As my four month old son becomes more vocal .... especially in public places.... I have become aware of something in our wonderful American society. People dislike children. Okay , they like children, but only children in nice clean clothes smiling sweetly and being quiet, and maybe holding a puppy... that never pees. Real, screaming, stinky, sticky children are just not appreciated.
We are a family that does not believe that we have to be quarantined to our home because we have an infant. In fact, how is he going to learn and grow if we don't expose him to the world ? Which is why you will find us sitting in a restaurant with a 4m old ignoring the daggers that are being thrown.
For the most part our son is a good restaurant patron. He may let out a loud verbal ablahabagahh or bang a spoon on a table or cast sideways smiley eyes at you if your sitting at the table next to us. But really none of that is his fault he under the deluded notion that he is irresistibly adorable ... something I admit I have enabled. His very snugly presence seems to shake some of our fellow eaters. Its as if they think that at any moment his diaper will explode or he will let out a ear shattering cry of superhuman decibels.
Ridiculous sounding right? So why do so many parents let peoples ugly faces chase them out of restaurants , stores , movies ect... I say lets start the PRO FAMILY revolution today and take your infants , toddlers and even those nasty preteens out to eat somewhere that does not have a drive through...
Sushi anyone ????
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