Know that you are appreciated.......

Whenever a server is told “You have a table of nine!”….the first thought is “Great!” Then as the server approaches the table, and sees that half of them are kids, the next thought is “Oh shit.” First of all, you know the tab will be a lot less, because the kids will be ordering off of the Children’s Menu……and then…..how bratty will the kids be?

It’s sad to say, but all too often parents let their kids do and say anything they want. On the other hand, it’s like a breath of fresh air, when you encounter kids that always say please and thank you without being prompted by their parents. They stay in their seats and don’t run around the place as if it were their backyard. Sometimes they ask if we have any crayons (we do) and they sit and draw…sometimes they bring a book with them….and sometimes they sit and converse. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the parents who have taught their children how to behave in public. You have no idea what a great reflection this is on you, and we greatly appreciate you!

As for the little girl, who looked to be about 10 or 12, who waved her glass in the air and said, “I want a refill!” in a very demanding voice……she should have been told “No, not until you learn how to ask for things, in a polite manner.” But her behavior was ignored, then in an even more snotty manner, she told the server, “I SAID I WANTED SOME RANCH DRESSING!!” Again, this behavior was ignored. Really?!?

Then there’s the parents who let their kids run all over the place. “Oh, they’re not hurting anything.” Wake up you morons! Do you not see servers carrying large trays of HOT food? Or coffee pots? Are you oblivious to the fact that coffee is always hot? And then when your kid gets hurt because they fell off the bar stool they were climbing on, you look for someone to blame. Look in the mirror! This is a HUGE reflection on you! If you’d been doing your job as parents in the first place, and teaching your kids how to behave in public, they wouldn’t have gotten hurt. You’re also the same parents who get highly offended when someone tells your kid to stop running, or go sit down.

Once again, to all the parents with well behaved children, thank you! As for the rest, well, you probably shouldn’t have been allowed to reproduce.