Entries in parenting (130)
How To Shun Children From The Dinner Table (And Why the Kiddie Table is Dead)
Jessica | Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:00AM 
Photo via yumamom.com
We’ve all heard and talked about the possibility of baby taxes in restaurants, straight banning tots from restaurants and bars altogether, and kids just being annoying in general whenever we adults are trying to eat, drink or breathe. But we’ve now hit a whole new level, and it was only a matter of time before someone brought it up: kids being banned from private dinners at home.
Since parents can be easily offended if you publicly “shun” their kids, Gourmet wrote a lovely article on how to politely ban children from adult dinner parties.
Here's an excerpt:
parenting Park Slope Parents Steal Their Own Bike Back
Chinae | Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 3:00PM 
Photo via NewHiker.com
The Brooklyn Paper recently reported that a Park Slope dad took matters into his own hands after his family's bike was taken from it's usual parking spot in Park Slope and relocated to somewhere in Ditmas Park. Parent turned people's militia up in here, people. Apparently the cops were called and they said they couldn't do anything unless he had a serial number and proof of purchase for the bike (who keeps that shit?). But then the 5-0 supposedly hinted that the lock didn't seem like it would be too tough to cut, with the right tool. After a short trip to the hardware store, the family rode away into the sunset, back on their trusty steed.
bikes, ditmas park, parenting, stolen COOL OR NOT COOL: A BABY TAX IN RESTAURANTS?
Erica | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 12:00AM 
By way of Gothamist comes word of a restaurant in London that apparently recently charged some chick and her 6-week old bebe a "tax" for simply breastfeeding her kid and taking up space with her gigantic SUV stroller.
"Natasha Young brought her six-week old son to Cosmo, a large chain restaurant in London, to breast-feed him. When she received her bill, there was a £3 (about $5) charge tacked on, reportedly because her stroller was taking up space."
Needless to say, this chick went bonkers, yelled "STOP THE PRESSES" and took her story to every news outlet that would listen to her whine and moan. At which point the restaurant apologized and explained that their "tax" is actually not for babies or strollers but for toddlers who eat some food, but not as much as kids who order meals.
Uhm, what!?
Cool or Not Cool, babies, eats, parenting WHO GIVES A SHIT: Have You Ever Almost Been Killed By A Kid On A Scooter?
Erica | Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 12:00AM 
illustration via My Complete Lack of Boundaries
Cause I have.
Like 11 billion million times.
You ppl are all: "bike lane, bike lane, bikes, baby bikes, BICYCLES" 24/7 and I just don't get it. Cause the only thing I'm worrying about in Park Slope is getting maimed by a reckless 8-year-old with a death wish on a motherfucking scooter.
THESE THINGS ARE A MENACE, PPL.
Who Gives A Shit, kids, parenting 
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