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Originally posted by RapidFire stealth edit!

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Originally posted by DJ RJT I can state with a fair amount of certainty that no child requires a visit to a restaurant to learn how to act.

its not crucial to his manners but more to his eating habbits. lets face it- kids need to be taken out from time to time amd the odd happy meal is alright but it cant be a substitute for a nice, well-cooked meal.

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Originally posted by RapidFire its not crucial to his manners but more to his eating habbits. lets face it- kids need to be taken out from time to time amd the odd happy meal is alright but it cant be a substitute for a nice, well-cooked meal.

But eating habits certainly shouldn't be dictated by restaurants... If anything, I'd say keeping your kids away from eating out would better prepare them for the real world.

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Originally posted by DJ RJT But eating habits certainly shouldn't be dictated by restaurants... If anything, I'd say keeping your kids away from eating out would better prepare them for the real world.

well unless youre a parent you cant really state that. :/

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Originally posted by RapidFire well unless youre a parent you cant really state that. :/

I'd wager that 2 years worth of developmental psych at least gives me reasonable credibility in this discussion, not to mention the many highly publicized critiques of parents who perhaps rely on taking their children out to dinner a bit too often.

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Originally posted by DJ RJT I'd wager that 2 years worth of developmental psych at least gives me reasonable credibility in this discussion, not to mention the many highly publicized critiques of parents who perhaps rely on taking their children out to dinner a bit too often.

Parenting can throw all types of curveballs, dude.

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Originally posted by Marc Summers Parenting can throw all types of curveballs, dude.

Yeah, so can all aspects of life, but trends are undeniable.

All I'm trying to point out here is that RapidFire's argument that kids somehow "need" the real world experience of eating in "nice restaurants" to develop proper manners is profoundly flawed.

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if you're going to have kids, don't let them grow up racist
that's all

you can only learn to appreciate after you suffer

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Originally posted by Azz3D if you're going to have kids, don't let them grow up racist that's all you can only learn to appreciate after you suffer

+1

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Originally posted by Azz3D if you're going to have kids, don't let them grow up racist that's all

+1, If I ever have kids, I would definitely break their faces if they said a racial slur.

And RJT, it all depends on the child.

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Originally posted by Marc Summers And RJT, it all depends on the child.

You seem to be missing the point.

Yes, each child is different and must be treated appropriately.

No, a child does not need to go to a restaurant to learn propr public/social ettiquette.

That is all.

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Originally posted by Marc Summers +1, If I ever have kids, I would definitely break their faces if they said a racial slur.

It's too much in my genes to prevent this from happening. Us Russians hate all equally. Even ourselves.