My husband and I used to go out to dinner a lot. We would usually sit at the bar and spend several hours drinking wine and eating appetizers for meals. We rarely sat at a table and would just enjoy the experience of sampling food and drinks.
Now no more bar for us- we need a table that can fit a highchair. Also, you probably want to stick us somewhere in the back where we won’t be a nuisance. But not too far back because one of the kids may open the emergency door and set off the very loud alarm.
So last night, as I sat on the toilet at the restaurant, listening to the screeching alarm going off, I totally knew that was our table causing the commotion. We were out to dinner with friends that had two boys, 4 and 6. So I did not burst out of the bathroom worried there was some sort of actual emergency. I may have actually lingered a moment or two longer than usual, hoping the alarm would be off by the time I stepped out.
Back in before baby days, we would be at the bar, rolling eyes and laughing at the hapless parents trying to enjoy a meal and wrangle their children. Most likely thinking what a bunch of brats they were and how if we had kids they would be sitting quietly like little angels.
Bwahahahahhahahahha
Kids sitting quietly like little angels – What a lovely fantasy! I always thought that about mine. Guess I’ll find out soon enough. Thanks for bursting my bubble of hope. =]
Oh don’t give up hope! We still hope every single time we go out that the perfect angel moment will magically happen, lol.
I so love this! Every time we think going out to eat will be a good idea… “It will be different this time”… we always leave feeling more exhausted then when we entered the restaurant! 🙂 We will keep trying!
Glad to hear others are still trying too. We will eventually get that amazing dinner where they sit quietly and surprise us…maybe… 🙂
Haha! I can totally relate to this. This literally IS my life right now. And of course, it’s so hard to actually socialize with the other parents in your group when they also have kids. I think we may have even put some of our childless friends off of kids lol!
oh no! lol. Yeah, the kid antics would have freaked pre-baby me out. Now I understand they are ALL crazy and that’s normal 🙂