to think that a pub on a friday night isnt the right place for a 2 year old.

[geordieminx]

Not sure about this.

Mum goes to a nice country pub most friday nights - not a child-orientated pub, quiet local type pub.

Their friends have a wee girl who is nearly 2, every week they bring her to the pub and allow her to climb over people, give them all kisses on the lips and generally make a nusiance of herself. Totally not her fault, nothing for her to do, tired, no other kids, my ds who is 2 would be exactly the which is why I wouldnt do it.

Now, I know that a 1 off isnt too bad or whatever but both sets of grandparents live close so its not like they dont have babysitters - its making for an awkward atmosphere at the pub - people who go on a Friday night to relax after a week at work having a toddler climbing about, wanting attention. Parents just laugh it off.

MN jury - acceptable or not?

@ curiosity. Hissssss.....

I just told the 2 year old he's meant to be in bed at 7pm. He's rolling on the floor laughing at me.....

re curiousity killed's comments:-
I was referring to the OP's parents. They are going out in a group. Only 1 of that group brings their small sprog along. The OP said this was causing "an atmosphere" I think rather than everyone sitting in an atmosphere they shouls say something to THIS PARTICULAR COUPLE about THIS PARTICULAR CHILD, and the fact that the rest of the party would rather have an adult only night.
That's completely different to the way you interpreted my post which inferred I said children should never be in pubs, which is nonsense as I sometimes take mine.
If I went out with a group of adults and took my young kid and the rest of the group were unhappy with this I would rather they said so rather than seethed and hated my child being there.
Not taking my child to the cinema when going with a group of adult friends is totally different to declaring the cinema a child free place.
The problem with the op's mum's group seems to be none of them will tell the couple with the sprog they'd rather she wasn't there (if indeed they all feel like that and not just the op's mum)

2rebecca - It doesn't matter if the people know the parents, no-one should ask for the parents to get a babysitter. If the parents want to bring the child and the OP's mum didn't like it then she wouldn't have to come.

I don't think OP's mum necessarily wants the child to be left behind though, more that the parents are not taking the behaviour issue seriously. The behaviour issue is different to whether the child is brought in the first place or not. The behaviour is causing the 'atmosphere' not the child's existence. This is perfectly reasonable, asking for the child to be left at home is not.

If I was OP's mum I would bring a colouring book and pencils and entertain the child myself.