‘I’m Not Responsible for Your Tiny Idiots’ : Reckless Parents Expect Server to Babysit Kids, Blame Him When Kids Ultimately Smash Restaurant Property to Smithereens

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    Font - r/r/Tales From YourServer · Posted by u/PsychedelicDemon 3 hours ago maybe control your kids in a room full of glass? Long I work at a wine tasting establishment now. Since our town has a massive tourist industry and we're smack dab in the middle of Main Street, we get a
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    Font - lot of families stopping by. It's already not recommended to bring kids into the building since we pretty much ONLY serve wine, we also have a charcuterie board and sparkling Italian sodas that we use to make mimosas with but that's it. We're also in a historical building from 1855 that has all original walls, floors, and even
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    Font - some furniture. It's not very kid friendly to say the least; nonetheless, we still let people bring their kids in as long as they stay respectful to our building. This brings me to last night. A couple came in with their two young children about 30 minutes before closing time,
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    Font - something already seemed a little off when the lady started pulling bottles off the wine shelf to show her 9 year old "all the pretty wines" and the younger kid only said the word "champagne" over and over again the entire time they were there (which makes me think that's one of the few
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    Font - words that kid even knows) they all eventually sat at a table while the parents got their flights, once they got them, the kids started running all around the building without the parents supervising them whatsoever. We tried explaining to
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    Font - the parents that the area is dangerous for kids to be playing in considering all the cracks in the floor and the literal tonnes of glass that is all around the building. The parents reigned in their kids for a little bit, but then as they continued to drink, they eventually let their kids go back to
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    Font - running around the building and grabbing things off the shelves with absolutely no care for their kids' safety. After a little while I noticed I didn't see the kids anymore so I did a walk- through of the building to find the
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    Font - two kids huddled around a bottle of wine in the bathroom, trying to get it open. I took the wine bottle away from the kids and went to go tell their parents about it, as I was approaching the parent's table I heard the loud CRASH and THU-THU- THUNK right behind me. I turned around and saw the shelf that we
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    Font - keep our wine glasses on its side, a mountain of broken glass, and two kids bawling their eyes out. Before I could even say anything to the parents they immediately went on the defensive mode, the mom started yelling at me about not having our shelves bolted to the floor (which we
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    Font - can't do because we have to get it approved by the historical society, because it's a historic building) and how I'M lucky that the kids weren't hurt because if they were she was going to file a lawsuit. the dad didn't say anything, he just left a $100 bill
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    Font - on the table, collected his kids and walked out the building without even so much as a "sorry" I'd prefer people not bring in their kids at all, but if you're gonna do it anyway, please keep an eye on them at least. I'm not a babysitter and I'm
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    Font - not responsible for the safety of your tiny idiots just because you wanna get dri k TL;DR: a couple came in without supervising their kids, eventually the kids knocked over an entire shelf of glasses, then the parents tried to make it seem like it was our fault
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    Font - pinkflower200. 3 hr. ago This incident with the family could be a reason for the wine tasting to not allow young children. 131 Reply Share
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    Font - HannahHarriet. 3 hr. ago As parents, how could you enjoy a nice wine with your partner if your kids are running around like animals?
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    Font - pm_ur_uterine_cake · 52 min. ago As a wine drinker, how could you enjoy a nice glass if someone else's kids are running around like that? Yikes. Vote Reply Share
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    Font - Danger Dugong1. 28 min. ago Couldn't the tasting room just bill their credit card for the whole cost of damages? Vote Reply Share
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    Font - mousechick69 - 2 hr. ago It's the business's fault for allowing kids in the first place. It should be 21 and up, no exceptions 18 Reply Share
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    Font - Dakotareads 1 hr. ago I'm on this page. ID for entry. But at the same time I understand the frustration of the lack of parenting. Those children are going to grow up to be exactly like them.
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    Font - pinkflower200 - 6 min. ago Parents don't care and I'm a parent. The owner should change the rules and allow 21 and older only. Vote Reply Share
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    Font - Toph-Builds-the-fire · 5 min. ago You sue us we call CPS on you. Fight fire with fire. Also, that's like $600 in glass and labor to clean. Where should we send the bill? Vote Reply Share

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