Hearing “a barf barf here and a barf barf there” was not on the menu.
Kids are cute. Kids are great. But kids have a place.
That place is not in adult places, but unfortunately adult places (and I am not talking about those sorts of places) have been invaded by swarms of adorable little people who would just as well lick your hand as shake it.
They have escaped from the kid zone and infiltrated cruise ship hot tubs, sports bars and coffee shops.
This doesn’t seem fair to me.
I don’t hang out at Chuck E. Cheese, so why are 8-year-olds hitting up my barista for extra caramel for their caramel macchiatos.
Kids being everywhere wouldn’t be an issue if more parents were, well, parenting.
I occasionally frequented adult-type places as a child. The difference is that I didn’t jump on the furniture at those places.
We adults are losing as a percentage of parents have turned the power over to the child.
Children may be the future, but adults are the now.
Your 5-year-old may be able to upload photos to the Internet, but I am doubting he or she can change a car’s tire or resist the temptation to spend an entire paycheck on Fun Dip.
That said, we can’t beat them, so I say run from ’em.
I am pushing adult fun zones — zones where adults can go to be adults.
We’ll have a cocktail (or not) and freely talk about adult topics like what happened on “Intervention,” the latest issue of The Economist or why Brett Favre is so creepy.
Parents and nonparents will be welcome, but there will be a rather large “No kids allowed sign” posted on the front door.
Artistic expression will be encouraged, but there will be no crayons and absolutely no “Old McDonald.”
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