of leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #52

Nah. HappyMe Jun 2013 #59

sooooo, that has what to do with being allowed to behave like brats in public? Scout Jun 2013 #67

Sometimes I don't even want to eat at a restaurant with my own kids! Just Saying Jun 2013 #17

For us... No cell phones, no kids, and no sushi would be a dream come true SoCalDem Jun 2013 #25

We just walked out after having a screamer set down in a booth next to us yesterday. L0oniX Jun 2013 #33

That doesn't even work. The insensitive idiots show up everywhere. we can do it Jun 2013 #50

I bet a lot of parents go there for date night. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #34

Got that right Aerows Jun 2013 #58

now, a no cell phone rule would be GREAT! nt markiv Jun 2013 #51

+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #61

cool a whole thread of adults whining about whiny kids - delicious irony leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #53

Because the whiny adults are paying customers Aerows Jun 2013 #57

I think most of us pipi_k Jun 2013 #69

When I'm paying to eat steak Aerows Jun 2013 #55

Sorry, but there is absolutely no reason for anyone to tolerate screaming. PDJane Jun 2013 #62

ahhhh... self importance syndrome alive and well Amaya Jun 2013 #63

I like their approach to publicity..this story was out prior to the opening.. pipoman Jun 2013 #64

I know I sound like an old fart when I say it, but kids acting up in restaurants used to be Nay Jun 2013 #65

I agree Skittles Jun 2013 #88

Really, how many kids want to go to a sushi restaurant? FarCenter Jun 2013 #66

I'm not against adults only.. one_voice Jun 2013 #68

So what if you walk in with a child and just claim they are 18? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #74

What I'm thinking is... pipi_k Jun 2013 #75

I won't go there. ...because graham4anything Jun 2013 #76

I don't have kids and wouldn't patronize a restaurant with this policy. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #81

n/t Dwayne Hicks Jun 2013 #83

That's not actually true. Case in point, bars. Sirveri Jun 2013 #86

Booze, smokes, and cars for everyone! (NT) Heywood J Jun 2013 #89