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18/02/2009, 6:56 PM

Rob is not online. Last active: 14/05/2009 16:37:47 Rob

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Re: child ban in local cafe

Hi all,

After reading all that has been said here, I'm now going to give all MY opinion on the matter!.

Stop branding the parents as 'not caring' 'ignoring their kids behaviour' etc etc etc, its not the fault of the parents in my opinion, its the sign of the times. Kids can apply for a divorce from their parents. You are not allowed to give your child a clout, in fact, same as here in Germany, you can't do a damn thing to curb your child's behaviour, and most of them know it too. As a parent of two boys and two girls and now 17 grandkids, I too had the problems most people have to suffer with, none of them were angels, believe me and when I was a kid, good grief, if anyone was branded as 'The Devil's spoil', then it was me.

Did a clout 'uplongside the earole' do anyone harmful??. No, I got one often enough, was painful, but I realised that in order not to get another, it was better to behave. Only twice did I ever give anyone in my family a 'clout', even though it was forbidden and it remarkably altered the boys behaviour.

Trouble today is, the Social Services and the courts just have no idea what its like in this day and age when it refers to young children and youngsters reaching puberty, one of the most difficult part of growing up for both boys and girls. There are no morals anymore, girls flaunt their backsides out of too small shorts, wear skimpy pullis etc and the boys pett their girls in the open, well near to having sex. Principles and ethics you can forget from the start, there are'nt any. Putting up a sign banning children in a cafe is sheer rubbish. It the owner cant stand the behaviour, then close up and go elsewhere. Better to put up signs about dogs 'pooping' it all up around the town. Kids are Kids, we were all one at one time and we too challenged the rights and wrongs, to see how far we could get. Mostly ended up with the 'clout' though to be honest.

To the owner of the Cafe, if you think the kids in Budleigh are bad, I'll send you one of my grandsons over, Dominik, you wouldnt even have a table left after his visit!.

I wonder what I will get as a reply, lol.

Regards,

Rob.

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19/02/2009, 10:41 AM

Boggle is not online. Last active: 20/02/2009 07:40:48 Boggle

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Re: child ban in local cafe

I haven't been to the Cafe in question but i have a 3 1/2 year old son.
We take him to restaurants and pubs and yes he sometimes plays up but if he does we remove him or he gets a smack (yes i do smack my child if he needs it).

As a general rule he is good when we take him out, he is sometimes a little noisy as he likes to talk a lot but then some adults are.

I know it is up to the Cafe owners what they want to do but i do think it is sad that all children are being tarred with the same brush.

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19/02/2009, 4:41 PM

Mike Fairclough is not online. Last active: 17/02/2010 23:01:05 Mike Fairclough

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Re: Example of why people holiday abroad

The blanket ban is typically high minded, and unfair, ... I won't be spending money there again.

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28/06/2009, 4:46 PM

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Idea [I] Re: Example of why people holiday abroad

What a shame. Personally I think well-behaved children (and animals) are a joy!

Maybe I had it easy but I always used to have a pen and pad/paper on me and whenever we could afford to go out to eat/drink in public then I found it an easy way to keep children occupied. In my experience, kids misbehave either for attention or because they're bored.

Whatever happened to kiddies menu's to colour in and a few crayons? Sure any on-costs could be easily recouped.....

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03/07/2009, 2:40 PM

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Re: Example of why people holiday abroad

why is this an example of why people holiday abroad?

Personally I like places without children but then as one half of a young married couple no kids but a dog it is natural that I would! Especially as throughout my work at a local tourist attraction I get to deal with the brats and parents all day and unfortunately it is the brats that stand out and not the nice well behaved kids that come along too.

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