My husband and I went out to eat the other night without the kids, a rare occasion. We thought it would be nice to have a quiet dinner alone.As usual, though, right behind us sat a family of five having their evening meal together. One kid was constantly kicking our booth, one was screaming, and one was standing up on their booth seat bonking me on the head.
The parents progressed through their meal as though nothing unusual was happening. They must have thought it was funny, or were just too frazzled to say anything. To some it may have been funny, but to us it was just plain rude.
I don't think it is asking too much, that if you are going to take your children out to dinner in a public place, to make them at least behave as though they are on the OUTSIDE of the monkey cage at the zoo!
When I mentioned this to my boss, he said the thing I should do... is to talk in a very LOUD voice about what we did in the lab today at work. You know, the one where very gruesome things happen. If you get the parents to puke up their dinner, it may be a little more quiet, since they will have to exit the restaurant WITH their monkeys in tow!
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