To think you can go to a pub and like it?

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The town where I am currently living is very baby friendly but I lived here for a couple of years before I had my PFB and have never had issues with kids running around being a nuisance in any establishment.

Someone's posted on my local FB group asking for a café where no kids are welcome. A few different places suggested that are "less" child friendly - all have been tried but "still have kids"

Then there were a couple of suggestions of lovely local pubs, that do naice coffees, sandwiches etc.

Poster comes back with a attitude that she has to go to a pub to get away from children.

Person has children

What does she want from life???!

Peace? :)

Maybe she's seen a lot of the children that you mentioned - running around, etc. I have older children and grandchildren, I actually like seeing children out with parents/family, but not the uncontrolled ones.

In the years I've lived here I've never seen any uncontrolled ones. Aside from possibly one café that is a "hub" for Mums, v breastfeeding friendly etc and I've heard a couple of new babies crying a fair bit. Now I can understand if that's the only coffee shop in town, but it definitely isn't and there are less baby friendly places but, understandably they don't "ban" children.

Just can't understand why she expects there to be a café with a No Kids sign on the door so she can have a bit of "peace". If it's as popular a thought as she thinks wouldn't it get totally overcrowded and noisy with grown ups anyway?

Whats wrong with the pub?

Nothing! There are even a few choices for nice pubs too.

Well maybe she has a hectic chaotic home life and sometimes wants some peace in purely adult company.

A few years ago DH and I went out for a meal (got babysitter for DS) and they sat us right near the family area. I asked to be moved.....my way of thinking was that I didn't have my DS with me and I didn't want to be surrounded by everyone elses DC!

Much as I love DS, I do love some (ocassionally) child free time too.

There is nothing wrong with wanting child free time, not at all.

But why won't she just go to the pub?!

I don't think children should be in pubs. I don't mind them in restaurants, cafés etc. as (long as they're well behaved) but in my opinion pubs are for adults, not for kids playing in ball pools while their parents quietly get sozzled. Oh and I like peace while I get (not so) quietly sozzled.

(Pulls flame retardant blanket over head)

((Disclaimer: The above comment does not apply to ALL parents and certainly not to any mumsnetters, who are clearly all amazing parents))

I can see both sides of this. Having travelled, I am amazed at how child-friendly the rest of Europe is, for example, compared to the UK. OTOH, children in other countries seem to be much better behaved in public settings - possibly as a result of it being a more normal part of their socialisation.

I have DC. I love time away from them. I am not a particularly maternal type. I can't imagine ever going to the lengths of choosing a hotel/restaurant that advertised itself as child-free though. Other people's children are as much a part of society as are other adults, surely?