Some Parents Just Don't Use Common Sense

[Pongo69]

While eating at the Olive Garden for lunch today, 3 pooh size women and an adorable mini pooh size boy who had to be between the age of 6 and 9 were seated across from us.

I don't know what the mom was thinking, but she let this little boy drink 2 glasses of soda and a half glass of tea before our meal came out and we ordered before they did.

Their waitress made a comment about him getting sick, but the mom just ignored her.

Now mind you they were sitting across from us in full view so I could see this little boy downing soda like mad. I guess they were letting him have however many because it was his birthday.
Not only did they let him drink alot he ate alot of salad and a couple of breadsticks.

Not 5 minutes after our soup and salad came out this kid "VOMITED" EVERYWHERE!!!!!
The mom and I guess it was his grandmother jumped up trying to catch it with the salad bowl "yes" salad bowl but it didn't work because when she put the bowl infront of his mouth his upchuck shot over the bowl onto the table and food.

Several lunch guest on my side left without finishing their meals because they were grossed out.
It didn't bother me because as parents you all know kids get sick ect.. so it really isn't a big deal, but again the stench was "HORRIBLE"

I felt sorry for the baby who has an idiot for a mom. I may be wrong but I think as a parent she should have known better than the let this boy consume so much food and liquid so fast.

 

[aprilgail2]

My friend used to manage a Friendlys restaurant and they used to have a lot of birthday parties there...he and the staff would take bets at the beginning of the party as to which kid would be the one to get sick and vomit there! He said the parents would let the kids drink and eat so much and then the ice cream would come and that would put them right over the edge! gross!!

 

[NMAmy]

Reminds me of the Monty Python Meaning of Life sketch. Was it a wafer thin mint that put him over the edge?

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

Ah, yes, the "waffer theen meent"! A classic!

Seriously, Mom should have been paying closer attention. Maybe she'll remember next time--how could you forget?

 

[Pongo69]

Seem's to me she was encouraging the little fellow to eat and drink.
Out of the 3 adults and this one child sitting at the table,you would think at least one adult would of had sense enough to stop him from gorging food

 

[zakatak]

So if the point of the original post was to ask whether or not the parent should have let the boy consume so much food and pop quickly, then why was their weight mentioned? Would it have been any better if they had all been skinny minnies? Would that have made the birthday binge more acceptable?

Just jumping on the bandwagon...

Karen

 

[SC Minnie]

Some people just don't think.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by zakatak
So if the point of the original post was to ask whether or not the parent should have let the boy consume so much food and pop quickly, then why was their weight mentioned? Would it have been any better if they had all been skinny minnies? Would that have made the birthday binge more acceptable?

Just jumping on the bandwagon...

Karen

I kinda have to agree with Karen here...it really doesn't matter what size the people were...a child that young has a small stomach...they just can't handle that much food at once whether there are "pooh" sized/normal/under weight.

i agree with the principle of your post though...yes, they should have watched what the kid was consuming (and how fast)

poor kid though...

 

[zakatak]

Oh yeah, I actually forgot to say that I DO agree with Pongo. No child should be allowed to gorge like that. It's just common sense.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

EWWW GROSSSSS..........



I would have ran out of there!

 

[mazzarafe]

At the airport last year for our trip home from Disney we went to the food area near Southwest to grab a quick bite to eat at McD's. DH sat at a table with 2 DD's and I got in line for our food. When I got back to the table about 5 minutes later the boy at the table next to us had gotten sick all over their table, the floor RIGHT NEXT TO MY BACKPACK! Then I looked over again and saw what this kid had in front of him. A big smoothie(most of it was gone), probably strawberry cause it was pink...everywhere...a pretzle and a few BAGS of candy. Very nutrious lunch.

Needless to say we couldn't eat there so we packed up our stuff and ate in the waiting area for our plane. But the smell stayed in my nose no matter how many times I blew it.

What makes parents load their kids with crap just to keep them "happy" is way beyound me. Not in my house. I get picked on because DD's Easter and Halloween candy is around for so long. I do not let my kids eat alot at once just for the reason of getting sick. I think it sticks with me because I did it to myself as a foolish teen. At way too many Cadbury eggs one year while babysitting and was kissing the porcelein for and hour.

I feel bad for this boy, but his mother should have known better and it is up to her to control what her son eats and drinks.

 

[phorsenuf]

My neighbor across the street lets her son gorge like that too everytime they go out. He's a big boy and I'm sorry if this isn't PC correct, but he's fat, plain and simple! He's only 12 and already has high bolod pressure and borderline diabetes. He will eat and eat. He will actually eats a great divide sub from D'Angelos (you know those party sized ones) by himself!
Everytime they go out for dinner he throws up. He usually runs outside to do it. It all stems tho from the fact that he just eats until he gets sick.
I don't understand why a parent would allow a child to eat like that. Its just bad bad bad!

While I understand what you are saying too stinkerbell, I think if you are prone to eating alot then your stomach can handle different amounts of food. So, if the pooh sized boy is used to eating alot, than his stomach may be able to handle more.

My son and the boy above are less than a week apart in age. My son can't even eat a small sub. He eats like a bird and gets full fast. I don't think their stomachs are the same size.

