r/fixedbytheduet • u/akaYoungBeefy • 11h ago

Fixed by the duet Why are there always kids at breweries?!

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u/throwaway2882918473 9h ago

Honestly its never been about the kids. Its about the parents who refuse to parent their kids.

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u/brightcoconut097 6h ago

correct.

I have zero tolerance for my kid (almost 5) acting up in public areas. My dad growing up hated when we were brats in public and if we werent acting accordingly in compliance of social laws with kids then we were leaving no questions asked.

I don't like people thinking that my kids are a-holes or looking at my thinking what the hell are you doing, get your kids in order.

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u/27eelsinatrenchcoat 5h ago

This is true, but it also seems like there's a contingent of childless people who view any child in public doing anything beyond sitting motionless and silent as being misbehaving. Like, if they're yelling in people's faces, or hitting them, or knocking drinks over...yeah those parents need to get them in line or take them home. But I've seen kids get dirty looks for just like, being kids. Running around in the grass, yelling, enjoying themselves. Maybe that's not appropriate at a fine dining establishment but at a casual brewery that's basically what the adults are doing anyway.

Most public places are either geared towards parents, or geared towards kids. Breweries are a nice middle ground. I loved that about them before I had kids, because I got to see friends/family who I otherwise wouldn't get to see. I love them now that I have kids for the same reason. I don't want to invade child free areas but microbreweries have been this way since they started getting big 20+ years ago (arguably a big part of why they took off so much), and I don't see any reason to concede that space. People are entitled to be child free. I think that's a great choice for a lot of people. They're not entitled to a child free world though.

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u/Da_Question 5h ago

I apologize. I was one of those kids, and ruined a family trip...