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loriemoms
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:43 am |
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| Housemouse wrote: | In our showroom we used to have a highly visible sign near the front door:
"Parents you are responsible for your children"
which made most parents think a bit... |
I do the same thing. I send an email reminders for cake pickups and I put in there that there are other cakes waiting for pickups (I am a home bakery, and dont have a case) and also a number of display cakes. I ask them to please leave the children at home when picking up your cake. It has really helped a lot! |
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CakeWhizz
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:44 am |
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First off happy birthday to you and it's a shame these unruly kids and their mum tried to ruin your day. However, this might be an opportunity for you to turn the tables on this mumzilla. I suggest that YOU contact your local TV station and tell them your side of the story first. As dragonfly dreams wrote, they might send down a crew to film you at work through the window with the notice on and it will give you great publicity and hopefully a great birthday present! |
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Bohnlo
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Joined: Mar 10, 2008
Posts: 115
Location: Germantown, WI
Birthday: Oct 11
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:10 am |
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I work for an airline and believe me I have seen it all, Kids think the escalators are a fun way to pass the time running up them running down you get the picture, I have had to tell them for their own safety that this is not a toy and dangerous to do. The worst part is the parent is usually participating in the "game" I have two children and they were always told how to behave in public, did they sometimes act up , yes, but they would never behave as rudely as this ladies. You were perfectly ok with what you did> In fact I too don't know how you didn't proceed to march them back to their mother for their own safety> Don't worry about it she would look like a negligent mom if she tried to go to the news. |
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wgoat5
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Location: Kentucky
Birthday: Nov 21
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:18 am |
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I have 3 kids... 6/11/14 let me tell you what... if they acted even REMOTELY like that I'd go bonkers.
We go somewhere and they are to act like ANGELS literally... or we don't take them anywhere.. if they get up arguing in the morning and we are scheduled to go somewhere we DONT go...
These are kids with parents who's parenting skills are lacking... kids are kids yes.. BUT.. PARENTS are PARENTS ... if ya have kids... then be a parent.. NOT a friend first..
I have a family member who's child is a spoiled ROTTEN brat... she is extremely rude.. and treats her mom horribly in public as well as family functions... more than once that kid has tried my patience and more then once I've laid the smackdown LOL on her. People are scared of their kids!!! Not I... never EVER EVER LOL
Ok so I'm having one of those days LOL |
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gottabakenow
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Location: Massachusetts
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:23 am |
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at our library the childrens librarian put up signs saying "unattended children will be given a puppy and a cup of espresso".
maybe try something like that but a little more drastic cuz it sounds like this lady doesnt care a hoot about what her kids do. maybe say unattended children will be locked up in a glass display case that you can bang on all you want cuz FOR GOODNESS SAKES THEIR MOTHER DOESNT MIND!!! |
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Housemouse
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Location: UK
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:48 am |
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digressing again from original OP but this is sort of related...
[quote="cakedecoratingsmything"]at our library the childrens librarian put up signs saying "unattended children will be given a puppy and a cup of espresso". quote]
This made me laugh then I started cringeing because we probably did this very thing or its equivalent!!
We used to bribe the younger kids with a huge jar of 'traffic light' lollipops. If customers' kids started acting up out came this huge jar of lollipops (made their eyes pop out to see it).
The deal was that if they behaved and did not touch or fiddle or distract then they could have a lollipop when they left the showroom... It worked 99% of the time.
Of course in those days we hadn't linked food colourings and misbehaving! Ooooh - wonder how many parents found themselves dealing with a wild child when they got home... |
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Metabea
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Joined: Dec 31, 2006
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Location: muskegon, Michigan
Birthday: Jun 12
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:03 am |
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Tonight on Nanny 911... People who eat peacefully while their children run wild threw the mall! Can Nanny Deb teach Mum how to behave? Will the children ruin yet another cake. Or will they all be sent to the zoo?
I babysit for a living and let me tell you what... Most parents find themselves aloof to what their children say and do. When did it become ok to say Poo and pass gas at the table then giggle and repeat it over and over? I've only just begun with these 3 children that need to learn manners because their parents forgot how. It was funny just last week I came in at 8:00 and the mom said "how do you do it? Yesterday when you left, 5 minute later they were all running wild!" I just smiled and told her manners go a long way. My children are 20,19,14 and I have a 3 year old grandson and not one of them acted like monkeys in public. |
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YBRCakes
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:53 am |
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Oh Miss C....
