I'd Like You to Meet...

Sitting quietly in our booth at the local Mexican Restaurant, a couple with 1 child around 6, 3 toddlers and 1 infant is being seated directly across from us. The children are darling.

I'd like you to meet the family where the children acted better than the parents.

Dad says loudly "I'm getting Don Jose' Nachos, I don't care if the rest of ya'll eat or not!" Then starts hollering almost the second they are seated at the children to be quiet and sit down.

I honestly could not figure out which of the children he was hollering at to sit down and be quiet, because all 3 toddlers sat down immediately with the help of big brother and said NOTHING, the infant appeared to be sleeping.

This is going to be a fun Friday night dinner. I'm listening to YARM13YOL rattle on about school things (she's not bothering me at all, its the added STUPIDNESS of the Dad next door) and now this loud ridiculous man, until HELLO Mom walks up to the table from the bathroom where she's been since they walked in. She says loudly to the 6ish year old "I told you I didn't want to sit by the girls, get up and switch" (Are you serious? Mom is going to make Big Brother take care of the toddlers? This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine.)

Mom sits down and...

you are not going to believe this...

STARTS KNITTING.

She's making her 6 year old take care of toddlers so she can KNIT WHILE EATING OUT.

Constantly they were both telling the kids to stop it, be quiet, etc. I could not hear those kids. They could not have been bothering anyone.

Time to order. Dad gets his nachos, Mom gets this huge open face burrito an enchilada, they order for the kids.... a plate of chicken and rice to SHARE and a taco for the 6 year old and tell him he can have some chip and salsa with his meal when it comes. (chip and salsa is FREE)

Food comes, 6 year old reaches for a chip...Dad, FORTHELOVEOFPEANUTBUTTER, tells this child, "You do not get the first chip and you do not get put your hand in the basket before ME."

Mom, bless her heart, is being so good, she's not paying attention at all to the kids, but she is managing to knit and eat.

Thank goodness we were finished with our meal. I could not have listened to much more. Much more and I would have been asking you all to send me money for my new cause..."Cause Kaye's In Jail" and send homemade cookies to the county jail.