To think it's only right to clean up after my baby??

[HerbieLBug]

Stinky monkey face is 13 months and a v.messy eater (obvs at that age). We're currently on holiday at a 4* leisure resort which is full of both families and old fogies. Today, after lunch, I popped down on my hands and knees to clean up the (pretty significant) mess on the floor resulting from a half eaten ham sandwich, rice cakes, blueberry and cucumber ensemble to be met with gasps (yes, audible!) from on lookers and DH who obviously thought that, it being such a nice place, my behaviour was unreasonable and I should let the staff clean up instead!!! So - AIBU to clean up after ourselves???

I always clean up after my DC. When we were on holiday at a 4* AI resort with a 14mo (the days before we needed to go in school holidays!) the staff wouldn't let me and got very good at swooping in to clean up the carnage. I felt so guilty so we left a big tip!

YADNBU! I always have a look around a pick up what I can with napkins, wet wipes etc...

I was out with a friend of mine and her DC , he was a horrifically messy eater, in fact is say more was on the floor than he ate- she just got up and left- I was mortified and got down on my hands and knees and cleaned it up! Staff came over and thanked me but said they were happy to clean it, I was so embarrassed!

You'll also notice the parents that don't clean up are always the first to complain about dirty tables/ high chairs!

Jealous of 4* resort!. Is it sunny? Walked dog in miserable rain today!

I don't think you're EVER BU if you have good manners.

Although agree sometimes a good tip and a 'sorry' have to do!

I too always pick up the worst of DSs mess and can't understand anyone who doesn't, its just rude to not even try (although the booths in Frankie and Benny's are pretty hard to crawl under!). I also give the table a quick wipe and tidy/stack the plates up .

Another one here who always cleans up, and I always stack the plates and bin any rubbish if a bin is available. I once was at an outdoor fun day with my brother and sil and they walked off leaving burger wrappers on a bench :-/ I obviously cleared it, but still think less of them for it.

As everyone else says, you are just showing good manners and consideration.

It's not just at restaurants that you everyone should tidy up after themselves. I always feel a bit shocked (although I should be used to it by now) when I get off a plane or leave a cinema and see the mess that other people leave behind. Lazy, selfish bastards.

its only common courtesy,ignore the heathens

It might be the hands and knees thing rather than the cleaning up which surprised everyone. I wouldn't get on my hands and knees in a smart restaurant.

I clean up in restuarants, given that there are six of us, by bending down and giving the floor a little clear up. But getting down on your hands and knees! No YABU, could they see your knickers or something?

Of course YANBU - I think most people would pick up after their kids at a nice place. (Would like to think they would anywhere but apparently not - though I always do)
I went to a 2-for-1 pub recently with DH, DS the in-laws and didn't realise there was strawberry jelly all over the floor and under my chair, resulting in me running DS's pram wheels through it and getting it on the bottom of my shoes

I take a messy mat when eating out with dd (2 tomorrow!) and the number of times we've been thanked for doing so is incredible. I don't want to walk through discarded food so I'm not leaving dds behind for others to do so.

We have to clean up again afterwards.So I wouldn't bother too much if I was you.

If someone slipped because you hadn't cleaned it up properly ,we would get the blame.

I always tell customers to leave it and I will clean the mess up properly.

I know some people thought I was weird and neurotic when I used to whip a half pack of kitchen wipes out of my bag and give highchairs a bloody good clean BEFORE we started to eat - but they were usually caked in muck .

DD was never very messy but inevitably we'd have the odd accident which I would always clean up afterwards.

As a result I would usually be recognised and get really nice smiles and service wherever we went.

When I left school I worked in shops and the occasional cafe, and had a fair share of vile customers.

I don't see why anyone would think it was their "right" to make a bloody awful mess for someone else to clean up.

We get paid to clear it up.