Apparently there is a new trend in New York of yuppies bringing their kids with them when they go out clubbing. Now that's some responsible parenting if I've ever heard of it. Why on Earth would it make sense for parents to allow their infants into bars that wouldn't let a teenager in? No parents are encouraging their 16 year-old to go into these places so why would they want to bring a two year old. Kids get enough bad habits without being in rooms where people go to smoke, drink, and hook-up. Unless you want your kid to learn that its fun to swear like a (drunken) sailor or to be moody and hit people, you better leave them at home when you go partying. Can't afford a sitter? Give me a break. You can afford to go clubbing, you can cough up for the child care. When did New York City run out of thirteen year old girls who would babysit for five bucks an hour and rights to raid your fridge? That's right. It didn't. Maybe you should rent a movie and kick back in your own apartment where you can watch your kid yourself, instead of leaving that to the hapless drunk or the college kid next to you at the bar. Those people are there for a good time too, remember. Come to think of it, maybe that's the problem. These yuppies forgot that eventually everyone needs to stop being that party animal.
Parenthood is about making choices, hopefully good ones, and taking care of your kids. Next time you need to relive the glory days, leave the kids with a sitter.
Cite your source:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/02/brooklyn.babies.in.bars/index.html?hpt=C1
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