The need to bring screaming babies to cafes/restaurants?
Palafrugel
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what is that about..very few places where i can go out during the day that dont resemble a screaming maternity ward... has it always been like this?
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I don't think anyone has a NEED to do it.
It's pretty commonplace now that smacking in public is now frowned upon.
You must be Scottish or Irish,:)
And 'Alien Saxon', sometimes there's nothing you can do - other than leave. They're fed, they're changed, they're at a normal temperature; they just want to exercise their lungs.
Don't get me wrong I have nothing against children going out with their parents and being part of society but there should be places you can choose to go where children are not allowed.
People used to smack babies quiet did they?
I agree with this. For the most part the 17th March is the only day of the year my children are taken into the pub; just after the parade for an hour or two. No place for kids, really. the only other occasions are when we're on holidays or for family celebrations; very rarely - maybe 3/4 times a year.
I was only joking.
It was more like a clump round the lughole.
^ This.
Then I went downstairs to the lav and it was like the crèche from hell. Kids screaming, shrieking, running about and babies bawling at more than half the tables.
I have no problem with well-behaved kids in restaurants. If they're not well-behaved, stay at home, please.
No it is because they are disciplined and not spoilt by their parents meeting their demands of material possessions, and letting them behave badly for a quiet life.
Why ?
Unfortunately, the only way you seem to be able to go for a meal these days without having children around is to go to an expensive restaurant. It's a shame that only those that can afford it can have this privilege.
Well I am one of those moaners. What parents and their sympathizers need to realize is just how loud a screaming baby can be. They can be louder than a vacuum cleaner and almost as noisy as a siren or jet engine spooling up. When a baby starts crying it should be taken out of a restaurant. It is extremely unfair of parents to think that others should put up with that much noise.
I agree with you - but somehow I think that if this was instituted some halfwit would make it an issue about being 'against their human rights' and take it to the European Court to get a ruling.
I have less of an issue about babies screaming - more about parents who let little 'Johnny' or 'Rebecca' run around the restaurant cause they haven't taught them to sit at the table when they are eating (ie they haven't taught them basic good manners).