PSA: If your child isn't old enough to know not to touch other peoples' food, they aren't old enough to wander around in a restaurant without supervision.
The child in question didn't respond when I told him to stop. (Note: He might not speak English; I never heard him speak, and the only thing I heard his mother say when she eventually arrived was (presumably) his name.) Thankfully he at most barely touched a fry before I was able to yank my tray out of the way.
(Since I know some people would wonder, I had gotten up to get a straw.)
Posted Sep 1, 2022, 12:49 AM UTC
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This is exactly why I keep my kids close. They are young enough that they don't understand the concept of strangers the way we do.
However I did let my kids run around a restaurant with some other kids that was there, mind you it was a very small restaurant with me and one other family dining in. My sin ends up sitting with the other family while he ate and their little girl ended up sitting beside my daughter till me and the other dad looked at eachother. He nodded, I nodded, the waitress nodded, and we just moved our tables together and had dinner with strangers. We didn't share a language. But we still shared a good memory.
(Also I know thats completely different from your experience)
You should absolutely share that to r/mademesmile. That’s incredible. Good for y’all!
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