(sigh)
Ok, I'm gonna get hammered on this one, I just know it. But daggone it, this is MY blog and I'll bitch if I wanna. Send emails directly to southladykay@yahoo.com. LOL
Truly I'm tired of dining out and being seated close to a table with young children. And whether you will admit it or not, you know EXACTLY why! For some reason most parents think that The World loves their kids as much as they do -- and unfortunately, The World has not been successful in implanting good parenting skills in the minds of adults any more.
How many times have you looked forward to dining out, having some interesting conversation and a pleasant meal only to have it ruined by a gaggle of screaming kids in various stages of a food fight or just simply an exercise in I can-scream-until-I-turn-blue-and-they-give-me-what- I-want? If parents insist in taking their children with them to dine out, they should be sensitive to the fact that some of us would actually appreciate being able to swallow without wondering when the next piercing scream will permeate the place. I've seen parents sit and ignore a child who's breaking the sound barrier and have no regard whatsoever to those around them. This pisses me off. Can't they practice these psychological maneuvers in their HOMES rather than in PUBLIC PLACES???? Give me a place to dine where there's a "smoke-free, kid-free" zone!
Something else that drives me crazy is having a restaurant worker run a carpet sweeper all around my table while I'm trying to have dinner. The dust and "busy-ness" of that is distracting and annoying. Another peeve is the one who proceeds to bus the neighboring table with such a lack of aplomb that every dish clatters, utinsels hit the floor, etc. It's like being in the middle of a circus.
Have I always been like this? Yeah. It's not that I'm necessarily intolerant. It's just that I remember what good manners are supposed to look like, and I don't see much of that any more.
(sigh)
2 comments:
I don't think this is the litttlest bit harsh. I agree wholeheartedly and I think we should band together to protest.
George Carlin has addressed early boarding on airlines with a similar complaint:
"Why should people board early just because they have children? What's so special about having kids? After all, a lot of kids are accidents; many people wind up with children simply because they're unlucky. Is that something we shoujld be rewarding? I don't think being careless in bed should qualify someone for special treatment on an airplane. And by the way... I think there are some couples who bring their kids along on a trip for the sole purpose of early boarding. What other reason would you have for including kids on a trip? Enjoyment? Hardly.
Here's how you solve this. You make the following announcement: 'Ladies and gentelmen, this is a pre-boarding announcement only. We would like to address those of you who, both today and in your lives generally, find yourselves burdened with needy and annoying children. We sympathize with you, but as long as you've decided to drag them along with you to Pittsburgh, we wish to minimize the inconvenience of their presence to the rest of us. Here is what is going to happen: First of all, you're getting on last-- if there's room. Before that, we're going to board the full-grown humans and allow them to settle in, get comfortable and have a drink or two. You may be standing out here for an hour or more. Then, you and your children will be swiftly escorted onto the aircraft and placed in a special, soundproof, walled-off area in the rear of the plane. There will be standing room only. For safety purposes, you will be tethered to one another and secured to the wall with leashes and straps. More than likely, there will not be any food left for you, but your children will be allowed to scavenge the trays of those passengers who did not finish their meals. Aside from that food service, you will be left alone and expected to keep the children quiet.'
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