Should you bring kids to fancy steak dinners, plays, etc.?

Personally I feel like kids should be additive to your life and not stop you from going places but recently I’ve noticed some people make weird comments or glances based on bringing my child out and about to plays, gastropubs, fancy restaurants, ballet, concerts and it’s been a tad demoralizing. So wanted to see generally what the thought is.

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Absolutely agree, we travel with our daughter and take her most places we go. Including nice restaurants, theater/plays and try to include her.

I’d say it depends on how your kids behave. If they aren’t running a mock and r well behaved then sure, but if your kids r loud, scream, cuss and run wild then no cuz its rude to the people who r trying to have a nice peaceful time

I typically won’t and haven’t brought any of my kids to things more gear towards adults. Unless they are little and sleeping in a carrier or something..

It depends on your child entirely. If you can take them to a theater or places they've gotta sit in one spot for a few hours without them being a disruption than absolutely you should bring them along. I know my kids can't handle that so we don't bring them to things like that yet as they'd be disruptive and I wouldn't even be able to enjoy it because I'm dealing with bored toddlers.

Depends - if I went to the theatre and somebody’s kids were being disruptive I would be pretty angry. It’s activity dependent I think. I’m I complete advocate of kids shouldn’t stop you from going places as you say but that for me means depending on the activity you sort childcare and go as adults - not just take them with you 🤷🏻‍♀️

I had taken my 3 month old to the movies cuz I know her. She is extremely well behaved n never cries so I didn’t have to worry about her crying. She tried talking to the screen but no 1 else could hear her. ( I had noise blocking headphones on her and I never let her have screen time usually)

I think it depends. I do believe there is a time and place for kids and I do believe that some places just aren’t kid friendly. I don’t want to be on a fancy date with my husband and hearing a kid cry - we left the house to get away from that lol. HOWEVER it depends on your child entirely and their temperament.

I agree that you should be able to and if it works for you. I think for me, it depends on the place and if they are family/kid friendly.

The only place i wouldn't take mine to is a place with large crowds/places i could lose him easily

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