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Do you dread when families with children are seated near you in a restaurant?

I pray for my food and bill as quickly as possible before they start to whine, cry and act up.
livingaloha · 41-45, F
Nah, I usually enjoy watching a family eating together...laughing and engaging in conversation. Too many families are too busy to sit down and eat together...or they sit in dead silence because everyone's on their electronic devices. Of course there's those who cause a scene, but I've found that the exception rather than the rule.
If you ever have kids, you will learn to handle them. They come with noise and with love. And cute moments. Deal with it. Kids are the best. And most kids aren't acting like wild animals in public either. Their parents can parent wisely, reasonably.
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@PoetryNEmotion I will never have children. I made sure of that many years ago when I chose to have a vasectomy.
Peppa · 31-35, F
In restaurants, on the plane, on the train, on the bus, in the Park's, in shopping centres, supermarkets. Hmmm
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@Peppa Everywhere except for my home. I know I am safe from children's screaming there.
MrAboo · 36-40, M
I hate kids
MrAboo · 36-40, M
When I had gout in my foot and it was to painful to walk normally, I was using a walker to get around. A kid saw me started laughing and said loudly what do you need that for and continued asking the same question. Never even heard me respond it hurts to walk.
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@MrAboo Obnoxious truly obnoxious. If I was ever caught harassing someone like that when I was a child I would have been in trouble.
MrAboo · 36-40, M
Me too. I’d have been spanked like no other. The parents were tuned right into their phones.
I have been known to move to another table if someone with wild kids sit close to me.

I have also been known to tell the parents to keep them quiet and I am not always nice about it. I won't sit there and take it.
Fernie · F
I actually do enjoy watching the kids being kids.
Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M
@Fernie I agree. I don’t have a problem with it.
Fernie · F
@TheSacredOne I've never had that experience...where the hell are you eating???
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@Fernie Happens at any casual type of place. For instance the booth climbing incident happened while I was at Olive Garden.
SW-User
Not generally, but there are times when unsupervised children can be an annoyance.
I've never noticed it
TheSacredOne · 36-40, M
@Mondayschild Be glad.
fazer1k · 56-60, M
Well behaved kids are fine.
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