Jan 04 2009
I Got My Children to Behave at a Chinese Restaurant
I usually do not take my children out to restaurants to eat. Getting the boys to behave in public is a challenge. Thing #1 is usually okay. Thing #2 has not historically been able to handle the stimulation–all the people, noise, menu choices, etc., and forget about adding the craziness of a Chinese restaurant buffet.
He has, however, been doing much better at making good choices (a phrase from his daycare). I have even gone inside of McDonald’s a couple of times to order, and he was actually at about seventy-five percent of ideal. And hey, for any kid to do that well in a McDonald’s is encouraging, right?
So last night I decided to try out the Chinese restaurant in town. I explained to Thing #2 (and #1) beforehand that we were going to the chinese restaurant and all that.
We got there, went to our seats, got our food, ate, and went home. All went well, if you don’t count Thing #1 announcing loudly enough for the booth behind us to hear that he had just farted. Besides that I was just ecstatic that my children behaved at the Chinese restaurant.
