Maybe I'm just getting old, but

[Kathi OD]

What the heck is wrong w/ some people?? Let me explain.

Tonight, DH and I go to the local bar to grab something to eat. The bar has a small restaurant area that is separated from the main bar by a half wall.

After a short time, a man comes in with two children, about 8 & 10. He proceeds to sit them at a table that is against the half wall and then goes into the bar, sits on a stool and starts drinking with some people he obviously knows. Of course, DH and I are at the table next to the children. Dad, uncle, grandpop, whoever he is, is completely ignores the 2 children, as he's having a good time at the bar.

Of course, the kids are bored. So the girl starts singing at the top of her lungs while putting her fingers in and out of her ears. The boy is annoyed with her and starts yelling at her to stop.

What does Mr. Guardian do? Orders them each a Red Bull and goes back to the bar for another round!

So am I just getting old and cantankerous, or are some people just stupid?

 

[emdav]

That's crazy. It's not you. It's them.

 

[mamajoan]

nope you are just fine... people are just stupid at times. He did not order the kids anything to eat while he was "visiting" his buds at the bar? geez louise...

and just who was gonna drive everybody home after he was done "visiting" ... lovely just lovely....

 

[Scurvy]

Some people are just stupid.

 

[FireDancer]

Plenty of my friends take their kids into bars. Not dive bars but bars that are at least a little restaurant like. I see nothing wrong with that part of the issue.

They would not, however, leave them alone at a table when they go drink at the bar or order them a Red Bull. I think on that most people will agree the "guardian" was a doing a bad job. Some people are just idiots though, not much you can do about it.

 

[AKL_Megs]

Yep, you can't fix stupid!

 

[Hannathy]

I think the kindly thing would have been to buy them another red bull or two.....unless the bar had espresso then I may have ordered them those to round out the evening. He wouldn't have had to drive them home that way they could have bounced! see safety first.

 

[Kathi OD]

Plenty of my friends take their kids into bars. Not dive bars but bars that are at least a little restaurant like. I see nothing wrong with that part of the issue.

Definitely don't have a problem with this part either. I was just trying to paint a picture of how the bar was arranged.

They would not, however, leave them alone at a table when they go drink at the bar or order them a Red Bull. I think on that most people will agree the "guardian" was a doing a bad job. Some people are just idiots though, not much you can do about it.

This was the part that got me. It didn't even bother me that much when the kids were misbehaving. They were left alone and bored. That's what kids do when they're bored. But ordering them a Red Bull and expecting them to be quiet??

Thank God we were pretty much ready to go at that point.

 

[FireDancer]

But ordering them a Red Bull and expecting them to be quiet??

Yeah, that is the oddest part of all. It makes about as much sense as slapping a crying baby to get it to be quiet. Seems like it will accomplish the exact opposite of what you want.

There really are some people who should just not breed for the sake of the gene pool.

 

[Hannathy]

There really are some people who should just not breed for the sake of the gene pool.

My DD has a T shirt that says "the Gene pool could use a little chlorine"

I agree with the shirt

 

[powellrj]

another it depends on where you live things, but kids aren't allowed in bars in Indiana. The red bull is a whole other story.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

[hentob]

I remember my Grandfather would take my brother and I to “The Club” when we were little. This was back in the 70’s and it was a small hole in the wall where he would get together with his old buddies and smoke cigarettes and drink.

It was such a rare treat when he would allow us to go there with him. I remember I would put on a sundress and my favorite Dr. Scholl sandals. He would buy us a chocolate milk or a soda and ALWAYS a Slim Jim. Major treat.

We would sit quietly and watch the bar TV through the cigarette smoke (3 Stooges) or play the antiquated pinball machine.

I think today the problem is children aren’t happy unless they are on a computer or ipod or in front of a video game system. The days of going to the bar room or pool hall with Pappy are gone. This is not a special treat, as soda, chocolate milk and a snack are not a big deal to children today. They get what they want, when they want it. Many parents don’t acknowledge when their children are being brats. They just keep giving and giving, even if it means rewarding bad behavior

 

[MushyMushy]

Plenty of my friends take their kids into bars. Not dive bars but bars that are at least a little restaurant like. I see nothing wrong with that part of the issue.

