"I'm just going to say it. Parents these days! Lettin' their kids play video games at the dinner table. It stunts their growth, you know.."
Husband nods, all shifty eyed.
"They won't be able to have conversations," the wife said a little too loud to be private.
I turned their table next to ours and said, "Excuse me? Seriously? First of all, welcome to the modern world. Secondly, it's been a while since we've been to a restaurant. A long while. And do you know what happens at restaurants? Conversations, that's what. Adult ones that don't involve topics like "going tee tee in the potty", counting to ten in the correct numerical order, or reading Tinker Bell. Don't I deserve one night a month? One? Where I am not singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider? One where I'm not begging my three year old to take a bath, eat his supper, or go to bed? Seriously. ONE FREAKING VIDEO GAME while we wait for the waiter to come with food that isn't mac-n-cheese, chicken nuggets, or pancakes? One game that is actually educational - choose the color, the shape or the number? SCREW YOU LADY and your uninforned, hoity-toity rambling!"
What I really said was... nothing. I said nothing. I felt the weight of her comments on my back as my son, for 10 minutes, colored on his DS (using words like "stylus" correctly) while Rich and I sipped wine, ordered dishes that included incredients like aubergine, and talked about how ridiculously hard our day had been.
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Best to just ignore stupid comments like that. Those people need to get in the real world. My little grandson is three years old, and he is so far more advanced than we ever were as children. It's amazing the things the little ones can do these days, and modern technology is all part of it!And, YES, you certainly do deserve a night out!
I remember when Jack was in Dallas and showing his Mamaw his games, when he messed it up "Uh oh Dadda" and Rich would hit the Escape button and he would say "All better now" and go on playing. After two or three times Jack was doing it on his on, "Uh oh" hit the escape button then "All better now". I was amazed, and I have it all on tape on my cell phone to rewatch any time I want to. Thanks for having such a smart kid (like his Momma and Dadda).
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