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I'm a waitress and I can see people at their best and their worst. I guess some people feel that waitresses are beneath them, not intelligent. If they had an ounce of knowledge they would have real jobs, therefore, they can be treated as servants, second class citizens. Let me say, not always are we treated that way. Where I work has a lot of regulars that are fun and caring. However, we do get our share of those "who are above us". But I digress....

Back to seeing people at their worst. I have issues with parents who bring their children in and proceed to ignore them. There is a couple who bring their child in and order a pitcher of beer and two generous entrees for themselves. The child will nibble at the food...then proceed to crawl under the table, on top of the booth and consequently on to the booth next to them. The parents continue to eat and talk to each other...but I have never really witnessed them talking to the child. The child must be close to 3. This to me is sad in and of itself, but they allow the child to stick his fingers into the foam of their beer and lick it off. Is this ok? It seems wrong to me...along with letting the child eat the fruit that has been in the alcohol. I don't know...maybe I overreact.

You can't always watch and protect your child....sometimes its even hard to talk to them (i.e. teenagers) but shouldn't you try when they are right in front of you?