Ankle-biters at a cat cafe
A little while ago I had the joy of taking my partner to a cat cafe that recently opened in our city. The rules very clearly state that children under age 10 are absolutely not allowed in the cat room without parental supervision. Which isn't ideal, but it's something.
Except "parental supervision" doesn't really mean jack shit if the parents don't care to supervise. A family with two kids came in about 5 minutes after we did and the kids (both very much under 10, because who cares about the rules) promptly started running riot in the cat room and grabbing at the cats willy-nilly while their parents just scrolled on their phones in a corner. All of the cats retreated into their hidey holes and we were incredibly disappointed -- we wanted to spend time with them, but thanks to these two wombats the experience was completely ruined. My partner and I and a staff member all tried to (very gently) tell the kids to be gentle and were immediately met with glares from the parents until they were finally asked to leave.
Why anyone would be so irresponsible and not bother to control their kids is beyond me.
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This is one thing I love about visiting Paris. In France they actually expect parents to keep their kids quiet in restaurants and cafes.
Last time I was there a tourist couple came in with a 3-4 year old. They let the kid run free and the kid started making noise by continuously banging whatever he could get his hands on against the floor. In less than a minute the staff asked the parents to control their child. 5 minutes later, when it became clear that the parents could not or would not control their child, the staff kicked them out.
I almost cheered.
And by kicked them out you mean just picked up the parents and threw them onto the streets right?? ....(I just hope the kids were OK upon landing)
Also did this happen in EVERY restaurant you went into there or only that one?