Some old work colleagues from my old workplace are planning a get-together sometime in December.
I was invited as well.
We will meet sometime around 6 pm and go to Buffet Island, which is a Chinese buffet place in Birmingham.
I plan to take my 14-month-old. One of the reasons is that I want to give my partner a child-free evening. He has been off work for some weeks due to an accident and took the brunt of the childcare while I was working.
Buffet Island is a fairly informal, low-brow eatery.
I have seen plenty of kids there, but I have only been around lunchtime so far. One of my ex-managers also took his 1-year-old daughter there once, but that was also around lunchtime.
My son has been to restaurants before and has been fairly well-behaved. He's also a good eater and will munch on everything you put in front of him.
His bedtime is between 8 and 9 pm, so it won't be too late for him. At that time of the day, he is usually wide awake.
I talked to my mother today and she said that it was a really bad idea. She said my son would be extremely moody and won't like it there and that he would disturb the other guests. She said I won't be able to enjoy my food.
So my question is: AIBU to take him?