We just got back from lunch at a place where we’ve only been to dinner. We had a coupon and who doesn’t like buy one get one free? The last two times we’ve been there we’ve been treated to insanity at other tables. The last time we were there I think a small child was celebrating his birthday. The child was 2 or 3 and it is possible that someone else at the table was celebrating. The child clearly said he wanted some cake but the other people at the table, all of them adults, spoke in such loud baby talk that I really am unsure of what was going on. The kid’s pronunciation was nearly flawless.
Today at lunch a family of four let their kids throw stuff on the floor and run around a bit. How old do kids have to be before the rest of us can enjoy our meal too? Then there was the guy who put ketchup on his steak and when the ketchup came out of the bottle it sounded like he blew his nose–all wet and viscous. He also spent quite a bit of time sounding like he was hocking up a loogy. I was so sad to see him leave.
So you don’t get the idea that we are always model citizens, the better-half acted like he was going to stab me in the head with a fork. I didn’t even notice (it happens so often that I am immune to it) but the waiter did and asked if he was going to have to break it up. I told him I had it under control and then acted like I was going to karate chop the better-half.
We always have taken our kids out to eat, and expected them to behave themselves, so it really bums me out when kids are allowed to run free through restaurants. That’s not to say that ours have always been perfect angels, but I am pretty sure they never disrupted others. Have they ruined my evening quietly? You betcha! But at least others have hopefully not noticed the pouting!
It’s really nice that you guys get to go out for lunch together. My Frog works an hour away, so the chances of a lunch together are few and far between.