Witherspoon’s 2 drink limit for parents

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I just saw an article about Witherspoons deciding to impose a 2 drink limit with parents who have their children with them. How do you feel about this? Is this being unreasonable?

I think it's a fine rule. Should be the same rule anywhere that serves families and sells alcohol imo. I used to work in a cinema and in the school holidays you would often have a parent who would be back and forth all (day and time) movie for alcohol and I hated serving them.

Years ago, I was mortified when I was refused a pint of beer in a Wetherspoons because I had my daughter with me though. I hadn't had anything else to drink and we were eating Sunday dinner. I felt really judged! But it does make sense to me now. But three plus drinks would be excessive at a family meal in care of children. I imagine it will only be enforced or kept track of when necessary.

A pp who mentioned being left in the car while dad drunk for hours is what I remember too, during the 90's. I've often wondered how common that was. If we were lucky we would get a lime and soda and a packet of crisps brought out if we didn't get out of the car for what was deemed long enough.

If they are going to impose rules about being "responsible" then I suggest they also stop serving pints of beer and bottles of wine to alcoholics who sit and drink exactly that with their cooked breakfast first thing in the morning. It used to make me feel slightly sick when walking to catch the train to work.

A pp who mentioned being left in the car while dad drunk for hours is what I remember too, during the 90's
We use to sit inside eating crisps drinking pop for hours, drove home by Dad 10 pints later in his van. The good old days.

The formidable. Not all the early morning boozers are problem drinkers. Some have just finished work and fancy a drink before bed! Depends on your shifts.

It's a good idea.

Many a time pre-children, we'd go in to our local for a bar meal and there would be unruly kids allowed to go feral without parenting intervention. We tended to leave quickly after finishing rather than lingering after for another drink on those kinds of evening, and I can remember muttering under my breath one night when one such family got in another bottle of wine as we were nearing the end and we couldn't wait to get out soon enough.

I don't take my DCs there as it's enough keeping them civilised without then battling them wondering why they aren't being allowed to run and shriek like the other children.

Drunk, feral families drive away more pleasant customers and are bad for business.

🙄 just another example of the nanny state

Didn't anyone grow up like me, parents went to the pub, we sat in the games/family room, no big deal

Mozz I’m not sure it’s nanny state in action as such, these measures have come into because parents have got so drunk with their kids present that they get violent and kick off. It may seem extreme, pub is doing what it can to cut down on that. Of course there are many adults who can have a few drinks and still be sensible and coherent, but unfortunately not everyone manages that and it’s the kids who suffer.

I'd rather kids weren't in the pub at all. I mean I was fine sat in the car with my coke and a packet of crisps....(yes, I realise that....most pubs don't have car parks these days )

I don't think it's a pub's place to parent people however, that's just weird, I mean most of them still serve alcohol to people who've clearly had enough already.

I think this basically is policing the poor again. Whilst I would expect more parents to be responsible for their children anyway, as it’s not something any middle+ establishments would impose this just slaps of classism

Expecting for parents to actually parent kids that's crazy ;)

A lot of people forget pubs are adult spaces that kids are allowed, I do think we need a few adult spaces.

Very reasonable, I'd make it a one drink limit.

Yes @MozzchopsThirty and never came to any harm

I blame the smoking ban, if we could all fag it in 'spoons no one would bring the kids in these days

My local weather spoons is pretty rough, I don’t take my dad’s in there at the weekend or evenings, we have been in once during the week during school holidays for a meal. I don’t understand why people take kids to pubs for anything other than food and soft drinks, I don’t drink when I have kids with me.

I'd make it a one drink limit

And more pubs would close

This thread is typical mumsnet

Not real life

Theformidable you do realise people work nights? My best friend has worked nights for years so her morning is her evening. We'd often meet for breakfast and she'd have a cider or something. Our hours are just back to front.

I don’t understand why people take kids to pubs for anything other than food and soft drinks, I don’t drink when I have kids with me

So if you had Xmas dinner in a restaurant you wouldn't have a drink

If you're at a wedding you wouldn't drink if you had the kids with you?
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A 125ml glass of wine with your panini won't have social services come running

@ Whatsnewpussyhat no, not a bowl of chips! Those poor children.

I wish more parents cared enough not to get regularly hammered in front of their children. I think they'd be amazed and horrified at the things their children way about them and their behaviour at school ... and I'm 'only' in a primary school.

Theformidable you do realise people work nights? My best friend has worked nights for years so her morning is her evening. We'd often meet for breakfast and she'd have a cider or something. Our hours are just back to front.

Whilst there is the alcoholics, I've worked night shift you live your life upside down 8am is 8pm don't be too quick to judge.

Who stays in a whetherspoons for more than two drinks. Grim.

So in a group of 4 adults and 8 children 1 adult has to have only 2 drinks when eating. The rest can have 15 pints each if they want.

That is pretty much a typical situation.

It’s a great idea. However, I the 2 drinks happen to be 2 of their cheap priced Long Island Beach Teas then that’s a hell of a lot of units for a small amount of money and hardly going to change the world. People head to Spoons cos the booze is cheap and that’s bad and makes alcoholism easy peasy.

Who stays in a whetherspoons for more than two drinks. Grim.

It is Wetherspoons and across the country there are some fantastic Wetherspoons pubs. Historic buildings such as Harrogate or a wonderful selection of local tap ales such as some of their pubs in the Midlands.

You sound like someone who judges without really knowing what you are talking about.

@rosieposies snobbish much ?!

It’s a good thing ... children don’t need to be with adults who are responsible for there safety when the adults are sloshed ....