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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So, he put a sign on the door at kids' eye-level, asking children of all ages to use their "indoor voices."
More Photos and Video at the source page.
OK, in the name of truth, I'd like to see some interviews with the places that don't mind when kids are "acting out".
Then they can do an interview with a bar that doesn't mind folks vomiting on the floor,
stores that don't mind people eating the produce,
gas stations that don't mind people who run over the windshield squeegees,
daycare centers that don't care if you're late picking up your child,
department stores that don't care when used clothing is brought back for a full refund,
designers who don't care when you call them just to steal their ideas,
restaurants that don't care if their wait staff is tipped, doctors who don't care when you don't pay,
attorney's who don't care if they get stiffed for court costs... ... , etc., etc. Yep, the rude are always with us - and those in business put up with it, but they don't like it.
Good.
Keep the brats quiet!
My husband and I were enjoying one of those fancy-schmancy Sunday brunches at a hotel in Las Colinas not long ago. The two of us were seated at a table normally used for 4, and we were seated adjacently, facing in toward the restaurant rather than toward the door. We had gone through the buffet line and had been seated, enjoying our meal for about 45 minutes, deeply engrossed in conversation and our food, and not really looking around.
We stood to get dessert and were very surprised to find a family of 5 seated at the directly behind us. We'd never even been aware they were there. It was the parents and 3 children, probably ages 3, 5 and 6, and judging from their plates, they'd been there a while. They were quiet as mice and engaged in quiet family table talk. The kids were conducting themselves very well, and the little 3 yr old girl was buttering her own bread and using her bread plate. We lingered over the dessert buffet, partially trying to decide and partially watching this family in amazement from the corner of our eyes. The mother, we noticed, was taking the time to individually escort each child back to the buffet, individually assisting each child, etc., while the father did the same.
Children can and should be controlled and disciplined and should be taught to be considerate of others. When I was a child, we would sit politely and quietly and often watch the kids around us running about uncontrollably. I often wondered what made us different, but it was attention and close discipline (seldom needed) on behalf of my parents.
Once I saw two kids allowed to run wild in a Denny's while the parents had a discussion with their adult friends. The children were climbing onto others' booths and chasing each other around the restaurant. I went up to the manager and refused to pay for my meal because the kids were rough housing near my booth. The manager marched the kids over to the parents who then argued loudly with the manager.
It's real simple. You and your kids should have good manners especially in public. As for the person who said those without kids blah blah blah should apologize. It's a stupid statement because she has no idea why these people do not have kids.
Above all there is no excuse for a kid out of control.
If parents had a clue how to discipline their kids, a sign would not be necessary.
I don't mind well behaved kids in a restaurant, but when they are shouting and screaming, I leave. I don't come back if that's the norm for the place.
Sometimes the restaurant has a choice, serve noisy children, or serve people who enjoy a peaceful atmosphere. The two will not willingly occupy the same space.
To me, it's unbelievable that a polite request for indoor voices and good behavior is grounds for a boycott. Generation X, I guess.
Yes kids now rule their parents, and the parents not only defend the actions of these unruly brats, they demand others accomodate them.
Has anyone voted in the poll on the website listed? It is about time that store owners take back control of their businesses. I have been to some places where the racket was so loud, we could not hear what others were saying. Then there is one place in town which caters to families but the parents are in control of their children and you can eat in peace.
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.
"I've e-mailed friends and said, 'Just so you know, this man has a sign up. I know there are lots of other options, and I'd encourage you not to go there,'" parent Kate Bremmer said.
When she spoke with Martinez, Bremmer and her kids were picking out goodies at a Swedish bakery, where all kids are welcome.
"Our custom has been to offer a cookie to every child that comes into the store for as long as I can remember," said Kathy Stanton-Cromwell, the co-owner of the bakery, which is just a few doors down from A Taste of Heaven.
Stanton-Cromwell said the cookie serves as "a good calmer" for kids who are acting up.
If I lived nearby, all things being equal, I'd patronize this restaurant. With my two sons. They, too, prefer when other children behave.
I am not seeing the problem at all. I made my children be quiet indoors.
Thank goodness. Will now be a nice place to eat.
If this is the situation that was discussed in some earlier threads, I'll say the same thing now that I said then. I don't think it's realistic to expect kids to be Stepford kids, but IMHO there's a massive difference between kids being kids and kids who are out of control.
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Maybe 'Angry Moms' will become a new Democrat target group for 2008.
Mothers: Are you tired of right-wingers telling your little ones how to behave? Have you had enough of Republicans allowing only perfect children in their establishments? Aren't you angry that such child-behavior discrimination is occuring in this great land? You should be! Tell holier-than-thou Republicans that you won't tolerate it anymore! Your $100, $200 or even $500 donation to the Democrats can make all the difference for your child's self-esteem. They're worth every penny, so contribute today!
Kids being loud in Chuck E Chees on the other hand, is expected.
Is this one of those "Brer Rabbit" things? "Please, oh please, don't take your badly parented, ill-behaving kids somewhere else".