I'll never understand why people think it's a good idea to have the children gather round the table and watch pops get drunk and then drive home.
this post was submitted on 01 Aug 2023
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I always thought of it like this. If the main purpose of the establishment is alcohol, children shouldn’t be allowed. So bars, breweries, etc. If a restaurant also happens to have a full bar, with bar tables (different than the regular restaurant tables) then kids should be allowed in the restaurant part only.
I know no one upholds anything like that, since I see kids all over breweries and bars in restaurants but it would be nice.
Personally, I’d pay extra for a completely child free eatery though.
I'd even settle for just "not demonized for not allowing children". We have had some breweries here that have attempted to and parents just screech about how they're not "family friendly". Yes, that's the point, it's not a family friendly place. It's a place for adults to come and drink, what is so bad about some of them choosing to be adult only?
Yeah, people seem to have forgotten that parenthood is a sacrifice. I’m in no way saying people who have children shouldn’t be allowed in public, but there is a time and place for kids. Personally, I wouldn’t want my kids around a bunch of drunk people, if I were a parent.
What’s next strip clubs?
Exactly, I get you have kids and you have a hard time finding sitters and everything, but parents chose to have kids. It's not some great secret that parenthood takes up time and means sacrificing these things, that's why I'm choosing not to. I don't view those as excuses personally, if you are a parent then you need to find someone to watch your kids if you want a night out, that's the trade off. Not change everywhere you want to go into a "family friendly" place, or you know, go to a family friendly place.
But then they have to deal with other people’s kids. Yuck. Who wants that?!?!? Yes, I’ve heard parents say that, when in a not kid appropriate place, with their kids.
I’m in Seattle, and while pubs/bars are 21+, it’s up to breweries whether they want to allow kids.
One of my favorite local breweries recently decided to switch to all ages, and it was really disappointing. Doesn’t seem crazy to hope for a kid-free experience at a place that exists to serve beer.
I prefer to support breweries directly, but I’m not going to pay to go somewhere I need to deal with other people’s kids.