Cool or Not Cool: Babies In Bars? [Here we go Again]

Ok, first of all, please save your bullshit comments about how "tired" and "old" and "boring" this topic is. Duh, its been discussed before. I got it.

But here's the thing bitches: each time it IS discussed, lots of people chime in, and leave comments in forums, and clickity click on over to our fucking website, so obvs its still on people's minds.

On Brooklynian, opinions are all over the map: bebes ok, toddlers are not; bebes/kids are ok (I guess) if they are well behaved; I'm a parent and I have a bebe and I would NEVER bring it to a bar; I bring my bebe everywhere and I like it; in Europe, everyone brings their bebe to bars, but not their strollers.

Here's my take: if I'm in a bar and you're sitting off in the corner with your baby who is quiet and well behaved, I wouldn't even notice you. However, if you are sitting there with your double decker, penthouse bugaboo stroller and a screaming kid (and or one who is his running around, yelling, and spilling my water all over my fucking lap, true story), then I'm going to get pissed. Problem is, you can't exactly have a sign up that says: only well behaved kids allowed.

And since it sometimes seems like, in this neighborhood, there are only about 11 well behaved kids TOTAL (shoutout to the adorable little 6-year-old we saw at Sette last week who was quietly coloring most of the time and sweetly asked her parents if it was OK (!!??) if she got up to look at all the cool wine bottles around the open kitchen), the baby in bars things will likely continue to be a topic of discussion until the end of fucking time.

So, here we go again: Babies in Bars--Cool or not cool?