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analog · 11-23-2005, 10:09 PM

Oh man... oh man oh man oh man....

I want to give this guy a hug. Shit, i'd give him a kiss on the cheek for refusing to take people's shit. It's his restaurant, and he can out up any sign he wants to. I lept out of my chair and gave the man a loud "Amen!" for it.

If you're offended by a polite sign that asks that you keep your spawn mannerly, it's because you have one of those whiny, loud, or generally UNmannerly children that you ignore or think nothing of their poor behavior in public places.

To avoid having to quote almost every person in this now 2-page thread, I'll just give my opinions as a quick list.

1. Parenting is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 day a year, 18-year-long job. At least. If you can't control your spawn, then YES, we expect you to get appropriate "babysitting" help EVERY TIME you WANT to go someplace where the whining, carrying on, and general annoyances of your children can't be suppressed, and are inappropriate. Yes, that means restaurants and cafes, among other places.

2. You WANT to be able to take your kids with you. When you CHOOSE to have children, you CHOOSE to waive some of your casual "WANTS" out the window- meaning if you can't keep your little bastards tethered and quiet, you don't get what you "WANT". No one always gets what they want. When you have kids, you choose to make getting some of your "wants" a lot harder.

3. For all the parents who plan around the naptimes and feeding times and cranky times, and know that parenting is often about sacrifice- sacrificing certain things because they just might not be possible with their children at the age(s) that they may be- for all of you good parents who take charge, don't let the brats rule, and are just as pissed as I am at parents who just don't care to watch or discipline their kids (of which there is a growing number, and is in my opinion, more the rule now than the exception), I commend you. I have nothing but respect and admiration for GOOD parents. And yes, that means I judge people on their parenting. Having no children has nothing to do with being able to pass judgment on a pair of idiots who have their little spawn running around, screaming, and acting unruly in general. If that bothers you, it's because you're part of the problem, so I don't want to hear it.

4. They're absolutely right- parenting does change you, and it does change the way you think about certain things in the world. Amassing and pondering the total cumulative experiences I've had with tons of parents over many, many years, I've discovered what the changes are- it makes a lot of people insane. Self-righteous, illogical, selfish, and insane. When you can yell at someone and curse them out, because their only complaint to you was to not have to listen to your little bastard whine and scream while they're eating dinner, then you are selfish, self-righteous, illogical, and insane.

5. All good lists should have five items. Many thanks to the good, sane parents of this world- you're diamonds in the rough.

11-23-2005, 10:09 PM	#64 (permalink)
analog Banned	Oh man... oh man oh man oh man.... I want to give this guy a hug. Shit, i'd give him a kiss on the cheek for refusing to take people's shit. It's his restaurant, and he can out up any sign he wants to. I lept out of my chair and gave the man a loud "Amen!" for it. If you're offended by a polite sign that asks that you keep your spawn mannerly, it's because you have one of those whiny, loud, or generally UNmannerly children that you ignore or think nothing of their poor behavior in public places. To avoid having to quote almost every person in this now 2-page thread, I'll just give my opinions as a quick list. 1. Parenting is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week, 365 day a year, 18-year-long job. At least. If you can't control your spawn, then YES, we expect you to get appropriate "babysitting" help EVERY TIME you WANT to go someplace where the whining, carrying on, and general annoyances of your children can't be suppressed, and are inappropriate. Yes, that means restaurants and cafes, among other places. 2. You WANT to be able to take your kids with you. When you CHOOSE to have children, you CHOOSE to waive some of your casual "WANTS" out the window- meaning if you can't keep your little bastards tethered and quiet, you don't get what you "WANT". No one always gets what they want. When you have kids, you choose to make getting some of your "wants" a lot harder. 3. For all the parents who plan around the naptimes and feeding times and cranky times, and know that parenting is often about sacrifice- sacrificing certain things because they just might not be possible with their children at the age(s) that they may be- for all of you good parents who take charge, don't let the brats rule, and are just as pissed as I am at parents who just don't care to watch or discipline their kids (of which there is a growing number, and is in my opinion, more the rule now than the exception), I commend you. I have nothing but respect and admiration for GOOD parents. And yes, that means I judge people on their parenting. Having no children has nothing to do with being able to pass judgment on a pair of idiots who have their little spawn running around, screaming, and acting unruly in general. If that bothers you, it's because you're part of the problem, so I don't want to hear it. 4. They're absolutely right- parenting does change you, and it does change the way you think about certain things in the world. Amassing and pondering the total cumulative experiences I've had with tons of parents over many, many years, I've discovered what the changes are- it makes a lot of people insane. Self-righteous, illogical, selfish, and insane. When you can yell at someone and curse them out, because their only complaint to you was to not have to listen to your little bastard whine and scream while they're eating dinner, then you are selfish, self-righteous, illogical, and insane. 5. All good lists should have five items. Many thanks to the good, sane parents of this world- you're diamonds in the rough. Last edited by analog; 11-23-2005 at 10:12 PM..