So, my work colleagues and I head out to a very nice, upscale steakhouse to talk shop and have a really great dinner. We order, wait for our food and all of sudden hear some shrill screaming. Turns out 2 kids, not more than 7 are running around the restuarant screaming at the top of their lungs. One of the kids has their shoes off. Me, my coworkers and everyone is looking for their parents. The dad is talking loudly on his cell phone and the mom is taking pics of her kids doing this. People start complaining and a manager approaches the woman, nicely telling her to get her kids calmed down. The woman is not having it saying this "is a free country and she is a paying customer and her kids are just being "free". This shit goes on for 5 more minutes and the manager loudly tells the woman that she and her family have to go. The mom then starts cussing the manager and the whole restaurant out. This whole time her husband is still on his cell, not even noticing. Finally the manager threatens to call the cops. The woman grabs the kids and heads to her car. Meanwhile her husband is still in the phone!

Jesus Christ

Did you see any cameras? It sounds like an episode of "What Would You Do?"

Reminds me of my friends when they went to a restaurant and heard kids screaming as kids can be and they started to get irritated and wonder whose kids was screaming in the restaurant and turned around. Long story short, it was her kids that were screaming!

Stories like this make me not want to have kids. lol.

Sounds to me like a ploy to get a free meal.

XxAxX said:

Seriously...first the PARENTS...then the kids.

and folks wonder why the "no-kids-allowed" movement has begun...

Parents, make sure your kids get their doses of "ACK-RIGHT" whenever you step out in public...

Cerebus said:

in all fairness, that lady has a disability... it was all over the news...

RenHoek said:

Cerebus said:

in all fairness, that lady has a disability... it was all over the news...

There a lady that lives by me who is in a wheelchair, and she has a baby that she straps on her lap and takes her for a "walk"... its the cutest thing ever

whhoooo knx vijaoie,/ [apjo vmkallsk

RenHoek said:

and folks wonder why the "no-kids-allowed" movement has begun...

Parents, make sure your kids get their doses of "ACK-RIGHT" whenever you step out in public...

Damn straight!!

Or if you have zero common sense... its best NOT to procreate. No one needs to actually see how dumb you really are. The perfect example is not knowing how to teach your children how to behave properly in public. Those kids will only grow up to stay embarassed by their parents and all the dumb shit they will continue to do.

The OP's example... is only the beginning for those parents.

scriptgirl said:

Meanwhile her husband is still in the phone!

Damn! Just how small was he??

This is why I only dine at upscale restaurants. If its a family joint with an affordable menu then there's bound to be brats running around like they've lost their damn minds. Think about it, lots of these dining halls are the kids second home since, for some reason, lots of parents are too lazy to cook their own meals. You can't be mad at the kid, its totally the parent's fault for letting them act that way.

Anybody "accidently" stick out their foot and trip one of 'em as they ran past?

morningsong said:

Anybody "accidently" stick out their foot and trip one of 'em as they ran past?

I can totally see it and it really sucks.

On a similar note, in that kids like this probably watch this at home non-stop, has anyone seen the Cartoon Network show Johnny Test?

Yesterday morning, my husband turns on the tv and this absolutely hideous episode is on. The kid is with his parents. The mom is a business woman and she's organized a convention at this resort. Johnny brings his dog eventhough dogs are not allowed. The hotel manager knows the kid has a dog but cannot prove it. The manager FINALLY thinks he can prove it, but as he's showing Johnny's parents, ALAS THE DOG IS GONE!! The mom goes ballistic with the manager. Tells him to apologize or she'll pull her convention from the resort and get the manager fired. The manager apologizes and leaves.

I had to keep watching to see how this played out.

Johnny starts cheering his parents, who then say...."Where's the dog?" So they knew the dog was there, but shit on the manager anyway.

T.H.E.N.

The whole family is kicked back at the resort. Johnny and the dog are jumping back and forth across the beds in the room, hoopin' and hollarin'. Mom says to Dad, "Do you think we should make him stop? He's been at it six hours." Dad says, "No, and if he breaks the bed, we don't have to pay for it!!!"*

*very slight paraphrasing there.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?????

