tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post5418918952880775986..comments2023-09-17T05:46:14.693-07:00Comments on Luke, I Am Your Father: Dealing With Parent DiscriminationJames (SeattleDad)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-84634829846758838582012-02-26T08:20:33.264-08:002012-02-26T08:20:33.264-08:00I would have said something to the clerk. Somethi...I would have said something to the clerk. Something that would be polite but be aimed at making him feel shamed. Because I am not above that. My daughter was around 7 months old and she was crying in a restaurant...one with plastic table covers where the average meal costs $4.95...so mos def not upscale. This was a neighborhood place and they had seen my husband and I on our first date, through our newly wed time, all the way through my pregnancy and had seen my daughter from the first times we could take her out to dinner. <br />This particular time, she was crying, which was unusual for her. A man and woman, who had come in after us (and had not yet ordered) got up and stormed out. On the way out the door, the man leans over and says, "Thank you for a miserable dinner."<br /><br />My inappropriate response? "Yeah, well, my dad died today and we are just trying to grab a quick dinner before having to plan his funeral. I hope your night is better than ours."<br /><br />Was it true? Nope. But it easily could have been for someone. And I think that mere anger would have made him feel justified. As it stood, he looked shaken...and I was glad. It is nice to stuff a rag in the mouth of a vocal asshole every now and then.SMHDVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631495097000738780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-42220291272567711222012-02-15T11:44:37.170-08:002012-02-15T11:44:37.170-08:00If I knew the Manager?
Definitely!If I knew the Manager?<br /><br />Definitely!Johnhttp://johnrossmckay.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-19720260490389590992012-02-09T21:20:49.829-08:002012-02-09T21:20:49.829-08:00@j-tony - Because, of course, kids don't count...@j-tony - Because, of course, kids don't count for anything right? That's pretty frustrating. Good for you for waiting them out now.<br /><br />@Monkey - That would be my normal MO, but I was a bit irked about this one so didn't want to let it slide this time.<br /><br />@Diplo_daddy - Yeah, he was probably having a bad day, but he was only taking it out on us. We were definitely getting the brunt of his bad mood because he couldn't relate to the fact that I had a boy with me.<br /><br />@Lady Mama - Yeah, I seem to be reaching point where I am more likely to call people on that kind of stuff. Maybe because I am a father now.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-55326726777965481882012-02-09T09:59:17.458-08:002012-02-09T09:59:17.458-08:00That is not cool. I think you were pretty calm - I...That is not cool. I think you were pretty calm - I probably would have asked the young guy if there was a problem (but then my tendency to react is not always a good thing). Good for you for saying something to the manager. I'm sure he doesn't want to lose customers over some attitude-y cashier.Lady Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933248315325429447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-74319725623942272382012-02-08T04:21:41.142-08:002012-02-08T04:21:41.142-08:00I think you handled the situation well. Maybe the...I think you handled the situation well. Maybe the guy was having a bad day, who knows. But he shouldn't take it out on you...Joe the customer. I agree, you should have been treated with more respect. <br /><br />I trust the store manager had a polite but firm discussion with his employee. But hey, at least the food was good!Diplo_Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349376430486545451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-2686244209799791242012-02-07T12:42:18.109-08:002012-02-07T12:42:18.109-08:00Good for you! I'd like to say I'd want to...Good for you! I'd like to say I'd want to say something, because I would want to. i'm a total weiny though, I would just brush it off. Like everything else. Story of my life! :)Hey Monkey Butthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876011642278169652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-89014300458051096422012-02-06T17:16:35.355-08:002012-02-06T17:16:35.355-08:00LIAYF- We a form of this often being a family of 5...LIAYF- We a form of this often being a family of 5. Hostess's always want to just "add" a chair to a table of 4 for us, and make is seem like they can't believe we would actually have 3 kids? How dare us? 5 people sitting at a table for 4 is not enjoyable. We've only actully done it a few times. Now as the kids get older, when they go to seat us, they MUST pull a table over that will fit us all, or we'll wait.J-Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549882086650610819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-9336594323048487192012-02-06T06:17:19.709-08:002012-02-06T06:17:19.709-08:00@AlaskaDad - Yes, I quietly told him what had happ...@AlaskaDad - Yes, I quietly told him what had happened and that it was pretty insulting, while Lukas was throwing away the garbage a few feet away. I left it at that. Didn't ask for any retribution. Really, I didn't care about that, I just wanted someone to explain to that guy that that is not an acceptable way to treat customers. It was obvious that the time we took was exaggerated in his mind because of something. The only thing being that it could have been was I had my 4yo with me.James (SeattleDad)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04087365610002249685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195142635395855095.post-37944876015197989522012-02-05T22:59:48.824-08:002012-02-05T22:59:48.824-08:00Kids with me or not I HATE bad customer service. ...Kids with me or not I HATE bad customer service. Now that I have kids I REALLY HATE customer service! What I would have done is asked to see the manager right after the customer behind you got a free coffee. Why is the cashier in such a rush? Really. He is going to make the same money regardless of how long transactions take. I had a similar situation at REI and did not call the cashier on it at in the moment. I wrote a letter to corporate and waited about 3 weeks. Then I emailed the same letter and in about 3 days I got some lame-ass response from the store manager. I think my recourse would have been much better in the moment. Discriminating against families sucks and I DO NOT stand for it when it happens to me. I hope you were honest with that manager and he was responsive.Alaska DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113254005553246156noreply@blogger.com