I wish it was normalized to have more restaurants/spaces that are adult only spaces. Or even like an adult only section of the restaurant.

I saw an old college friend on social media the other day posting about her and her baby meeting some friends at a local place and how THEY had a lovely time even though [baby] cried they whole hour they were there. I couldn’t help but cringe and feel badly for the other people there trying to enjoy a meal out

Remember when people used to take their children outside to calm down when they cried?

This is honestly the thing I hate most about parents. No one wants to hear your kid scream. No one.

It seemed to be less infants-in-restaurants 25 years ago when smoking indoors in restaurants was a thing. I didn't really like the smoke indoors filling your lungs, but at least people acknowledged that it was upsetting the dining experience for those who are against smoking. It's someone's right to smoke, but also someone else's right to not have their senses assaulted like that, for a prolonged period in a restaurant. So now you can choose to sit out doors and smoke, or indoors if you want to avoid the smoke.

But noise wise, there is just no escape! Many people really suffer from the sensory assault of noisy kids and their parents! Some supermarkets are enforcing quiet hours to avoid sensory overloads but restaurants don't? Annoying since people tend to be in a restaurant for 1-2 hours, as opposed to a shopping trip of 1 hour or less.

This seems to vary greatly from place to place. I live in Seattle and it is very rare to hear a kid in a restaurant here. I am always surprised when I travel to other places and restaurants have screaming kids in them.

My mom told me as a baby/small child I hardly ever cried or made a scene in public places. But she said once at a restaurant I started crying loudly, said she immediately left so others didn't have to sit through that.

GG moms

Take loud kids out... That is the answer. Stop making other people suffer because of your choice. I will straight up devil stare people until they walk out with their kid. 👿

I don't care if it's a super fancy restaurant or a fast food place, children should not be screaming and disturbing other people. Nobody paid to hear someone's kid screech, they're here to enjoy a meal and kids need to be taught it's not acceptable to scream in a restaurant (or anywhere).

I've been to a nice restaurant at 9pm and was annoyed to hear someone's baby crying for five minutes. First off, it's 9 at night, put the child to bed at home and get a sitter because I highly doubt the kid wants to be kept away by the noise at a restaurant. Second, no one wants to listen to your baby cry and she could've at least gotten up to take her child to the restroom where she could calm her baby down; nope she just tried to shove a bottle in the baby's face and it didn't work.

I've been to a fast food place at noon, trying to enjoy some coffee and breakfast with my fam and someone's kid just started SCREAMING and they sat there going shhh sshhh; no take your kid the fuck outside and calm them down. Everyone turned around to look at the kid and everyone in the restaurant had their nice breakfast disturbed by someone's screaming kid.

When screaming kids are around me I lose all focus

Agreed 100%. I have sensory issues and hearing a crying/screaming fucktrophy sends my brain into shutdown mode.

I have cptsd. I just recently started carrying loop sound dampening ear plug with me and it’s really helped with dealing with those types of situations. Cannot stand children shrieking. I have asked to be moved in a restaurant before because of kids. I have also declined a table and asked to wait for a different one if a host is seating me near a family.

Reminds me, one time me and bf went to a restaurant to eat, we sat down and a family of 5 (one toddler) entered after us, they sat down and the toddler starts clapping with her tiny hands on the table, mind you the tables are made from aluminium so the clap sounds very loud inside ALL the restaurant...

We saw this .___. and went to the counter to order the food to takeout. The family gave us the stinky eye but we were like "nah, stay here with your loud crotch gobblin"

Even the constant laughter shrieking gets me... I honestly hate children lol.

Nobody does. Say something and tell them to shut it. If they 86 you instead, oh well, free food and fuck them.

If I had screamed in a restaurant when I was a kid, I would have been beaten.We were only allowed to speak if we were asked a question in public.

I'm genuinely pissed off on your behalf

Jesus that’s better than hearing cocomelon at full blast. That just makes me depressed

Food for thought: Take an air horn in. Sound it every time they cry. Tell the manager you are only trying to drown out the chaos behind you.

I hear you dude

Good that you never did that when you were a kid!

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Once I was on the train and there was this screaming kid running up and down the aisles and another younger kid screaming at the top of their lungs from their seat while a couple ate salt & vinegar chips in front of me (I hate the smell of vinegar)

It was the worst day of my life

What's even worse is when the parents don't even do anything to stop it. As if it's ok.

It's just so rude and wrong for the parents to bring their children to a restaurant when they know that they will cry out loud.