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So, he put a sign on the door at kids' eye-level, asking children of all ages to use their "indoor voices."

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1 posted on 11/14/2005 5:51:49 AM PST by Cagey
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They should advertised that they are kids unfriendly.

People that want peace and quiet would love the place.
2 posted on 11/14/2005 5:54:05 AM PST by Flavius (Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum")
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"No soup for you!"


4 posted on 11/14/2005 5:55:33 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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Another sign of the times

It used to be in the "good old days" that parents were in control, not any more

5 posted on 11/14/2005 5:55:55 AM PST by apackof2 (There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman... neither works. Will Rogers)
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Boycotts. I am so sick of stupid boycotts. Boycott the kids and their mothers. ;)

There are some kids who have ear-piercing screams that rattle the brain. ANNOYING!


6 posted on 11/14/2005 5:56:02 AM PST by stopem ("It's fun to be me" Denny Crane.)
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Angry Moms Boycott Eatery That Asks Kids To Keep Quiet

Where does it say that they have to "Keep Quiet"? "Inside voices" means to talk in a normal voice, not yell and scream. Typical MSM headline....

7 posted on 11/14/2005 5:56:21 AM PST by mwyounce
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Where is this guy's joint? I want to patronize him. Rugrats - either behave or leave.


9 posted on 11/14/2005 5:56:44 AM PST by szweig
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People can really get their panties in a wad over nothing, can't they?


10 posted on 11/14/2005 5:57:01 AM PST by Skooz (If you believe Adolf Hitler was a Christian, you are a blithering idiot.)
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"All Unattended Children Will Receive a Free Espresso and a Puppy!"

That'll put fear into mothers for miles around! :-)

11 posted on 11/14/2005 5:57:15 AM PST by JoeSixPack1
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I can't imagine any of my friends being upset with the fact that their children should behave in a restaurant. Either the moms in the story have no control over their kids, or there is another issue going on that didn't make it into the story.


12 posted on 11/14/2005 5:57:24 AM PST by Aggie Mama
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Well, I'd say there are a lot of mothers that keep their children from 'A Taste of Heaven'.


13 posted on 11/14/2005 5:57:38 AM PST by polymuser (")
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I have two daughters, four and one year olds. As long as I get a legit chance to correct an outbreak (of which there are VERY few), I not only understand, but appreciate this fellow's efforts to reinforce my desire to teach my children to be civilized. I hate it when I have to explain to my children that some children act up and don't get punished because their parents are not considerate of other people.

If I lived near this place, an occasional visit for the girls may be a reward for good behaviour.


15 posted on 11/14/2005 5:58:43 AM PST by sittnick (There's no salvation in politics.)
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I learned what happens when you act up in public really quickly when I was a kid. But then again, my parents were actually attentive parents...what a concept.


17 posted on 11/14/2005 5:59:43 AM PST by Bella_Bru
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feh. If I am in a place and if someones kids are out of hand, I tell em to shut up and sit down and tell the parent to mind them. The parents don't usually say anything. Why wait?


18 posted on 11/14/2005 5:59:50 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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Our local grocery seems inhabited by badly behaved children and clueless mothers.

I couldn't get to the pet food one day because a kid, probably five or six was stretched across the aisle doing spins with her legs extended while clueless dumpy mommy kept staring at the shelves saying, "Don't, stop, mommy needs you to stop that, don't; stop, mommy doesn't like that...."

or

The kids in line at checkout screaming at the tops of their lungs hitting mother...

or

The kids steering carts at full speed into me and other shoppers while mommy, who appears to be some alternate nirvana say, "Don't, stop, mommy doesn't like that, don't; stop, mommy doesn't like that...."

Yeah, I raised lots of boys...took all of them to the store with me at one time...and they never dared to act like the kids I see now...who btw, are not toddlers and infants..


19 posted on 11/14/2005 5:59:58 AM PST by OpusatFR
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Send them to the Chocolate Factory.


20 posted on 11/14/2005 6:00:04 AM PST by Senator Goldwater
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Stanton-Cromwell said the cookie serves as "a good calmer" for kids who are acting up.

So does a swat on the a$$ from Mom or Dad.

23 posted on 11/14/2005 6:01:48 AM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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"We were surprised at how many times we would see children really out of control,"

And even more frustrating is the parents that stand there and plead with them to "please stop" or something similar.

28 posted on 11/14/2005 6:02:57 AM PST by carlr
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But some parents who spoke with NBC5's Natalie Martinez took immediate offense to the sign. The angry mothers said there are plenty of places in the Andersonville neighborhood where they can take their kids, even if they're acting out.

Dear Natalie - It's not all about you. If it offends you that a business owner expects customers to behave in his establishment, then by all means take your business elsewhere. I'm sure there are lots of places where they welcome self-indulged yuppies whose children behave like they were raised by wolves.

29 posted on 11/14/2005 6:03:03 AM PST by Kenton (Muslims want to play by their own version of "girls' rules")
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I like the sign. Children could be injured by any number of hazards in a restaurant if they aren't under control and behaving. And on the other hand, I was nearly knocked down by a child running in a coffee shop, thanks to the stranger behind me who kept me from falling. I had hot coffee in my hand, thank heaven it spilled on the floor and not on the child.


31 posted on 11/14/2005 6:05:03 AM PST by Judith Anne (Thank you St. Jude for favors granted.)
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If I lived nearby, I'd go out of my way to do business with this place. I kept my kids under control when they were little and I expect other parents to do the same.

I see nothing wrong with the sign (except for the fact that the store owners were driven to put it up by the bad behavior of some kids and their parents).


34 posted on 11/14/2005 6:06:07 AM PST by IndyInVa (There needs to be less corruption. Or more opportunity for me to participate in it.)
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