[everdrive]

> You’re at a restaurant and your toddler is trying to run away and generally make a mess out of everything

I don't think toddlers should be at most restaurants. I have a toddler and a 7 month old. I'm not even saying that for the sake of the other patrons. There's really nothing fun whatsoever about being at restaurant with your toddler. We don't even have bad outcomes, but you're sort of trapped in your seat, it's messy, it's expensive, and you're constantly keeping your toddler in line.

Restaurant food is really not so good as to overcome those issues.

[dayjah]

Horses for courses. Our we let our 2yo run riot at restaurants while we enjoy our food. It was an adaptation for my wife, for sure. I love it and best I can tell other patrons and staff love how comfortable our daughter is in the environment.

[phainopepla2]

The other patrons are being polite. Very few people love a toddler running riot while they're eating out

[dayjah]

I suppose that would depend on the restaurant / patron.

For example, in Texas there are loads of TexMex restaurants and Hispanic cultures actually embrace children as part of the environment vs Western European cultures (which I was raised in) which don’t so much.

As I said: horses for courses.