To arrange to descend on my local Starbucks with an army of toddlers after being told to keep my one year old laughing child quiet in there today by miserable manager?

[Elsmom]

I would understand if I was letting him run riot but he was sitting lovely (for once!) and laughing!

No YANBU at all, if he was sat down and not running riot. Miserable cow!

YANBU!

YANBU...

Except... Call me cynical... But...

I don't believe that you are telling us the whole story are you OP??

Your 1yo burst out in laughter and the manager marched over and told you to be quiet. That was it??

It sounds quite a bizarre reaction from the manager - forgive me op but are you being entirely straight with us; was he really sitting there nicely and laughing gaily or could there have been a bit more to it (eg banging a spoon on the table etc)?

Whole story or not everyone has a right to a latt and piece of cake and having kids or not shouldn't be an issue.

Extended Tickling session? Playing peekaboo?

I only brought it up on here because I was shocked to be honest. It's the absolute truth he was sitting lovely from the moment we walked in, having some lunch and laughing at me and my sister talking to him. Nothing more! We were too surprised to say anything when she came over as there is no way there was any need for it, it was midday, loud and busy and he was doing nothing but laughing! I had a word with her after and she mumbled something about her not being able to hear customers because the blenders are too loud. Well don't take it out on my boy!!

Disagree Layla - there is a requirement to consider others in a shared space.

In that case Elsm

Complain to their head office instead.

Oops elsmum - she was completely out of line

I was described as 'that fucking pregnant woman' by a clearly struggling Starbucks employee once. I had the audacity to order a drink and he said it to the woman on the till, nodding in my direction, as I was waiting. This was several years ago and have not set foot in one since.

This can't be serious, the manager complained about a laughing baby.

Well that's pretty terrible then.

Given you can't move around my local Starbucks without tripping over a Bugaboo I suspect the manager would have been lynched on site. (But in a very way, whilst also performance parenting and ensuring everything is repeated in both English and French)

I wouldn't bother complaining though. Just go back and try to trip her up whilst she is carrying a tray. That'll learn her

You should have spent the rest of your visit cackling as loud as possible and exclaiming loudly how hilarious your DS is.

How odd! My local one is rammed with au pairs, bear breasted Boden and lentil weavers!

Was he chuckling or is he a shrieker?

Not a shrieked, more of a deep from the bottom of his belly chuckle. I think it's hilarious, apparently it's not so amusing to others!

shrieker

Sorry to ask, but how does your baby laugh? Does it sound similar to the typical human baby, especially in relation to pitch and volume? When he laughs, does he sound as if he's screaming or crying or having an almighty tantrum? Did you try explaining to the manager that actually, he was not tantruming but just laughing?

I feel this must have been a terrible misunderstanding. Everyone loves a laughing baby.

Sorry, x-post, I see it is a deep belly chuckle. Does it sound a bit alarming, like more of a growling sound? Maybe the manager was frightened and just needed to be reassured that everything was ok and that's just how he laughs nothing horrible is about to happen?

The thing is to you it might have sounded soft and pleasant, but to others could have been shrieking and irritating. We just won't know given the managers reaction. It can't possibly be to a baby who was so quiet and having a giggle.

I understand why you are asking, nobody wants to hear a horrible shrieking noise while having a cuppa but honestly it's a proper baby chuckle, people walking by when he does it often stop and laugh and talk to us. It could not have been mistaken by anything else.