Toddler Moms RE: Eat out eating

trickeytricky · December 2011

Does your extended family make the suggestion of going out to eat at nice-to-fancier restaurants ... and no matter how you word it ... they just DO NOT get the hint that taking toddlers to these formal sit down meals, out of the house is more work than it is worth to the parents?

Yes FIL, I know you are being nice by making the suggestion to take us all out to dinner but your offer will not be appreciated by me, because I will be stuck doing some hard core babysitting to keep my kid happy so the rest of you can enjoy your meal.

amybyrd · December 2011

My In Laws yes, my parents No.

Example, our last day of Thanksgiving--after a totally full day with only a one hour nap--lets go to this steakhouse at 6 pm. me her bedtime is 7--response--it will be OK. She started melting down before we even left--so they said let's go somewhere else. Well it is a Saturday night, holiday weekend, we are going to have to wait, reponse--it will be fine. Well we waited over an hour, she melted down multiple times, I spent most of the dinner walking her around and outside.

trickeytricky · December 2011

amybyrd:

My In Laws yes, my parents No.

Example, our last day of Thanksgiving--after a totally full day with only a one hour nap--lets go to this steakhouse at 6 pm. me her bedtime is 7--response--it will be OK. She started melting down before we even left--so they said let's go somewhere else. Well it is a Saturday night, holiday weekend, we are going to have to wait, reponse--it will be fine. Well we waited over an hour, she melted down multiple times, I spent most of the dinner walking her around and outside.

Yes exactally.

I am appreciative, and I love family time, but this to me is not quality family time. Mom will always resent said family.

My family doesn't do this. But DH's family ALWAYS wants to go out to eat and it drives me insane. Every time it's the same thing.

JNicMTek · December 2011

I guess I'm lucky. The few times a dinner out has been suggested, MIL always takes full control of Alex. She's the one to deal with the meltdowns, walking around to keep her occupied, and even potty runs. I LOVE that part. But being the parent of the kid that is screaming, I could do without that.

amybyrd · December 2011

I think they really forget what it is like. Elel is pretty scheduled, so going to dinner at 6 is not going to work--it has never worked but yet every time they come they suggest it and I end up not enjoying it. My parents always go to busy loud places, or change the plans and say in. I just don't get it

ernuno787 · December 2011

No, thank goodness. I know that would be a disaster. We did go one time to a nicer restaurant in DC when my dad's cousin came to visit while I was pregnant with Tessa. We had to bring Kellen with us, of course, and they had no kids menu. It was quite interesting keeping him entertained that meal. We made up for it by taking him to Coldstone's afterwards though. But, normally with either side of the family the classiest we get is Outback haha.

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