I didn’t get offended. I’ve been called worst.
Her should be his …
Here’s an attempt at some humor:
NO, I’m not hungry for kids.
For those who don’t get it (not many), I was just taking the title Children at Buffets, and saying they serve them. HAHHAHAHA.
Pizza…buffet? I live in awe at the decadent lifestyle that other dopers lead. I’ve never even HEARD of a pizza buffet. Were I to see a sign advertising one, I would think that it meant two different features of the restraunt.
Oh, you don’t have any pizza buffets where you live? What a deprived life! Cici’s Pizza is a chain of buffets that are not only dirt cheap – $5 per person for adults, less for kids – but have a huge variety of tasty pizzas, and if they don’t have what you want they’ll make it for you on the spot. And they hire their staff for cheerfulness and courtesy. As long as you can ignore the hordes of kids running around, it’s a great pig-out meal!
But the buffet where Little Monster took Papa Tiger’s sausage, I hasten to add, was NOT at this level. It was one that caters to adults.
Your place, Pizza Hut, etc. We have them around here.
Cici’s sounds like heaven. None in VT, though.
…I think I’m going to go for pizza for supper tonight. Yum.
Just beat the little bastards and put them in closet before you leave home.
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Some American KFC’s have buffets that I’ve always wanted to try for morbid curiosity’s sake.
Perhaps they take their parenting philosophies from Taking Children Seriously.
I remember when I was six years old, I was in church with my parents, and we were kneeling at this point. I had my hands folded and on the back of the pew in front of us.
This little brat grabs at my wrists and tries to pry my hands apart. All Mommy did was smile indulgently and whisper, “Honey, she’s praying, honey, she’s praying.”
If I had been older, I would have said, “Ever hear of ‘spare the rod and spoil the child?’”*
*Note, I do NOT believe in this philosophy myself at all, but I would have said it to make a point to the parent. However, I do believe in it in a not-literal rod. In other words, don’t discipline at all, and your child will be screaming brat and grow up to be an obnoxious adult.
Pizza is a Friday night tradition for my sister’s family. They usually go to Mazzio’s but I was with them at a Cici’s once.
Joe’s Pizza has long been the DC equivalent of Cici’s though I see Cici’s has a location up in Rockville now.
Just this past Sunday I took three out of five heathens to Ryans for the first time.
They have signs all over the place asking for children ten and under to be accompanied by an adult.
We had the dropped untensil issue and at six my son knew enough to ask me where it should go since it fell on the floor. I was very proud of him and the attendant/server thanked him and told him he did a good job.
And before our dinning experience even started while we were still in the van my friend and I explained to the heathens that this was a place where they had to use their best manners.
No talking with food in their mouths, chew with their mouths closed, no elbows on the table, no pointing, no yelling, running, jumping, you ask to be excused and you do not go and get food without a big person. (mom, friend, or big sister).
To lighten the mood a bit I told them to behave like they weren’t with me. My children always seem to be “no problem” for other friends and family members when they have them.
Like the boards I don’t have too many rules for my children to follow but dinner time is a must, as well as public apperances.
It’s sad to say but family dinners are becomming a thing of the past. I don’t think I have any friends in my area who still sit down as a family all at the same table for dinner every night.
For most of them it’s either grab what you can get or eating in the living room/over a counter or such in front of a tv.
Busier times I guess.
My oldest son (12) stayed at a friends house and his friend was chewing with his mouth open. When he told his friend that at home they get in trouble for elbows on the table and chewing with his mouth open his friend laughed and didn’t believe him.
When said friend came to dinner a few nights later he said “wow, you weren’t lying!”
MamaTiger, I think I am going to tell my children just how proud of them I am. And in a way because of your tale I can be a little more at ease that I am teaching my children well. Thank you!
Like Kricket, I am going to tell my boys tonight that I am so proud of their manners and behavior. My eldest is 12, and he STILL gets accompanied to the buffets, so I can monitor his behavior*. Heck! My 9 year old doesn’t even get to spoon up his own food at the Buffet. I do it while he holds his plate with BOTH hands.
