
Don’t expect society to put up with your little brats
seems reasonable though ?
“Horrified”
??? That’s a perfectly reasonable request tho???
HOW DARE YOU ASK US TO ACTUALLY PARENT!?
Okay but…story time because I work at a fucking restaurant. Specifically one that has every single main dish on those hotplates. A kid ran into me one time as I was carrying two empty trays back to the kitchen and sent me into the edge of a brick wall right next to me. Like my side collided into the outwards edge and holy fuck y’all know that hurts. AND I almost dropped the trays on the stupid kid. I had to sit out of work for like half an hour cuz it hurt that much, and bruised badly for a few days mind you, while my manager yelled at the customer family for letting the child run around like that. Luckily the family had shame and apologised and left, but godammit if I had been carrying a tray of hot food fresh from the kitchen I wouldn’t have been the only one hurt for sure and injuries would’ve been much worse.
TL;DR DON’T LET YOUR TINY CHILDREN RUN AROUND IN A RESTAURANT. IT’S NOT A PLAYGROUND. IT’S DANGEROUS FOR BOTH THE STAFF, THE OTHER CUSTOMERS, AND THE ACTUAL CHILDREN.
For real though, asking that you actually pay attention to your child… isn’t unreasonable.
I’ve seen unwatched kids:
Attempt to (and almost sucessfully) unplug large electronic appliances that could kill them
Damage product
Attempt to, and successfully pull over line barriers that are heavy enough to kill them if they are hit in the head with them
Attempt to go in the back room
Trip other kids
Shove other kids
Run through a retail store with dozens of hazards causing injury to themselves or us on several occassions
One kid ran, tripped over a second unwatched kid, and hit his face on a counter, biting through his cheek and requiring a trip to the hospital and several stitches.And we’re a kids toy store.
Retail stores and Restaurants are NOT playgrounds, and they cannot be treated like playgrounds. I get that they have energy and sometimes need to let it out, but if they cannot behave in those environments take them outside for a few minutes to let them burn some of it off. If that is too cold, take them to indoor play places, or take them home where they can release that energy in a safe environment. But don’t let them run amok in places like restaurants and retail stores. It really IS NOT safe, regardless of what the store is.
It is not other peoples jobs/duty to watch your monsters. keep them in check or stay home. I think there should be a fee or something in restaurants for parents with badly behaving children.






