Once i was abroad with my husband and 18 month old daughter. Our 1st holiday away. We had booked for 10 days and she was teething practically all the way from day 1. She'd cry non stop I literally felt like crying too as I'd wanted a break and didn't expect this to be a stressful holiday. I gave her calpol which settled her and so she could actually enjoy the holiday too. We did a lot with her day in day out the whole holiday was centred around her. On day 8 we booked a restaurant for a romantic meal. We dressed up and took our daughter with us. We literally just wanted 1 peaceful meal between us with a chat. So we took the ipad along. We made sure she ate first. When our food arrived we put the ipad on and let her watch rhymes. But we couldn't help but notice many families around us staring in disgrace and whispering. They were from other parts of the world but I felt very uncomfortable. 1 lady in particular was glaring and shaking her head at us. When I say staring i mean very obvious staring from many people. I felt so uncomfortable. Like I couldn't relax. When we finished and switched off the ipad which my daughter was so content watching. They stopped staring but loved my daughter and smiled. So it was kind of a happy ending. Still shocks me till today lol.
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DaffodillSky · 13/05/2022 16:46
It's antisocial to have an ipad at a restaurant if other people can hear it. There is no doubt people, we're judging you and your husband for using it as a babysitter. It's just something that happened to you. You made a choice that was best for you in that moment and other people saw a snapshot of your like and judged you negatively for it. It doesn't matter. They don't know you or the full story.
Lilaciriscross · 14/05/2022 09:00
People being a bit sanctimonious on here. What you did was fine OP. It’s far ruder to stare and openly judge people for something minor you disagree with then to occasionally distract a young child with an iPad.
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