I saw in the news that a local restaurant has banned kids under 6.
Some people are pretty pissed, as you can imagine. Personally, I am all for this.
I like kids as much as the next person. But here's the thing; they're kids. They're still learning. They don't always know appropriate ways to act or deal with shit just yet. (Ok to be fair, I've seen my share of adults who don't either.)
Well guess what parents who get offended when somebody asks you to shut your brat up, nobody but you wants to hear your kid screeching their cute little head off for an hour or two. Nobody but you thinks it's cute when they throw their food on the ground. (Do you have any idea how fucking hard it is to clean up cut up spaghetti off carpet? Be thankful) I'm not sure what the deal is. Plenty of parents let their kids run amuck all the time anyway (you know, cuz the kid is such a special little snowflake who is so awesome and special and can do no wrong), so the kid never learns that spitting half chewed up food onto the floor is quite disgusting, gross, and should never, ever be done. Some parents figure "eh, ain't my house, I don't have to clean up" and let it go.
Well from somebody who unfortunately had to listen to a little kid yell and scream for an hour today, and get down on hands and knees to sweep up the food thrown onto the floor, screw you. These are not appropriate behaviors, not at all. If your kid is unable or too young to listen to you when you tell them no (if you do, most people don't), then your kid is too young to go out to eat.
Plenty of children keep the noise to a reasonable volume and manage to eat their meals without trying to feed half of it to the carpet. But sadly for those parents who have taught their children manners, etiquette, proper public behavior, whatever you want to call it, this is the minority. Trust me, most young children should not be allowed in a restaurant. The other cusomters trying to enjoy a nice meal, or a lunch break before returning to work, don't want to high pitched squealing and crying. Whoever sits at the table after you doesn't want your food all around them. If you take your kids out, keep them in line.
(And as a side note, this goes for anywhere you take them. You don't let your kids run amuck at the store, pulling things off shelves or racks and throwing boxes, or trying to climb stuff or throwing a temper tantrum "But I want Lucky Charms!" You can't just let your children disrespect a place because it isn't their property.)
