kids in coffee shops

Andrew - Gusband and I saw the funniest comedian the other night and one of the things she was talking about was kids in cafes. Now before I go and open up the can of worms I did on Facebook when I mentioned kids on leashes….. let it be known that I love all my friends and families children. I mean seriously I get how populating the world works.

This female comedian was talking about mothers who take their children to cafes and how much those kids hate going to cafes. How does she know this she asked us? “FROM ALL THE FUCKING SCREAMING THEY DO WHILE THEY ARE THERE!” At that point she lost me, I was laughing and crying so hard I couldn’t see or hear and was doubled over.

Totally politically incorrect, totally hilarious.

I work across from a café and I know how it goes. I know all the reasons that people leave the house with children and we are very welcoming to kids of all ages at our store but the real question should be why the hell do they scream blue murder just as the food arrives? Apparently they are trying to torture you.

We’ve got friends who like to go out with their children and friends who like to go out without their children. Each to their own I think, we don’t mind and now that we are all getting on a bit we tend to do things that are more kid friendly. Oh how times have changed. Once upon a time a group of us would go out for lunch and roll home late at night. These days if we spent all day at the pub and had the kids with us someone would more than likely call Docs.

Us and the kids at a "kid friendly" event. Some having more fun than others.

So I wonder why human children are allowed in cafes and not my doggie children. And don’t say germs! People children can be pretty germ friendly, what with putting things in their mouths and putting them back on plates and lets not even talk about the rivers of snot that can be seen pouring from these little mites. I remember one friend at our house when Little F was giving Phoebe (doggie child) a kiss on the mouth and we tried to interfere we were met with, “It’s fine I’d be more worried about Phoebe, at least you remember to worm her.”

Oh how times have changed.

Don’t forget to worm your kids campers. xx

Lucy – I am with the comedian, I don’t think children like sitting still for any real lengths of time, so why the hell would they want to be made to sit at a coffee shop! If I was them I’m pretty sure I would rather be screaming blue murder & racing through a bookstore wiping my chocolate fingers all over the windows.

I however am lucky, my furkid is allowed at my regular haunt, the local coffee shop, he gets snausages every day & is pretty much a permanent fixture there in the morning.  All the dogs of the community frequent the coffee shops in my area because they are dog friendly. They do let children in as well, but I think there would be a law against denying children the right to have a babycino!

I feel there are enough germs to go round & we should all embrace them as Andrew has with his bout of the elusive man flu!

Happy  caffeine hit campers