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Originally posted by kstar
No, the newborn has no right to be out and about!
Seriously, get a baby sitter, or stay at home until your kid is old enought to walk around on his own and be quiet.
I love kids, but as one, I never created scenes in restaurants, because I wasn't there until I was about 3ish.
I plan on breastfeeding, and I think doing it in bathrooms is filthy, but I won't do it in public.
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In principal, I agree. However, in practive, this is easier said that done. I have a 15 month old who has been going out every since she was a couple of months old. My husband and I eat out once a week (give or take) and she almost always comes with. Because she's been exposed to this her whole life, she doesn't act up. She has never thrown a fit in public, tossed her food, or done anything other than flirt w/ other diners.
And as nice as the babysitter idea is, it's not always practical. Besides the fact that it's pretty frickin' expensive (whatever happened to the $10 a night I got paid?!?). I'm not going to pay some 16 year old I don't know (no relatives in close "drop by to sit" vicinity) $25 to keep my kid while I get groceries.
I'm not meaning to flame or whatever, but being a mother to a toddler w/ another on the way, I'm just sharing a little reality. Before I had kids, I was the queen of "shut the kid up!". I worked in restaurants for years, and dreaded seeing a child. Probably b/c of this, I have been super super careful about my daughter's behavior, and always a little extra b/c I know most servers are hesitant to wait on us.
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