Babies in the Bar
So this baby walks into a bar, and …
Well, the baby didn’t actually walk into the bar—it was in a stroller, pushed by its mother, who was going to have a drink or two with some other moms who brought their kids, and…that’s why this is no joke.
There’s a bar fight brewing across the country. In Seattle, Austin, Philadelphia, Boston and beyond, bar patrons are getting lathered up on both sides of a polarizing parenting issue: is it responsible (or even acceptable) to belly up to the bar with young children in tow?
Those opposed to the mix of cocktails and sippy cups have posted their unequivocal sentiments on numerous online message boards and blogs, like this one in Philadelphia: “I do not want to be in a bar around children. Ever. Bars are for adults.”
Stroller grid-lock has been increasing in bars—often under signs that say “No One Under 21 Admitted”—along with the irritation of patrons who object to shoving crayons out of the way of their cosmos.
Those pushing for more kids in more bars are usually the same people pushing the strollers: mothers of the pre-school set, who say: “We want to do everything we always did, but with our babies.”
So when the owner of a bar in Brooklyn recently posted a “Please No Strollers” sign, he opened yet the latest front in the battle of the bottle. Moms seethed, while critics— like this one in Tucson —applauded: “Grow up, people,” she wrote. “Your lives are different now.”
Tell us what you think: Are we lowering the responsibility bar by allowing kids in the neighborhood bar?
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I feel it is completly unaccectable to have a baby or a child of any age in a bar. I was exposed to this as a child by my Mother and I hated being in a bar. I new as a little girl it was wrong and I was so depressed and uncomfortable when she made my Brother and I go with her, we were both under 9 years old…Parents need to grow up and be with there children in healthy enviornments and stop worrying about themselves, there drinking and being arouind other drunks. Its awful and it should be illeagel…
Lisa Marie Verdusco | 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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makenzie alexis deneal | 2 months ago
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banned?
“And that is how are parents supposed to get there needs for socialization met if we ban them from it”
Uh, it’s called GET A BABYSITTER. Nobody is banning mommies from ‘socialization.’ That’s ridiculous. They can socialize in mommy groups.
Janey | 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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I disagre
I do also think that parents should not be able to bring their kids/babies into a bar! what mother would even think of doing that, i am a mother of 2 (boy/girl) and i would never bring my children into a bar or even a sports bar it it just saying to other that you dont care about the heath of your children. If i even seen a parent with their child in a bar i would feel bad for teh kid and just look at the mother like what the Hell are you thinking!!
Amber S | 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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morals!!!
where are the morals today?
where are the family values today?
where are the mothers responsibilites today to their offsprings?
in my opinion-THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD RIGHT ALONG WITH OUR GOVERMENT!!!
reta bost | 1 week, 5 days ago
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Ms.
I strongly disagree with taking a child into a bar. There are plenty of other activities you can do with your child then taking them to a bar with you. If you want to have a drink or go and socialize with friends leave the child with a baby sitter. if you can’t find a baby sitter maybe that is a sign that you don’t really need to go to the bar.
Leah Marie Putnam | 2 days, 12 hours ago
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