The Fazoli's Incident...

This past week I met up with my mom and a friend at a local Fazoli's restaurant.

We had several kids with us, one baby, two toddlers, and Skye.

Long story short-

There was a MUCH older couple sitting in a booth across from us.

The man of the couple kept making random comments about Aiden, loud enough for us to hear.

He twice said "What the hell's wrong with that kid?"

Aiden had been lining up the booster seats and standing up and sitting down and standing up and sitting down...

Finally, after the second or third comment, I asked the man if he had a question.

He just looked at me and said something to the extent of "no one can eat with your kid around"

I said some things... I can't remember exactly what... but it basically involved "this is a free country and this is a restaurant geared towards children, hence the booster seats and coloring books you see all around you."

He pick his hand up and make a "shooing away" motion.

I could tell his wife was irritated with him, and I am sure he got an earful from her too, but I just sat and debated myself for so long after leaving as to whether I should ever or NOT ever say anything in those situations.

On one hand I would NEVER say something negative loud enough so that a CHILD could hear... but on the other hand, I DO understand that this man was ignorant of our situation.

Regardless, he invited a discussion by repeatedly making his comments louder.

I wonder if he was WANTING a confrontation or if he thought he was somehow being HELPFUL?