Maybe we've crossed wires here - did you read the link? The point is that most parents (well, reasonable parents) just don't go to the movies with the infants (I know some do and I hate it as much as you do). This is a time when the babies are specifically invited to attend - so you wouldn't being going, I assume.
This allows us parents concerned with those around us to hit the theater in an environment that expects it. In other words this is about when you've been annoyed by kids but rather business that set up times for parents so that you won't be annoyed by kids. ;^) Jim Davis > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 11:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Movies, moms and babies > > While I can sympathize with you Jim, there have been quite a few times > where the enjoyment of the movie has been ruined by some screaming and > crying kid. Moreover this has happened several times during movies that > were quite inappropriate for children (Matrix Reloaded comes to mind as an > example). Similarly we've been out to a nice restaurant and again, have > had > the meal ruined by what I can only describe as kids out of control, or > screaming or crying. It does get very tiresome. > > In an ideal situation, the theater (if its a multiplex) would have small > theater for parents with ankle biters. Otherwise I wish these people would > take their children out of the theater as soon as the kid starts up. > > regards, > > larry > > At 11:02 AM 9/8/2003, you wrote: > >I've been saying for years (specifically five years as that's how old my > >son is) that movies theaters are missing out on some significant > >business because new parents often find it hard to get out to the > >movies. > > > >Looks like Loews, at least, has finally realized that: > > > >http://www.enjoytheshow.com/reelmoms/index.cfm > > > >I hope this is a start to a trend of family friendly options. > > > >One example is a club/restaurant (since, sadly, sold to new owners) near > >us that every Tuesday and Wednesday (slow nights for them) would bring > >out a few totes of old toys and play-house stuff and set it up on their > >small stage. Families with young kids were encouraged to come. > > > >Us parents, sick to death of McDonald's (although they are the most > >family-friendly place around) could finally order some calamari and a > >tuna-steak in a restaurant their toddlers actually enjoyed. > > > >It cost this restaurant very little and did attract business. > > > >Stores (like Ikea for example) with supervised playgrounds are starting > >to pop up, but supervision isn't really needed - even just an available > >play area where dad can sit and play while mom browses then swap so Dad > >can shop would be great (some Malls are doing this now, but for the most > >part these areas are pretty sad). > > > >In general I guess I'm just saying that people with toddlers often have > >money to spend and an ACHING desire to get out of the house. ;^) > > > >Jim Daviscom/ads.cfm > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
