Strollers (& Babies) Not Welcome.
Oh my... The battle between the mummies and their urban strollers against the childless population wages on and on across the country... Particularly in urban areas.
Someone was telling me about a situation that happened recently. They were in an establishment in the city of Boston, where they witnessed a mummy with a baby tell the establishment's owner to "quiet down" because they were disturbing the baby.
Now, this wasn't a bar. It wasn't a loud establishment by any means. In fact, every time I have been in this establishment, it's fairly quiet.
I don't what the owner's reaction was. But I personally would have bitched the lady with the baby out.
Then, this weekend I read this article from the Styles Section about an uprising in Brooklyn. It seems strollers and children aren't welcome at the Union Hall bar. And to be honest, I totally side with the establishment's owners.
Yes, despite once wanting babies myself (not anymore though) and thinking that children shouldn't prevent you from doing most things, I severely draw the line at bars. Children don't belong in bars.
Restaurants - possibly. Bars? No.
My favorite part of the story was this bit: One former attendee, Christen Clifford, a writer and actress who now lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, proudly recalled breast-feeding her son, Felix, at the bar before ordering a martini.
Ha! Ha! So inappropriate! First of all, I am very opposed to breastfeeding in public. If you cover up, fine. But busting the booby out and shoving your nipple in the kid's mouth in public without coverage? Umm... No.
And doing it at a bar? Very bad judgement.
So I am sorry people... Strollers do not belong at bars. Nor do children. Cafes and restaurants... Sure. (As long as you do you best to to get them to keep their traps shut in the really nice ones, like Clio and Sibling Rivalry.)
But bars are sacred ground for adults. And if you're a parent and want to visit this sacred ground, please hire a sitter and leave the kid at home.
Someone was telling me about a situation that happened recently. They were in an establishment in the city of Boston, where they witnessed a mummy with a baby tell the establishment's owner to "quiet down" because they were disturbing the baby.
Now, this wasn't a bar. It wasn't a loud establishment by any means. In fact, every time I have been in this establishment, it's fairly quiet.
I don't what the owner's reaction was. But I personally would have bitched the lady with the baby out.
Then, this weekend I read this article from the Styles Section about an uprising in Brooklyn. It seems strollers and children aren't welcome at the Union Hall bar. And to be honest, I totally side with the establishment's owners.
Yes, despite once wanting babies myself (not anymore though) and thinking that children shouldn't prevent you from doing most things, I severely draw the line at bars. Children don't belong in bars.
Restaurants - possibly. Bars? No.
My favorite part of the story was this bit: One former attendee, Christen Clifford, a writer and actress who now lives in Jackson Heights, Queens, proudly recalled breast-feeding her son, Felix, at the bar before ordering a martini.
Ha! Ha! So inappropriate! First of all, I am very opposed to breastfeeding in public. If you cover up, fine. But busting the booby out and shoving your nipple in the kid's mouth in public without coverage? Umm... No.
And doing it at a bar? Very bad judgement.
So I am sorry people... Strollers do not belong at bars. Nor do children. Cafes and restaurants... Sure. (As long as you do you best to to get them to keep their traps shut in the really nice ones, like Clio and Sibling Rivalry.)
But bars are sacred ground for adults. And if you're a parent and want to visit this sacred ground, please hire a sitter and leave the kid at home.
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