Damn girl! Ruth's Chris! :p I've still never been, can't drop that much change. :D

You win the prize!!!!!!

Checked out their website - looks delish! It is an hour and a half away from us, though. What would you recommend if I can get the husband to make the drive?

I also wish restaurant managers would be more proactive in denying service to parents who bring in children that are causing disruptions. At least this way it forces people to think twice about bringing along misbehaved kids.

The thing is these parent's don't think their kids are misbehaved. Their kids are right, the world is wrong. Sometimes, I dare say the parent's are just as bad as the kids.:rolleyes: I saw a dad and his kids playing with footballs at WalMart. When they were finished, the dad told the kids to come on and when his son started back to pick up the ball the DAD said, "Just leave it. Someone gets paid to pick it up.":eek:

Oh!! You forgot to add kids running around the restaurant!!! I was at at restaurant and the kids were running around and the parents did NOTHING!! :rolleyes: UGH!

i don't know about you but as far as I'm aware the standard for a yorkie is NOT red it's golden or blonde and silver blue. :rolleyes:

hence the confusion

Scarlett was never a red head...she's got silver roots like her mama :D

No red heads here either, just smart blondes.:D

I agree with this! It's sad that someone out there probably had some really really horribly undisciplined and out of control children to make people start to ban children from places. I've seen bratty kids in lots of places that adults were trying to relax and I've seen quiet, polite children who knew how to act in public and even had enough etiquette in fine dining to do better than some adults.

I hope at least to be the type of parent that raises mine to be able to act like civilized little gentleman and women. I would hope to have kids that can sit still in church or a movie or a restuarant and also hope to know the difference between kid friendly places and places that are better for getting a baby sitter and going to.

It's kinda the same with dogs. One misbehaved dog can ruin it for everyone else in places that were not a big deal to have dogs in like Home Depot. However for the grocery store or places with food, dogs really shouldn't be allowed. Even dogs in purses that never touch the ground can sometimes carry fleas, ticks, worms, and on and on. There is no way to tell who has a clean and healthy doggie that's been vetted or a sick one that's hiding in a purse causing flea infestation to all those around them. (that made me itch just thinking of it)

Anyways. The ultimate point is that dog or child, it's the PARENTS that need to learn how to teach their respective "kids" how to behave in public or leave them at home if they can't act like civilized "kids"

eek gotta love bratty kids :D and their fathers ;)

i was thinking though sometimes how irritated that i get when a parent comes out of our theater or other event into the lobby where i sit trying to hear and help patrons and the phones and they'll walk around in here with a crying, screaming, fit throwing child. When they are obviously old enough to be disciplined somehow it infuriates me that the parent does nothing and allows those screaming fits to happen and doesn't even both to tak them outside for a bit.

when it's an infant upset it's annoying but i wonder if that'll be me someday, trying to comfort a crying baby and annoying the whole world around me when i'm out. i hope i take the child outside to the car or at least away from the desk person or clerks, but it's your baby and you have to do your best to comfort them. sometimes they cry and you can't always make them stop. i hope i can figure out how to manage this without people being annoyed with me, but it's a challenge to any parent to quiet and calm down a little baby.

no excuse for those that have a screaming three year old wailing and kicking them and yelling. that one i know how to stop! :p

My mother use to be an interior decorator and we would go into stores that had signs that said "We reserve the right to kick out any bad childern and their even worse parents..." (that was my favorite sign).

My family had a lumber and hardware store and I cannot tell you how many times I had to approach parents and tell them that they need please pay attention to their children with trying to go to the bathroom in our toilet displays or attempt to cut off their siblings hand with out table saw examples...
One individual actually put his kid in the laundry tub display while he walked around the store. But once again, we were the owners and it was our decision being our business to be able to "kick someone out" or let dogs in. Besides my brother's dog was always in our back office and we weren't the do as I say, but not as I do type.

Or how about the time I was in a restaurant and the OWNERS kids were playing with bouncy balls :eek: all over the restaurant............the FIRST time it hit me, I kindly asked the waitress to see if someone could calm the kids down..............the second time it hit me, I told the waitress to cancel my order and let the restaurant owner know that I would never return because if he could not control his own kids, he was definitely incompetent to run a restaurant.:mad:

ur kidding me this really does happen?? i have to hear more!

:p My husband and I helped my SIL and had my niece a LOT when she was younger and she was DIFFICULT to say the least. I have had my fair share of embarrassments in public places with her.:rolleyes: I got some "looks" from ppl as if I could snap a finger and make her stop. I just smiled and went on.:)
I tend to overlook screaming babies/toddlers and feel sorry for the parents. There were times when I could not leave and other times I was able to and did. It is hard. Get ready girl, you will have your times too.:p