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I don’t often comment on current events that are often hot
buttons for opinions of all kinds, but I feel this time I must.
I recently read a news article about a woman who changed her
toddlers diaper in a Chipotle restaurant on the dining tables! Can you imagine placing a 16 month old child
on a table people where are going to eat? Her husband was furious that the
restaurant employees told her it was a definite no-no and wrote a letter to Chipotle
chiding them for not having changing tables in the bathroom. It was much too inconvenient for the woman to
take her child out to the car on a beautiful day.
Let me make this clear.
I am a mother. While my daughter
just graduated college and is no longer in diapers, I well remember those
years. Few if any restaurants back then
had changing tables in the bathrooms. Oh
my! What did I do? I went to the car and changed her there, or I
just didn’t go out. Inconvenient? Sure,
but those are the little sacrifices one makes when one decides to have
children. I also didn’t let my daughter
scream and cry in restaurants or stores.
Lets just say I am far from a stern disciplinarian and I never hit her
in any way shape or form, I simply took her outside. After a couple times like that she didn’t do
it anymore because if she was screaming and crying for something and that
something wasn’t there anymore, what could she do but stop? Yes, it was
inconvenient but common courtesy to others made me aware that while my
daughter’s cry was not hurting anyone, it could be annoying to others.
Changing a diaper on a dining table is just unsanitary and
probably breaks many health laws. In my
opinion, (And it is just an opinion) the woman should be fined and banned from
the restaurant. And shame on Chipotle
for coddling her idiot husband to tell him they are trying to install changing
tables soon. Restaurants are not
required to install them and if patrons cannot be civilized then they should
just stay home…or has she ever heard of carry out?
What are your thoughts on this matter? Was she right, wrong, or are you as appalled as
I am?
I totally agree. Changing a baby on a restaurant table is just revolting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you...unsanitary...taking it too far.
ReplyDeleteMy husband & I were at the Washington State fair the first day it was opened on Sept 5 2014 a seeminly nice fellow plopped his infant son down on the table where we were eating our big bbq chicken dinner, and changed the kids diaper then and there..We picked up our entire meal and moved to another table which only held us and our dinners.. I was really appalled someone would do this they had bathrooms at this famous bbq place with changing tables, someone from the restaurant noticed they had to take the tablecloth off of it and not let anyone use it, it was for about 4 couples big thus rendering the business a loss of their business, it was sweltering hot and it was in the umbrellaed area, that fellow did not give any courtesy to other patrons, they were asked to take their meals to go promptly the restaurant was nicer to them than they were to the other customers!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say how cute your little ducks are.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe this!!! I agree with you Crystal! This is disgusting! I would never think of doing anything like this! I don't understand people!!! (Love your ducks!)
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