I used to go to bar by myself when i was like 11 because my parents worked Saturdays and we didn't have satellite. so I'd bike a couple blocks away to The Logjam to catch the 11AM kickoff and husk my child ass off and they gave me free pop, popcorn and a burger or hotdog usually My mom's parenting really shined brightly when she told them to only give me one pop because I had a bunch of cavities.
Was not expecting people to be this fired up about this. I have kids and a dog and how people feel about either doesn't really affect me. Thank you
I've got an autistic 6 yr old son. The best way for you to eat in peace at a restaurant is for him to watch Bluey on an iPad. I apologize if that bothers you.
The key is to wait out the toddler years. Once they're 10 they're basically grown and you're done raising them
The interactions I've had with people trying to bring service dogs into nightclubs could be it's own thread.
Hmm, I wonder if I can get a "service kid" harness and leash for my child? Then I could take him anywhere
Soho House West Hollywood is a club for adults, but those under 18 are welcome on Mondays and Sundays until 8pm. Keep an eye on the members' app for our Teeny House children's events.
If the pandemic taught us anything we are an extremely selfish society who for the most part are incapable of thinking about the needs of others outside our circle or mental models.
I don't know what that means but I think the idea of board games being weird for adults to play is bad
Exactly nobody said it was. It's just dumb that so many of the same people who love their adult kid time wanna socially police actual kids being around them at those same places
people get really up in arms about this topic. I'm surprised. it doesn't matter to me if it's a dog or a kid. the expectation should be good behavior in shared spaces (restaurants, etc.) or whomever is responsible is an asshole. it shouldn't be on other patrons to tolerate shitty behavior because the parent/owner is too tired or too preoccupied to actually be responsible. i don't take my dog to public spaces because she's energetic and wants to meet and see and lick everyone and everything. i love her to pieces but i don't have any desire to spend my time trying to get her to relax and i don't think people should have to deal with that even if 90%+ of people i encounter really like her.
Yeah all the smug equivalence relating kids to dogs, calling them "spawn," really does bother me. It's fun for a quick sec to do it sorta tongue in cheek, but then one has to understand there's a reason people run out into traffic for them. The grating undercurrent of anti-kid sardonism is p gross, and even grosser when said people pretend they're little victims of children existing on society.