• poo
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      113 days ago

      It’s a thing that inconsiderate people and just plain bad parents do

    • @[email protected]
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      83 days ago

      It does keep the kid from talking loudly and fidgeting and running around. But yeah if the tablet/phone is loud it’s annoying.

      • @[email protected]
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        333 days ago

        My kids are loud too. What keeps them from talking loudly and running around in a restaurant is me. (Why no fidgeting?) If you’ve got restaurant money but no more sanity or time, then bring them to fast food, not a nice place with social norms.

        Fuck yes it’s hard. Everyone has excuses, every child is different. None of those excuses are everyone else’s problem.

        • @[email protected]
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          153 days ago

          Fucking amen. I’ve never had issues with my kids in a restaurant because I waited until I knew they could handle it. Pretty god damned simple. Plus there’s just certain things you don’t allow like…running around unsupervised? Wtf is wrong with some people.

        • @Case
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          113 days ago

          When I acted up, threw a tantrum, basically disturbed the peace, my mother would get up, take me outside away from others until I settled down. Did trips to the grocery store take some additional time some days? Yeah. But I learned pretty quick.

          This wasn’t some stay at home mom who had tons of free time. My mom worked 40+ hours a week, was the primary bread winner, and still did a decent job of raising me.