I don't think the OP was trying to be mean or insulting but perhaps because the boy was pooh sized it went along with the fact that the parents were not all that concerened of how and what he ate, birthday or not.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Although I am sorry for those who had to witness this, and sorry for the boy's discomfort....I think this is hysterical!! I serves the parents's right! How dumb can some adults be?

 

[shortbun]

My DS never overeats. He's a healthy athlete and he says,"food is fuel." However, on his birthday this year, we took him to
his favorite restaurant, the Japanese Steakhouse. He loves the
salad,the shrimp and the fried rice. It's a teppanyaki restaurant
so I was watching the chef and other tables react to their chefs
and chatting with DH and son. I did not notice how much DS was
eating. He quietly asked his Dad to accompany him into the
bathroom and when they returned, he looked very pale. It
was then I assessed his intake and realized he had eaten an adult sized meal-the whole thing. Bad Mommy! DH had given
him a few more of his shrimp, Bad Daddy. DS was sick the rest
of the night. I won't make this mistake again but somehow I
don't think DS will either.

It just never dawned on me. He shows me his fist sometimes
when I question wether or not he has eaten thus explaining the size of his stomach. I guess there's a first time for everything,

 

[jrydberg]

I've always found that going out to eat and going to the zoo are two great ways for me to feel better about my parenting skills

 

[Pongo69]

Originally posted by zakatak
So if the point of the original post was to ask whether or not the parent should have let the boy consume so much food and pop quickly, then why was their weight mentioned? Would it have been any better if they had all been skinny minnies? Would that have made the birthday binge more acceptable?

Just jumping on the bandwagon...

Karen

Karen my post was not meant to insult pooh sized people.

I don't care if they were fat, skinny, black, white,green or yellow. I felt bad for this boy because as I stated before the mother should of known better.

 

[mom2boys]

Somewhere along the way, my 9 yr old got the idea that eating more than everyone else gives him "bragging rights". Needless to say DH & I have been working hard to undo that notion. We have made it clear to him that there is no glory in stuffing yourself. Parents have to be on gaurd - especially if there is a group of people at the table. It is very easy to get involved in conversation with the other adults and lose track of what the kids are consuming - especially if the kids are entertaining themselves. My son is not shy about asking the waiter for another bread basket. DH & I are not shy about telling the waiter not to bother. Does this make DS happy? Absolutely not. But life goes on. And DS will have a better quality of life if he doesn't have to battle his weight.

 

[spearenb]

Originally posted by mazzarafe
Then I looked over again and saw what this kid had in front of him. A big smoothie(most of it was gone), probably strawberry cause it was pink...everywhere...a pretzle and a few BAGS of candy.

I hope you were able to determine what he had to eat from the leftover trash and not the..... spillage?



Personal story. A few years back, my DD2 got sick in the TGIF at Cedar Point. While my wife was yelling at me to get her out of the resturant, I calmly held a menu in front of her to block other diners view. There was NO WAY I could have ran her through the place with out affecting others more than they already were. Anyways, as my DD finished and we were able to wipe her face off quickly to leave, I left my wife to take care of the bill while I went to the room. A couple hours later when things calmed down, I started looking at the reciept. I noticed that the tip line was blank and I asked my wife how much of a tip did she leave..... $0.... she had totally forgot about it..... Did I tell you that this was our first child?

I mention Cedar Point above just in case the waitresses/busboys are posters here and I can make it up to them...

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Not to defend this mother in any way, shape, or form, but some kids tend to do this more than others. I have barfer boys, as much as I hate it. My 13yo is the worst, even though he is much better now. He would overeat and then throw up and even did it recently. And I don't mean that he would eat a lot of food--just a normal amount, but if he at all felt too full, or it didn't agree with him in the slightest, he would throw up. When he was a baby he had a very sensitive gag reflex and choked and threw up VERY easily (what would make most kids cough a little he would throw up). Not pleasant! His two brothers were the same way and I'm still going through it with my 4yo. He doesn't overeat at all, but it something doesn't agree with him he feels sick easily--thankfully he can now tell us and doesn't do it all over the place. We keep a barf bucket in the car because he sometimes gets motion sickness. I always say that for him, throwing up just once doesn't mean he's sick, needs to do it a couple of times (like now--he has a stomach virus). Chocolate is restricted because that seems to be the worst offender.

Of course the boy at Olive Garden was stuffing himself, something that parents should discourage, if for no other reason than it's bad manners.

The funny thing is that my firstborn (girl) never threw up and I really thought I had it easy since I've never been one to deal with barf easily! Now I'm continually cleaning it up, either from my 4yo, the dogs, or sometimes one of the cats. Somebody is looking down on me and getting a good laugh.

T&B

 

[Stepharoonie!]

I treated myself to Chic-Fil-A last night (hey, when you're broke something like that IS a treat!) and it was "hurricane madness" last night there.

As I sat down, directly across from me was a very Southern sounding family. The mother was obviously very freaked out by the storm, and kept yamming (very loudly) about things that weren't true.

The boy, all of 8 or 9 years old, must have weighed close to 250-300 pounds. I kid you not, I have never seen a child THAT big before. He had a kid's meal along with a chicken sandwich, large fry, large soda, and a large ice cream sundae.

His remark? "Momma, I'm so scared of the hurrican' gettin' me, I can't finish eatin'!" But yet, he was still raking in the fries as he said it.

It really disgusted me to see a family let their child get like that. It was also bizarre to hear him make a comment like that.