My husband thought I was nuts for it bugging me like it did, but it really bothered me. They are showing this to kids as if this is acceptable behavior! Yes, it's a cartoon. Yes, cartoons have always been crazy, but this is ridiculous!!

Sorry....rant over.

RenHoek said:

Cerebus said:

in all fairness, that lady has a disability... it was all over the news...

Clearly.

But since I don't want to seem heartless and uncaring... or whatever...

missfee said:

Stories like this make me not want to have kids. lol.

It's not the kids, it the parents. The father should have MANNED up and taken control of the kids, cause obviously, his why can't. Kids only do, what they are ALLOWED to do. When my brother's and I were young and, we went out to eat, we knew what was up... Now I know what restaurants are banning kids.

shorttrini said:

missfee said:

Stories like this make me not want to have kids. lol.

It's not the kids, it the parents. The father should have MANNED up and taken control of the kids, cause obviously, his why can't. Kids only do, what they are ALLOWED to do. When my brother's and I were young and, we went out to eat, we knew what was up... Now I know what restaurants are banning kids.

Thank you! The problem is stupid mfers having kids. Those parents should have been neutered a long time ago. And that husband is a fucking pussy. A soft man raising kids is never a good thing.

Cerebus said:

RenHoek said:

in all fairness, that lady has a disability... it was all over the news...

Clearly.

But since I don't want to seem heartless and uncaring... or whatever...

fukkin' islanders... heartless bastards that think a little estuary can keep'em safe from the real world...

Nothinbutjoy said:

I can totally see it and it really sucks.

On a similar note, in that kids like this probably watch this at home non-stop, has anyone seen the Cartoon Network show Johnny Test?

Yesterday morning, my husband turns on the tv and this absolutely hideous episode is on. The kid is with his parents. The mom is a business woman and she's organized a convention at this resort. Johnny brings his dog eventhough dogs are not allowed. The hotel manager knows the kid has a dog but cannot prove it. The manager FINALLY thinks he can prove it, but as he's showing Johnny's parents, ALAS THE DOG IS GONE!! The mom goes ballistic with the manager. Tells him to apologize or she'll pull her convention from the resort and get the manager fired. The manager apologizes and leaves.

I had to keep watching to see how this played out.

Johnny starts cheering his parents, who then say...."Where's the dog?" So they knew the dog was there, but shit on the manager anyway.

T.H.E.N.

The whole family is kicked back at the resort. Johnny and the dog are jumping back and forth across the beds in the room, hoopin' and hollarin'. Mom says to Dad, "Do you think we should make him stop? He's been at it six hours." Dad says, "No, and if he breaks the bed, we don't have to pay for it!!!"*

*very slight paraphrasing there.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?????

My husband thought I was nuts for it bugging me like it did, but it really bothered me. They are showing this to kids as if this is acceptable behavior! Yes, it's a cartoon. Yes, cartoons have always been crazy, but this is ridiculous!!

Sorry....rant over.

I fuckin' hate that show and the main character

RenHoek said:

Cerebus said:

Clearly.

But since I don't want to seem heartless and uncaring... or whatever...

fukkin' islanders... heartless bastards that think a little estuary can keep'em safe from the real world...

Blow up the bridges! Flood the tunnel! Bring us our supplies by boat and otherwise stay the fuck away!

morningsong said:

Anybody "accidently" stick out their foot and trip one of 'em as they ran past?

If not theres alway the old server trick of accidentally spilling scalding hot coffee on 'em. Whoopsie sooo sorry.

Cerebus said:

RenHoek said:

fukkin' islanders... heartless bastards that think a little estuary can keep'em safe from the real world...

Blow up the bridges! Flood the tunnel! Bring us our supplies by boat and otherwise stay the fuck away!

What is THAT supposed to mean????

shorttrini said:

Cerebus said:

Blow up the bridges! Flood the tunnel! Bring us our supplies by boat and otherwise stay the fuck away!

What is THAT supposed to mean????

sorry, this joke was directed at Yay Area locals only... fear not, we love all the other islanders out there...

She needs her ass beat for not beating those kids asses.