Had I been there, I would have walked out there, grabbed them both by the ear, and drug them off to their mama. You know me, they'd have had a firm talking to.
I don't think she has enough gumption to take any of this to the local news, but after reading what everyone else said, I'd agree, wait for the news to show up. When they do, you walk out and sell sell sell the bakery and how fabulous it is. Make her look like the idiot she is for letting her wild children run free. Oh and if it's Channel 5 that comes.. let me know, I have a friend from NW who is one of the new producers over there.
Is the sign still up? I'd say leave it up, or make a really fancy one to place in the corner of the window that says "no touching the glass, work in progress" or something to that effect.
Keep the sanity. |
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lovinkakes
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Location: Englewood, CO
Birthday: May 06
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:25 am |
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Yup: child in seat behind me on the plane was kicking my chair for at least 15-20 min. I finally turned around looked the precious little darling in the eye, a beautiful-looking little girl by the way, and firmly and politely asked her to stop. She may have kicked my chair one more time later by accident, but she did stop and I had a peaceful flight. Honestly, I didn't even look for a parent since after so long I could safely assume there was no responsible adult nearby (granted they were probably sitting next to her). I felt some people were probably angry at me for talking directly to the child, but I had the rest of my 3 1/2 hour flight in peace. |
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JulieB
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:11 pm |
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Oh, come on now, seriously?
She thinks she is going to take a sign that says "Please don't bang on the window." to the news and they are gonna be interested?
Common sense says please don't bang on the window.
People at the news are gonna laugh her out of the building IF! they pay attention.
Some people. |
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dldbrou
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:38 pm |
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Tell this loon that you could have invited them in and handed them a bag of icing to eat and then return them to her all hyped up. So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Tonight I am making my dh's birthday cake. I am just starting it and it is 11:30 p.m. It is just a refrigerator cake so I don't have to decorate it. Whip cream and chocolate cookies sandwiched together. |
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jkeeler
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Joined: Dec 22, 2007
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Location: San Francisco, CA
Birthday: Mar 02
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:05 pm |
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First, Happy Birthday!
Boy, what a read this thread was! I remember reading an article printed in our newspaper out here about a woman who complained about someone reprimanding her children--I think they were asked to leave a restaurant because the child, or children were out of control...anyway, long story short, she thought she would get a lot of sympathy from the public but the overwhelming response to the article was not in favor of the mother---a lot of people out there (me included) have suffered the misbehavior of little darlings (the fault of the parents).
So...it will be interesting to see if her complaint actually ends up in the news...I think she's in for a rude awakening. Oh yeah, I also believe if this happens, as has been stated in this thread, it will be a boon for your business. You owe no apology to this lady...my sympathy are for her little misguided and...ahem...unsupervised children.
I've got two of my own, grown now, so I know its possible to control behaviors...mine weren't perfect, but they would have got about one pound on a window before getting a little attitude adjustment from me...
Let us know if it ends up in the news and we'll all respond on your behalf!!!! |
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bethyboop
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:05 pm |
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well, I live in your area and I have never heard a story like this is the news: "bakery fined for traumatizing screaming children." I am sure you have nothing to worry about. Think of it this way...free publicity! I will keep an eye out for your story on fox 5!
BTW...the responses are cracking me up!!! |
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mommyle
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Location: In the Kitchen, Calgary AB
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:10 pm |
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| chassidyg wrote: | | When you go past an exhbit in the zoo....sign hanging up "don't bang on windows". At a pet store "don't bang on windows", same with fish, and numerous other things. The news doesnt report on those, so don't worry about it. The lady was out of line to call you yesterday. If anything was to be said, she could have gotten off her rear and walked into the bakery right then and there. If I think someone is upseting my kids, I'll call them on it right then, not wait 2 weeks and say "oh, you were mean to my kids". |
I was JUST going to say that they have signs "Don't tap on the tank, It hurts our fish" at the Pet stores. You should totally put up a sign that says "You don't tap on FISH GLASS, DO NOT tap here!" with a BIG red circle and cross out with a finger tapping on the glass!!! THAT you could do. And do it before the media gets there, and show them what you had to resort to!!! Tell them that your poor little fishy ears couldn't take it anymore, and you were ready to take the porcelaine ride!!! Ok. I think that I've see Finding Nemo one too many times!!!
Happy Birthday. Your Title caught me. I hate people too. There is another lady here whose 4 year old son is singing "Mommy hates people" just for you!!! |
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cocobean
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Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:18 pm |
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Everyone at my house is in bed! 
