Friend of a Mouse
Braille: To touch words and have them touch you ba
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2011
Twice in two days I have been eating dinner and been subjected to the high pitched screaming of a little terror. Last night I was at a Pei Wei. The couple that sat in the booth next to mine was nice, but halfway through their cute little boy started screaming. I will give them credit, the mom did get up to leave and as soon as she got toward the door he quieted down. There were a few smaller episodes, but he did quiet down quickly. I understand why they stayed put, but it was still fairly annoying.
Tonight I was at Culver's and a family in the same section had what appeared to be a little girl no older than 2. She was screaming at a pitch that only dogs should have been able to hear. After one half hearted "used you indoor voice", the parents then proceeded to chase her around the restaurant, hide behind corners and pop out and scare her, and generally horseplay. This had the predictable effect of making her scream even more. I was very tempted to say something to them, but it was not worth it.
Maybe I am missing something because I am not a parent, but when did it become okay to subject an entire restaurant to the high pitched screaming of your child while you chase them around the restaurant? Parents, if another patron came up to you and asked you politely to stop, how would you take it? Honestly, this is not the first time I have seen kids running through this restaurant screaming so I pretty much just quit going there except once in a blue moon. This is the first time I have seen parents actively contributing to the mayhem.
Tonight I was at Culver's and a family in the same section had what appeared to be a little girl no older than 2. She was screaming at a pitch that only dogs should have been able to hear. After one half hearted "used you indoor voice", the parents then proceeded to chase her around the restaurant, hide behind corners and pop out and scare her, and generally horseplay. This had the predictable effect of making her scream even more. I was very tempted to say something to them, but it was not worth it.
Maybe I am missing something because I am not a parent, but when did it become okay to subject an entire restaurant to the high pitched screaming of your child while you chase them around the restaurant? Parents, if another patron came up to you and asked you politely to stop, how would you take it? Honestly, this is not the first time I have seen kids running through this restaurant screaming so I pretty much just quit going there except once in a blue moon. This is the first time I have seen parents actively contributing to the mayhem.