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We have ONE time gotten some french fries from McDonalds for our daughter. This was back when Hard tacos and the spicy meat from Taco Bell weren't exactly food for a small toddler. McDonalds makes a little less spicy and more soft food than hard shell tacos, burritos with pre-flavored meat, etc. Most of the time we go by the policy, if you aren't hungry enough to eat what is offered then you aren't hungry and you can just have something to drink.
I don't get where the connection is made between bringing alternate food for a young child and a child screaming and misbehaving. We do not tolerate our daughter to disturb others. We don't even allow her to stand on the bench, or turn around and stare at people behind us. Even though those things are quiet behavior they aren't polite.
It's frustrating and disappointing when other parents make things more difficult for us by making people like many of you PREJUDICED against parents with children. Not ALL children are brats. Not ALL children will disturb your meals. I agree there is a time and place for small children. I would not take her to a high end restaurant in town because she's not old enough to sit a long time, wait for her food quietly, and not get bored stiff. I care that my daughter learn to behave in a restaurant though so how can I teach her but to take her to family restaurants in town.
I used to waitress. I served families of both kinds. There were considerate ones who would at least attempt to collect their child's garbage. Then there were the ones who left broken crayons all over underneath the table for me (I bussed at times too) to crawl on the floor and pick up. It didn't matter that there were kids there. It was the parents attitudes that made the difference. Some parents come in with a "You better keep my kid quiet, serve ALL my food immediately and perfectly cooked, and attend to my every whim or you don't get tipped anything." and there were parents who came in with a positive attitude such as "We're here to have a nice quiet family meal. Serve us as you would your other customers and we'll tip you accordingly." It wasn't KIDS that made the difference. It was the parents attitude. I saw some parents frequently and would recognize them. I saw some come in without their kids. They would leave their table in an almost similar mess to when their kids were with, they were loud, obnoxious, and demanding without their kids. Some people are just idiots and behave like trash with or without kids.
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