January 31, 2011 at 1:37 pm
#715543
cyclemom
Member
While I appreciate the OP’s desire to continue to have a full adult social life, I made really different choices as a parent. When I had kids, I stopped going to happy hour. Did I miss it sometimes? Yup. But my life changed after kiddos. Sometimes my husband and I got a sitter and went out, but mostly we stayed in. I don’t feel comfortable modeling social drinking to my kids, and made a conscious choice to keep the adult centered and kid centered facets of my life separate. I completely understand the desire to find kid-friendly places to eat, but would politely suggest that “kid-friendly” and “happy hour” are two phrases that don’t go together.