Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> Outta control bratz is one of the reasons I stopped going to buffet -
> type places, even the better - class types of boo - fay places around
> my urban Chicawgo nabe are overrun these days with rugrats...and the
> richer the parents the worse the kids are. Most all pahrunts have an
> "entitlement" attitude but the really affluent ones are generally the
> worst...
>

We used to do a "screaming babies night out" when my kids were young.

Basically, we would arrange it with a restaurant ahead of time, pick an
off-night (like Tuesday or Thursday, depending on the place) and then go
in with a *bunch* of little kids and adults. It was total pandemonium.
The kids would bring toys and generally be kids.

Of course no one else came in - there were kids everywhere - but it
worked out fine for all concerned. We'd hear comments like "I never saw
so many kids in my *LIFE*!" as some would-be patrons made a 180 turn at
the door. :-)

We called out for pizza on Mother's day. Much better.