They would not, however, leave them alone at a table when they go drink at the bar or order them a Red Bull. I think on that most people will agree the "guardian" was a doing a bad job. Some people are just idiots though, not much you can do about it.

See, I HATE when people take their kids into bars. I'm sorry, but when I'm at a bar, I want adult time. I want to drink without worrying about the kind of impression I'm making to some child. I want to talk about adult things without thinking about little ears. I just plain want to be an adult!

We do have one bar & grill where I live that allows kids in until 10. I'm somewhat okay with that as long as the kids are gone at 10.

This isn't so much an issue now that my kids are older, but nothing would peeve me more than to get a sitter for a night out, then go somewhere supposedly adult and have to put up with someone else's bad kids. I admit it, though. I'm a bit curmudgeonly and getting worse every year.

 

[Liberty Belle]

What the heck is wrong w/ some people?? Let me explain.

Tonight, DH and I go to the local bar to grab something to eat. The bar has a small restaurant area that is separated from the main bar by a half wall.

After a short time, a man comes in with two children, about 8 & 10. He proceeds to sit them at a table that is against the half wall and then goes into the bar, sits on a stool and starts drinking with some people he obviously knows. Of course, DH and I are at the table next to the children. Dad, uncle, grandpop, whoever he is, is completely ignores the 2 children, as he's having a good time at the bar.

Of course, the kids are bored. So the girl starts singing at the top of her lungs while putting her fingers in and out of her ears. The boy is annoyed with her and starts yelling at her to stop.

What does Mr. Guardian do? Orders them each a Red Bull and goes back to the bar for another round!

So am I just getting old and cantankerous, or are some people just stupid?

I don't think there's anything wrong with taking your child into a bar. I've done it and it was done to me when I was little, but that's only if it serves food (and more than just peanuts and pretzels!). But that man was neglecting the kids. Sure it could have been worse, but Red Bull?!

 

[Liberty Belle]

Yeah, that is the oddest part of all. It makes about as much sense as slapping a crying baby to get it to be quiet. Seems like it will accomplish the exact opposite of what you want.

There really are some people who should just not breed for the sake of the gene pool.

With some children, especially those with ADHD, caffeine calms them down.

 

[BabyTigger99]

When I was younger, Monday nights was tavern night. We went to a bar with my dad and grandpa (probably 6:00 at night). My uncle and two cousins would also come. They would get their weekly numbers for the Packer game, and have 2 or 3 taps of beer (the small taps), and my cousins and I would get to have a soda (HUGE treat) and we would roll the cue ball around on the pool table. We looked forward to it!!

Fast forward to now. My dad still goes and gets the numbers for the Packer game, goes with a different uncle now. He goes on Tuesdays at 3:00. At least twice a month my DS goes with him, and usually my niece and nephew, too. They get their soda, and the bartender/owner always has popcorn ready for them.

 

[Tinkermommy]

Yes, this is definitely wrong.

We always get our kids Monster not Red Bull.

If they serve food then I see no problem with kids being there. But he lack of attention and allowing them to be a disruption is a big problem!!

Also, Monster and Red Bull are full of junk (besides just the caffeine!) so I wouldn't drink it much less my children.

 

[Kathi OD]

When I was younger, Monday nights was tavern night. We went to a bar with my dad and grandpa (probably 6:00 at night). My uncle and two cousins would also come. They would get their weekly numbers for the Packer game, and have 2 or 3 taps of beer (the small taps), and my cousins and I would get to have a soda (HUGE treat) and we would roll the cue ball around on the pool table. We looked forward to it!!

Fast forward to now. My dad still goes and gets the numbers for the Packer game, goes with a different uncle now. He goes on Tuesdays at 3:00. At least twice a month my DS goes with him, and usually my niece and nephew, too. They get their soda, and the bartender/owner always has popcorn ready for them.

Were you left to your own devices to entertain yourselves w/ nothing to eat and drunk until you caused a disruption to the other patrons of the bar? Then, when they finally did pay attention to you did they give you something like Red Bull? That's the problem I have w/ the entire situation.

 

[C.Ann]

I certainly hope he wasn't going to drive these kids home when he was done drinking and visiting.. To me, that's the most disturbing part of the whole story..