For some time my friend has been interested in a coworker who is divorced and has two young children. My friend finally got up the nerve to ask the woman out, and she accepted. He took her and her children to a movie. They were the only ones in the theater until about 10 minutes into the movie, when a big guy came in and sat directly behind them. A little strange, but no big deal. Five minutes later, the woman’s young son leans toward her and asks, “Is it okay if I go sit with Daddy?” :eek:
As weird dates go, that’s high on the weird-o-meter.
Well, it’s nice to see that the woman is communicating with her ex-husband…
Who brings their children on a first date?
Wow, he seems like a really good father, wanting to spend time with his kids and all.
They were probably both big Brady Bunch fans. The newlywed Brady’s even took all six kids on their honeymoon.
I got the impression that it was one of the kids who told their daddy about the date.
Well, it could have been worse.
He could have been stalking her.
Ha, I completely misunderstood the OP and thought that the kid has randomly assigned “Daddyhood” to some stranger that happened to sit behind them.
Not sure which is weirder, but having the ex appear on a first date is certainly worse.
I wonder if your friend invited the kids along to show the woman that he doesn’t have a problem with her having kids and that he wasn’t out to just get laid. Kind of a nice gesture on his part, although I’m not sure I would have gone ahead with that particular plan if I were the woman. And who knows how EX found out. Could be the kids, could be the EX Wife (because the kids were going with her) or maybe he’s a crazy jealous stalker who can’t let go of his relationship with her. We certainly don’t know enough about the situation to make that call.
I’ve had that happen to me. No big deal. It’s not like I’m the kind of guy who’s looking for any hot first date action (not these days, anyway) 
Dohn’t date women with young kids.
Do try and keep up, Salem.
There’s going to be a test later. 
I have a bit more information than I revealed in the O.P. A big reason that it took my friend a long time to ask this woman out was that her relationship with her ex has been stormy, and the ex has been an asshole and a stalker. My friend invited the kids along for several reasons: he knew the woman could not afford a baby sitter; he’s willing to take things slow; he wanted to show that he accepted her children (he’d met them before); he’s a nice guy. I thought it was a sweet gesture, but in retrospect, perhaps it wasn’t such a great idea.
Well, knowing that I have your full support, I’ll be downright vigilant from now on.
Just to make sure you’re keeping up, here’s the quiz:
1. The second man in the theater was:
(a) The woman’s ex-husband
(b) The children’s father
(c) The mailman
(d) (a) and (b)
(e) (a), (b) and (c)
(f) Not enough information was provided to determine an answer.
2. The woman has:
(a) wealthy parents
(b) bi-polar disorder
(c) two children
(d) big hooters
(e) (c) and probably (d), if I know men
3. The children are:
(a) sweet little tykes tragically caught up in a web of revenge and deceit
(b) spoiled brats who can’t be left at home
(c) little snitches
(d) robots
(e) unimportant to the plot of the story
4. The movie they saw was:
(a) Saw
(b) The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
(c) The Polar Express
(d) The Incredibles
5. The color of the bear was:
(a) white
(b) brown
(c) black
Hint: If you got question 3 correct, this one should be a snap.
Somebody just begging for a restraining order.
So, is your friend going to see her again?
(a) No. Not after that disaster.
(b) Yes. Love conquers all.
© Yes. She has big hooters.
Aw, man, a pop quiz?
leans over and sneaks a peek at Ethilrist’s paper
DD) Big Hooters
Did I pass?
(a) Was there a disaster?
(b) Was there, not a disaster?
(c) Does she even have big hooters? (pics?)