Posted by Wyld_Roze on July 27, 2011, 6:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Second Look"
Kid friendly zones may not exclude grandparents and so forth, but a person who does not have any kids with them is discouraged, and sometimes even denied access to those areas. I understand why, and even agree with it, but if I take your argument, I could say that it was a discrimination against people without kids.
There are places like Monkey Joes, Family Fun and Chuck E Cheese that are focused for kids or kids only (with guardian) places. Why not have places like that for adults, whether they have "paid their dues" or not. There are already bars and casinos that by law are 21 and over. I don't see any difference in adding other places that are geared for adults.
Kids are kids, and yes, I think parents should control them more when out in public, ie they shouldn't be screaming, or running around, etc. But babies learning to use their "screamers" are going to occasionally scream, or laugh loudly. Kids squirm, and if behind you in a booth, can be annoying. It's not bad parenting for either of those, it's called being a kid. You can take a kid/baby out when it's crying, but other people still have to hear the him/her all the way to the door.
Most of the time I have no problem with that, but there are times, I don't want to. Also, if a kid sits next to you, you may have to curb your conversation, just "in case" the kid hears you. There are times, I don't want to and shouldn't have to. I want to be able to talk with whomever I'm eating with, without worrying about it. I keep my voice down as not to disturb others who may not want to hear about it, and so long as an adult isn't ease dropping it shouldn't be a problem. However, we all know little kids pick up on everything.
I don't think it's devaluing kids. It's just teaching them there is a time and place for everything. Many times we tell kids that we'll tell them when they get older, or they can't go somewhere or do something till they are old enough. It's an "adult" drink, or an "adult" conversation. Why is this so different?
on July 27, 2011, 6:44 pm, in reply to "