I have left many a restaurant with a crying child while husband takes care of the check and packing up to-go boxes. I have ‘turned this car right around’. I don’t make deals or take excuses from my children. I expect them to behave, and they KNOW that. I would have died of mortification if that had been my child, Mama Tiger, and I would have apologized profusely then packed my kid up and left the restaurant. It’s unbelieveable how unreactionary some parents are.
Like most, in this situation I place the blame for this unfortunate incident squarely on the ‘mother’. I place mother in quotes because if one has failed to teach their child basic manners and behavior, the term mother is simply a biologic one and has nothing to do with mothering as a life pursuit.
FB
- Most buffets around here have the 'no unaccompanied children 12 or under rule.
Cite?
they are mutants of you
I would just like to say that as I was checking up on this thread I remembered that I wanted to tell Krisfer the cat that I though his last statement about training them pretty funny.
And then after not seeing her around in ages (at least I haven’t)voguevixen comes in and makes me choke on my soda!
kputt, I know you came in here and heard us and though we were all a bunch of asses for some of the things that were said, and I know that was all cleared up for all, but I did want to say that some of us take our parenting with alot of humor. Otherwise we would crack!
I swear I am raising Calvin, (Calvin and Hobbes) Lucy (Peanuts), Emily Strange, Moaning Mertle (Harry Potter), and my oldest son a cross between Tony Hawk and a comedian.
They worry me one minute, make me want to choke them the next, and smother them with hugs and kisses in another moment.
Hey, can you guys tell that I just got done reading Erma Bombeck? I feel I’m starting to sound like her!
mmmm maybe kput and I are a team…
Thanks Kricket I am a proud Mommy of the best kid this side of FairyChatMom’s Perfect Child:D
Sorry kputt you touched a fragile nerve I won’t go into here… Mama Tiger would scratch me for that hijack…
My son is the most freaking AWESOME experience I have ever had
:o Kisfer the cat is a mama kitty. I’m sorry I guessed wrong. I generally try not to guess and keep statements gender nuetral until I know for sure.
Dang, I feel like a butt now. But at least I won’t mess it up next time.
Oh, and if there is something you need to talk out feel free to hijack my e-mail anytime dear.
Oh, I would also like to add that even those around here who don’t like children, or choose not to breed at this time or ever still have some sense of humor about them.
Alright, I’ll stop with that now. I guess something touched a nerve with me as well.
Quick hijack. Someone earlier mentioned the “The adults are talking” thing. I have a quick story of humorous backfire (pun intended, see below)
I took my kids to my nephew’s birthday party at one of those kids places. I was talking to my sister in law when I saw my son out of the corner of my eye come in, turn around and leave. A little while later it was time for cake and he wasn’t there. I found him in the ballpit with a sad look.
He said, “I didn’t want to do it.”
“What”
“Poop my pants”
“Why didn’t you come get me?”
“You were talking to Aunt Lisa and you said not to interrupt when grown ups were talking”
Well luckily, A) I had extra clothes in the car, and B) he didn’t really do it. Not sure why he thought he did.
Anyway, back to the buffet thing.
Not a buffet story, but it fits in…
I have a Mini Cooper. I realize that kids think it’s pretty nifty and all, but this takes the cake:
I went to Target and I parked my car. A boy of around 5 was walking with his mom to their car. He stops her and asks her if he can look at my car. He then asks his mom if he can take a ride in it!
She says to him, “Why don’t you ask the lady?”.
My reply was, “I hardly think that is appropriate, sorry”.
As they are walking off, I hear her make some comment about how mean I was!
Hello?
She wanted me to take her son for a drive? What is wrong with her? First off, I could have been some kidnapping sort and second, I don’t even have an appropriate car seat for said child. Some parents are whacked in the head, I tell you!
Human beings just like everyone else don’t steal sausages from other people’s plates in buffets.