Children in bars

I miss when the parents were the grownups and didn't insist on parading around their spawn as if they split the fucking atom

Society is in the gutter

my previous statement only refers to yuppified brooklyn. please disregard if you are from anywhere else, i'm sure you are very nice

Those identical twins in the stroller parked under the jukebox split the fucking embryo tbf

pls just never talk about brooklyn

I just got home from taking my baby to a bar.

Did you parade your baby around as if you were Ernest Rutherford?

No, but I breastfed her at the table while drinking a beer.

Sounds more difficult than splitting an atom imo

fusing an atom however

I once played John Grant - GMF on the jukebox at a bar. I later saw that there were two children in that bar. Have I sinned?

Is there balm in Bethlehem? Dud

smarm and wit? ooh, guys, the locals probably loved having you at their establishment

I once queued Dire Straits - Walk of Life 5 times in a row at a bar. I don't recall if there were any children present. Have I sinned?

you are a great good in the world, go in peace

it's as if a heavy yoke's been lifted off my shoulders

I once played John Grant - GMF on the jukebox at a bar. I later saw that there were two children in that bar. Have I sinned?

― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, April 12, 2014 4:06 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

clearly if you bring a child to a bar you accept that they will be exposed to adult language and adult behavior. it is likely they may see twerking, or cocaine. the parent accepts this.

OTM. Tweaking and coke are my secret weapons when I see babies at my watering hole

please just let the human race go extinct

"please just let the human race go extinct"

Don't worry it is happening thankfully, just a bit too late.

lighten up fellas! *queues walk of life 5 times in a row*

short notice I realize but can any of you guys fill in for my sitter tonight? she had to bail. 15 an hour, three hrs max.

How do you feel about your kid being locked in a closet for three hours?

BTW, I was amazed to learn how many states allow kids to drink in bars as long as a parent is present.

How many? Don't make me google.

At least 8 or so outright. Others with various exceptions (like for religious purposes, or medical purposes, etc.)

OK, I think it's 10 states. 45 states, I think, allow underage drinking under certain circumstances.

Wisconsin:

Can children be in a bar with their parents?

Yes. Persons under age 21 may be on licensed premises, if they are with their parents, guardians, or spouses of legal drinking age; but this is at the discretion of the licensee.

Can an underage person possess and consume alcohol beverages on licenses premises?

Yes. Persons under age 21 may possess and consume alcohol beverages if they are with their parents, guardians or spouses of legal drinking age; but this is at the discretion of the licensee. The licensed premise may choose to prohibit consumption and possession of alcohol beverages by underage persons.

http://www.revenue.wi.gov/faqs/ise/atundrg.html#undrg2

Woah

thank u

Ivy, we're going to Kenosha to get wasted.

Bars in Georgia have a choice, either allow smoking or allow kids in the bar. If a bar allows smoking, then nobody under 21 can enter. It's a good compromise, the best bars in atl allow smoking ( I'm not a smoker) but u don't have to deal with kids.

"i'm guessing you don't have kids" is def one of the most annoying things parents say to non-parents, esp in that superior tone it usually comes in

damn right i don't and there's a reason for that. i don't like them or being around them. i'm not going to be overtly displeased with kids in bars (well, kid-friendly bars, some bars would be just wrong) but i reserve the right to prefer them elsewhere and bitch about it privately afterwards. i don't think "enjoying the company of strangers' kids" should be a general expectation. i don't like the company of obnoxious adults either and pick the places i socialise to avoid them where possible and basically 90% of kids have the same effect.

kids that i actually know are slightly easier to tolerate, i guess.

i'm sorry they asked.

If people traded in their kids for a TV, we'd all get along.

Im generally in favour of kids and that level of anarchy but damn right i reserve the right to enjoy a good eyeroll at the parents the nanosecond it begins to displease me lyfe is good

mte

Suspect cultural differences factor in though. Found this which I did not know about

Before 1995 children under the age of 14 were not allowed in pubs in England and Wales

every neighbourhood should have one big kid-friendly pub and then everyone without kids (and parents on a night out) would know exactly where to avoid. you're welcome.

fwiw i usually don't like other people's kids and i especially don't like other parents so i feel you non-parents on this one

it's really less the kids themselves and more the expectation that everyone should be as delighted by their existence as their parents are, and that non-parents who object somehow "don't get it" or whatever

It's less the kids and more the fuckin noise

Its ok that you dont get it

xp

Unless these are nieces and nephews, I don't think I've ever met a parent that assumed my affection for his or her children.

well, not affection, but more the perspective (as on this thread) that anyone who objects to kids or dislikes their presence is being intolerant or somehow unreasonable

Saying u dont like kids is like saying u dont like short people or people w red hair or big feet or something, imho

that is completely ludicrous imho

All otm

only been attracted to one dude with red hair tbh

And that's to this day still the best compliment I ever got, alfred

hate your kids and your feet though sorry

Guys, I didnt say "sexually attracted to"

I have more problems with dogs in public spaces. You can control kids more than dogs, and dog owners really get offended or at least hurt when as is my wont I show zero interest in engaging with their pet; in fact, I overact my fear and disgust.

― hungover beet poo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)

this doesnt make any sense at all

unless

you are talking about unleashed dogs in public apaces, in which case we ahould also refer to children in public spaces who aren't being handled as unleashed also

and

unless

you likewise show your fear and disgust at children to the parents, and the parents don't mind

ie im not telling you to prefer dogs or love dogs but at least make a fair comparison

i find dog owners, generally, a level above parents tbh

Alfred is making sense to me.

When a kid is friendly I think the parent often gets hold of them because they often don't want their kid interacting with strangers.

Which isn't the case for dogs. Though tbh people without them often encourage this by randomly interacting with them. So there's plenty of blame to go round.

As the birth rate declines more people will get dogs and I can see even more of this as the years go by. Can't wait.

This is exactly right.

And, yes, every dog is leashed. It's when they strain to get at me and I make no effort to be friendly that the owners get nonplussed.

btw I like and have owned dogs.

I'm not calling you out re dogs

it's the suggestion that unleashed kids or their owners are any better as a rule

dogs, for a start, tend to be better managed in restaurants and bars

we ahould also refer to children in public spaces who aren't being handled as unleashed also

😂😂😂😂

I agree. I meant to cast aspersions on the owners of dogs that don't behave; in my experience, like I said, they tend to overreact.

fair

https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/are-the-capitals-pubs-reaching-peak-kids/

Kids never order their booze quick enough, holds up the queue