Kids

[TDub]

Oh sure. Give the doc all the credit. Haha

[PhDhawk]

I assume the thank you was directed at Einstein, since he's a "real" doctor.

[chiknbut]

Kids are great. Expensive and all time consuming. These are all things everyone knows....people need to stop complaining about everything and take responsibility for their choices.

I see your point and mostly agree with it. But I never realized being a parent would be this hard. It's really fucking hard. Then again it's supposed to be. Can you tell I have teenage daughters?

Every child is different. Every situation is different. Life can be so complicated and yet wonderful at the same time.

I'll never regret becoming a Dad. But it's been incredibly difficult.

Yea I agree. It's so much harder to be a good parent than I ever imagined. Not saying its without struggle. It has certainly changed my lifestyle. But, everytime I start to lose it or get frustrated I tell myself that it was a conscience decision that I made, it's up to me to deal with it and do the best that I can to be a good parent to my children. I owe that to my children.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.


I guess my point is I hate hearing people bitch about the consequences of their choices. Noone elses but their own. Man up, stiffen that upper lip, get through it and come out better on the other side.

George Jones "Choices" great song.


Sorry for the stream of consciousness blathering.

Good stuff.

[ousdahl]

So the coworker/fellow guide is guilt tripping management to give him more trips than he has earned, just cuz he has a kid now.

He’s laying it on heavy about how “I’m just trying to provide for my kid.”

Bro no you’re not.

You work an on-call seasonal gig, in large part just cuz it’s fun. Don’t whine about it if it doesn’t make ends meet, and if they aren’t meeting then certainly don’t act like it’s your employer’s fault.

If you really wanted to provide for a kid, why not just work a full time job like a normal adult?

[Shirley]

So the coworker/fellow guide is guilt tripping management to give him more trips than he has earned, just cuz he has a kid now.

He’s laying it on heavy about how “I’m just trying to provide for my kid.”

Bro no you’re not.

You work an on-call seasonal gig, in large part just cuz it’s fun. Don’t whine about it if it doesn’t make ends meet, and if they aren’t meeting then certainly don’t act like it’s your employer’s fault.

If you really wanted to provide for a kid, why not just work a full time job like a normal adult?

Maybe tell him this: "I guess my point is I hate hearing people bitch about the consequences of their choices. Noone elses but their own. Man up, stiffen that upper lip, get through it and come out better on the other side."

Yours truly,
TDub

^^^

[ousdahl]

“Condom commercials should just be a live feed of couples trying to enjoy a decent meal at a restaurant with their kids”

[pdub]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

[jfish26]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

[NewtonHawk11]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

Truth.

Anywhere with a TV, my kids can definitely bring the volume up quite a bit.
Anywhere without a TV, they are reminded to keep it quiet, and they do for the most part thankfully.

[ousdahl]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

what about Olive Garden?

[pdub]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

Buffalo Wild Wings, sure.
The Irish Pub that has TV's and fantastic food? No.
Kid looses his/her shit? Bye.

[pdub]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

what about Olive Garden?

When you're there, you're family, so every kid is your kid.
So punish them how you see fit.

[PhDhawk]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

Buffalo Wild Wings, sure.
The Irish Pub that has TV's and fantastic food? No.
Kid looses his/her shit? Bye.

[Shirley]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

what about Olive Garden?

When you're there, you're family, so every kid is your kid.
So punish them how you see fit.

made me laugh

[jfish26]

If you’re at a restaurant not called Applebee’s or Chili’s or the sort and your kid acts up and you can’t calm it down, sorry, it’s time for you to leave.

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

Buffalo Wild Wings, sure.
The Irish Pub that has TV's and fantastic food? No.
Kid looses his/her shit? Bye.

Dumb. The restaurant can control for this, too, if it wants, by not having a kid's menu. You're always free to not go to places that have kid's menus.

[ousdahl]

Here in Fraser we have the prestigious Crooked Creek Saloon and Creekside Eatery, two different establishments under the same roof.

The eatery side is a recently renovated, respectable restaurant, complete with kid’s menu. The saloon side is this historic old dive bar where ski bums shoot pool, blue collar mountain workers slam yellow beers after a shift, etc.

On the saloon side there’s a sign on the door that says “minors must be accompanied by adults.” It’s been known to get rowdy. Nonetheless, y’all tourists come in with a bunch of younglings and, for whatever reason, decide to sit on the saloon side.

Then, of course, the parents loose their minds when some roughneck drops an F bomb about a bad shot in pool, or cuz KU got their asses kicked on the road, or what have you.

The bartender basically tells them to either go over to the restaurant side or go back to Texas, and it’s a thing of beauty.

[PhDhawk]

That's putting a lot of pressure on "the sort." If there's a TV on the wall, it's fair game for kids.

Buffalo Wild Wings, sure.
The Irish Pub that has TV's and fantastic food? No.
Kid looses his/her shit? Bye.

Dumb. The restaurant can control for this, too, if it wants, by not having a kid's menu. You're always free to not go to places that have kid's menus.

That makes a pretty enormous assumption that not having a kid's menu prevents parents from bringing their kids.

Also, unless the kids menu is on the regular menu, adults without children likely wouldn't know if a restaurant has a kids menu, as they'd never be issued/offered one.

[jfish26]

Buffalo Wild Wings, sure.
The Irish Pub that has TV's and fantastic food? No.
Kid looses his/her shit? Bye.

Dumb. The restaurant can control for this, too, if it wants, by not having a kid's menu. You're always free to not go to places that have kid's menus.

That makes a pretty enormous assumption that not having a kid's menu prevents parents from bringing their kids.

Also, unless the kids menu is on the regular menu, adults without children likely wouldn't know if a restaurant has a kids menu, as they'd never be issued/offered one.

If an adult's experience at McClanahannery's is going to be so ruined by a kid that they'd rather not go, surely they can call McClahannery's and ask if there's kids there.

[CrimsonNBlue]

This is why God created the burbs.

[PhDhawk]

Dumb. The restaurant can control for this, too, if it wants, by not having a kid's menu. You're always free to not go to places that have kid's menus.

That makes a pretty enormous assumption that not having a kid's menu prevents parents from bringing their kids.

Also, unless the kids menu is on the regular menu, adults without children likely wouldn't know if a restaurant has a kids menu, as they'd never be issued/offered one.

If an adult's experience at McClanahannery's is going to be so ruined by a kid that they'd rather not go, surely they can call McClahannery's and ask if there's kids there.

It sounds like pdub had his evening ruined recently. I don't think you go to dinner worrying/assuming that someone else is going to ruin it, at least I don't. But it sucks when it happens. When it's a child, at a place that's not necessarily kid or family friendly, I think everyone's reaction is, why did they bring a kid here.

Like, I don't call ahead to a bar and ask if they routinely over-serve the local drunk, or make sure they have a policy against food fights either. I assume that a restaurant is going to have a positive ambience and will deal with problems accordingly.

Once, I had dinner at a restaurant that decided it needed to have a magician go table to table doing up close magic. I didn't enjoy letting my food get cold while this hack did some sleight of hand. It's not like I'm going to call ahead to every restaurant and ask if they have a magician making rounds.