Children running around in pubs. Personally I never let mine as you have people walking with drinks and food. The pub I’m in has a massive park opposite, take them there to burn off their excess energy after you’ve finished your meal instead of them zooming past me at 100mph. AIBU?
AIBU?
Am I being unreasonable?
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ProclivityForPyrotechnics · 16/05/2022 17:48
There's a pub near us that does amazing food. Last year a child ran into a waitress and she poured hot gravy all over him. She was also burned and she broke her leg in the fall. There are signs everywhere saying 'control your kids we serve hot food'
The family are suing the pub for injuring their child. It's a massive thing in the village. No one is in support of them.
It was their fault their kid got hurt
AccessibleVoid · 16/05/2022 17:44
The real issue here is that controlling kids is not a one off thing if a family are in a bit of a discipline rut it seems a bit unreasonable to say their entire life needs to be put on hold until they've figured it out. Nor are all kids as easily controlled as others, some children are just inherently extremely stubborn, oppositional or impulsive - again, seems a bit unfair that just because someone ended up with a naturally impulsive kid they should never get to go out. Running in a pub isn't the best thing for a kid to be doing of course but certainly they could be doing a lot worse - the "bad behaviour" you see might be a kid on their best behaviour. If you don't want to deal with pretty benign child behaviours go somewhere not frequented by families or go out in the evening when children are in bed.
AccessibleVoid · 16/05/2022 17:44
The real issue here is that controlling kids is not a one off thing if a family are in a bit of a discipline rut it seems a bit unreasonable to say their entire life needs to be put on hold until they've figured it out. Nor are all kids as easily controlled as others, some children are just inherently extremely stubborn, oppositional or impulsive - again, seems a bit unfair that just because someone ended up with a naturally impulsive kid they should never get to go out. Running in a pub isn't the best thing for a kid to be doing of course but certainly they could be doing a lot worse - the "bad behaviour" you see might be a kid on their best behaviour. If you don't want to deal with pretty benign child behaviours go somewhere not frequented by families or go out in the evening when children are in bed.
youdothemaths · 16/05/2022 18:07
But surely teaching kids, however impulsive they are, that there are times and places when they have to rein in that impulsivity, is part and parcel of bringing up children and teaching them how to function in the world?
AccessibleVoid · 16/05/2022 17:44
The real issue here is that controlling kids is not a one off thing if a family are in a bit of a discipline rut it seems a bit unreasonable to say their entire life needs to be put on hold until they've figured it out. Nor are all kids as easily controlled as others, some children are just inherently extremely stubborn, oppositional or impulsive - again, seems a bit unfair that just because someone ended up with a naturally impulsive kid they should never get to go out. Running in a pub isn't the best thing for a kid to be doing of course but certainly they could be doing a lot worse - the "bad behaviour" you see might be a kid on their best behaviour. If you don't want to deal with pretty benign child behaviours go somewhere not frequented by families or go out in the evening when children are in bed.
youdothemaths · 16/05/2022 17:40
Are those who are voting YABU doing so because they think children should be allowed to behave like this? Apart from being unpleasant for other people, it's unsafe as the OP has pointed out.
ProclivityForPyrotechnics · 16/05/2022 17:48
There's a pub near us that does amazing food. Last year a child ran into a waitress and she poured hot gravy all over him. She was also burned and she broke her leg in the fall. There are signs everywhere saying 'control your kids we serve hot food'
The family are suing the pub for injuring their child. It's a massive thing in the village. No one is in support of them.
It was their fault their kid got hurt
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AccessibleVoid · 16/05/2022 18:09
Yes but just because you're teaching them doesn't mean that they've listened, by the time you've told the kid to stop running they've already got a meter or two head start.
youdothemaths · 16/05/2022 18:07
But surely teaching kids, however impulsive they are, that there are times and places when they have to rein in that impulsivity, is part and parcel of bringing up children and teaching them how to function in the world?
AccessibleVoid · 16/05/2022 17:44
The real issue here is that controlling kids is not a one off thing if a family are in a bit of a discipline rut it seems a bit unreasonable to say their entire life needs to be put on hold until they've figured it out. Nor are all kids as easily controlled as others, some children are just inherently extremely stubborn, oppositional or impulsive - again, seems a bit unfair that just because someone ended up with a naturally impulsive kid they should never get to go out. Running in a pub isn't the best thing for a kid to be doing of course but certainly they could be doing a lot worse - the "bad behaviour" you see might be a kid on their best behaviour. If you don't want to deal with pretty benign child behaviours go somewhere not frequented by families or go out in the evening when children are in bed.
junglejane66 · 16/05/2022 18:35
Seems a bit harsh the waitress poured hot gravy over the child just because they ran into her?
ProclivityForPyrotechnics · 16/05/2022 17:48
There's a pub near us that does amazing food. Last year a child ran into a waitress and she poured hot gravy all over him. She was also burned and she broke her leg in the fall. There are signs everywhere saying 'control your kids we serve hot food'
The family are suing the pub for injuring their child. It's a massive thing in the village. No one is in support of them.
It was their fault their kid got hurt
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