Nettie’s House of Spaghetti, a restaurant located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, is banning children under 10 from dining in their establishment.
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Recently, an establishment called Nettie's House of Spaghetti in New Jersey announced they will no longer allow children under 10 to dine at their restaurant.
The move caused controversy, with some respondents applauding the policy and others accusing Nettie’s staff of being “child haters.” But the top commenter at MSN.com summed the issue up succinctly:
“We don't hate your kids,” she wrote. “We hate your parenting.”
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If this seems a tempest in a teapot, know that it has implications for our entire society, because it reflects a deadly modern problem:
-WiscoDave
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When my dad was stationed in Germany, we went to out to eat at least a couple times a month, starting with us 3 kids being between 3 and 8 years old, because Dad thought it was important for us to be exposed to a different culture. We were also under threat of a prolonged and painful death if we did misbehave or raised our voices beyond a normal conversation level.
I say that but I don't ever recall him threatening us to mind ourselves. We were taught table manners from the time we were old enough to sit in our own chairs and were expected to use them no matter if we were at a restaurant or eating at home.
