When I was in France at a steak place, I did speak out loud in English to my husband in a conversation, hoping they didn’t understand me, that these were awful kids, parents should do better, when our kids were young, they never pulled anything close to this, etc.. sure enough, one father did manage to tell his son not to scream, kind of like shushing him. I don’t know if this belongs to the category of shaming the parents, but I can’t be fault for being an outspoken person. A lot of diners there were not pleased with the noise either.
That's not bossy; it's common sense, especially since you are willing to take the situation into consideration. We love booths/banquettes, and always ask for a booth if they have them.
When a waitress at a nice, and not crowded, restaurant seated us at a teeny table-for-two where we ended up kicking each other, I requested to be moved to a larger table with room for our long legs. She moved us; didn't bat an eye. Now..."bossy" would have been if the restaurant was almost full, and there was only one table-for-four left. In that event, I think we would have left and gone somewhere else.
Fairfax, if people are letting their kids act out in public without removing them they deserve to hear their kids are brats.
My friend and I were eating dinner at a taco joint and he left to use the restroom. A little kid from the next table came over, sat in my friend's seat, and before I could stop him reached into my friend's plate and grabbed a French fry.
Maybe it’s because I’m in the thick of parenting at this stage of my life but thjs makes me feel bad for the parents. I can’t imagine how I’d feel if I heard someone saying I had awful kids. :-(
Yeah. I'd laugh and make a new young friend!that's awesome
stuff like that doesn't bother me at all, it's the running around screaming that doesn't belong