Noisy children in restaurants

[Mich the Tester]

Mr N and I not big fans of small children at all.

Same here chez Tester.

However, what I find even more irritating than young children is new parents telling us how their bundle of joy (and puke and tulip and piss and dribble) brings so much pleasure to their lives and has made their home complete etc etc etc

[Pondlife]

Interesting to see what qualifies as a restaurant in the BBC's eyes. Some brat eating a burger and chips off a table with no plate and no cutlery.

[MarillionFan]

I avoid anywhere in general that says "child friendly".

Mr N and I hate children and everyone who does not conform to our view on life.

Some restaurants that I go to have an age limit such as No children under 8 years allowed".

FTFY :

[Durbs]

OK to bring kids, but only if they can keep quiet.

Lol, you dont have kids do you.

I avoid taking ours to 'posh' places as, like any young kids, they will be as noisy or quiet as they feel like being at the time and there is simply no way to do anything about it, threats and bribes only work for a short space of time and punching them repeatedly in the head gets funny looks from fellow diners. My kids are noisy and thats the way they should be, any kids that sit quiet as a mouse throughout a boring grownup meal are a little strange in my book.

I'm reporting this thread to MumsNet you fckers!

[TykeMerc]

My children were taught to behave well when eating out, little darlings they might have been, but I never thought anyone else should be subjected to them as toddlers.

[SueEllen]

Same here chez Tester.

However, what I find even more irritating than young children is new parents telling us how their bundle of joy (and puke and tulip and piss and dribble) brings so much pleasure to their lives and has made their home complete etc etc etc

It's hormonal plus you have to have an explanation for having a little thing that cries,tulips and pukes all over you.

I have some very honest female friends'.

[MarillionFan]

Same here chez Tester.

However, what I find even more irritating than young children is new parents telling us how their bundle of joy (and puke and tulip and piss and dribble) brings so much pleasure to their lives and has made their home complete etc etc etc

Do they fook! Whoever says that needs a slap. I'd be in Rio right now snorting coke and shagging hookers if not for the wife & kids. Now that would be bringing pleasure to my life. :-(

[cailin maith]

Lol, you dont have kids do you.

I avoid taking ours to 'posh' places as, like any young kids, they will be as noisy or quiet as they feel like being at the time and there is simply no way to do anything about it, threats and bribes only work for a short space of time and punching them repeatedly in the head gets funny looks from fellow diners. My kids are noisy and thats the way they should be, any kids that sit quiet as a mouse throughout a boring grownup meal are a little strange.

Nah - they have just been warned that unless they are on their best behaviour, next time Mam & Dad go out for a nice meal, they'll be locked in the cupboard under the stairs.

Worked on all of us. Perfectly well behaved in public.

My Ma would've done it too

[SueEllen]

My children were taught to behave well when eating out, little darlings they might have been, but I never thought anyone else should be subjected to them as toddlers.

If they are sitting there quietly eating, quietly playing and talking at an appropriate level at the table then I don't feel subjected to them.

If they are running around, crashing into things, going over to other people's tables, screaming, etc then they should be eating out until they have learnt table manners.

[Mich the Tester]

It's hormonal plus you have to have an explanation for having a little thing that cries,tulips and pukes all over you.

I have some very honest female friends'.

Yep. We know one woman who has actually broken the taboo and admitted she regrets having kids. There's a TV program coming on Dutch TV about this; it seems she is far from alone.

A survey in Holland showed that more than a third of all higher level educated (uni, poly, professional qualifications) men and more than a quarter of higher educated women don't want children at all, but so many end up giving in to their partner who does want them that only about 1 in 10 of those adults eventually don't have kids. See the source of many broken marriages. Happily, neither of us want them. I've known that since I was about, oooh, five. Same goes for Lady Tester.