my new problem

people who allow their kids to come and sit at a bar



i need to check the ohio state government website and see what the actual laws are regarding "under-21'ers" at a bar are, if any. in the past i have known it to be something along the lines of:
1. establishment loses liquor liscense
2. bartender is fined up to 500$

or maybe it is simply as long as a parent is present everything is fine.

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the real issue is, where i work, way too many parents allow their kids to hang out at the bar and play the megatouch games-
these kids will take up 2 or 3 VALUABLE bar seats, so bartenders lose money where they're there, which is rude.

but subsequently,
i feel it is irresponsible to expose your child to the kind of behaviour that takes place at the bar-
our restaurant is already family oriented
the only places available in the store for adults to relax without the screeching cacophony of young children running all around is our patio and, supposably, the bar.

today, a woman allowed her son to sit at the bar and play the games, and i told her nicely that we do not allow anyone under 21 at the bar, and

long long long story short

she got really really shitty with me.

i don't get why this is such a hard concept for parents to understand.
i am a parent
and
i certainly wouldn't feel comfortable with NOR would i allow my little girl to be unattended at a bar, and
NOR would i ever DREAM of sitting at a bar with her in my company while i got shitfaced
i don't even DRINK
when i am with her at a restaurant, because the last thing i need
is some cop pulling me over
smelling wine on my breath and
losing my kid because i couldn't wait to tie one on
until i got home.

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wtf parents??

kids are precious
and
you should get to know the person you are raising
because
that person does not belong to you

they are on their own individual, unique path thur life

your duty is to guide them
protect them
help them grow
and hopefully
raise a decent human being that you can be proud of


parenting is a privilege
a responsibility
and the greatest honour
that has ever been bestowed upon myself.