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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:31 AM Original message |
What if restaurants didn't serve hungry kids a double adult dose of caffeine? |
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BillStein (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. what if the parents |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Uh...the parents order those drinks, you know. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. the cause is caffeine in some cases |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. exactly. what's wrong with the parent's ordering caffeine free options. |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. They usually do. In addition to Coke or Pepsi, Sprite, 7-Up, and various |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I have never been in any restaurant that did not have |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:55 AM Original message |
if the goal of the restaurant is to provide a good experience for as many |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
38. Again, caffeine-free beverages are always available for their |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. ITS CALLED WATER |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:21 AM Response to Reply #29 |
43. Many offer milk, lemonade and apple juice as well. |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. They don't offer decaffeinated soda. I've asked plenty of times. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Nonsense. Sprite and 7-Up are caffeine free. So is the ubiquitous |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
47. I've never been in a restaurant that didn't have water, Sprite, or 7-Up. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
45. Ever heard of "water"? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
67. The parents need to know the caffeine content before they can make an informed choice. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. i responded on your other post. a couple things. i really do not see the out of control kid so |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Unfortunately not every parent is you. Sadly most of them don't even come close to being as good |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. i am not out a lot. i am out though. and i dont have the same experiences as so many talk about |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
4. It's not the restaurant's fault that it's what the parents order for |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
60. Certain kids CAN become hyper with certain drinks |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
74. Not really trying to assess fault, just saying caffeine likely has a role in this |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. The parents should have enough sense not the restaurant.... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. Caffeine and high doses of HFCS (high fructose corn syrup), a carbohydrate |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
57. Um. It IS Sugar |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. When I refer to sugar, I mean the product from sugar cane or sugar beets. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. You're Talking To A Chemist |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. Why would a parent let a child have a 20 oz caffeine laden beverage? |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. No, No...you don't understand. |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Serving caffeine to kids ina sit-down restaurant is a bad idea |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. No. Ordering caffeine for kids in a restaurant is a bad idea. |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Sprite is caffeine-free. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. This is so typical. Instead of putting the responsibility for |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. those are pretty self-sufficient children - ordering sodas with no input from Mommy and Daddy....... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
11. that's odd. i drank soda at restaurants when i was little and just sat in my chair like normal. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. "Perhaps more restaurants should consider caffeine-free beverages for kids" |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Jinx |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Well, you know what they say about great minds... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
14. One of the MIRACLES of DU |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. My parents did not takes any of us to restaurants until the age of 8. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Praise the lawd! |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
30. My father was an atheist. |
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SoCalNative (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Or maybe |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Can I get a witness? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #14 |
26. The women of DU are all strong, and the men are all good-looking |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
44. ROFL |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
56. Kid wasn't perfect but we got off of our butts and took him out when he was having trouble. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
61. LOL! |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
16. "Perhaps more restaurants should consider caffeine-free beverages for kids." |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
27. Maybe the parents shouldn't order those beverages. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
31. The restaurant doesn't serve kids a double adult dose of caffeine unless |
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cbdo2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
32. They've never forced us to get soda. We always just get water and |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. In what restaurant does a parent not order what their child will drink? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. My kids generally are well behaved. I pay attention to their tiredness level before I think of |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
39. Those figures don't add up for me |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
76. I factored the body weight of the child versus adult weights |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
42. What if the adults didn't order their children a double adult dose of caffeine? |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
46. Huh, how is it the restaurant's fault for giving the kids a soda? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
48. what soda has that much caff? |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. None Do - But Then Again Nothing Else About OP Makes Sense Either |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
50. Umm, first of all, how about the parents stop allowing their kids to order those drinks. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
51. This is too sad NOT to unrec. So, unrec. nt |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
52. where to start...? where to start? First let's examine your figures... |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
53. This is a magnificent fail. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. restaurants shouldn't serve hungry kids, parents should |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
55. Parents generally order for the kid. |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
62. how about serving MILK to kids?? |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Milk is vile and revolting. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
64. What if restaurants didn't serve what was ordered |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
65. So if I order a glass of Coke for junior the staff should |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. Maybe the default should be caffeine free |
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Nailzberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
66. Give them a Guiness. That'll slow em down. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. Ah so it's the restaurant's fault is it... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
69. If parents didn't order the drinks they'd not be served. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
70. Or adults could just drink water, at home and out, |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
71. Wait... what month is it? |
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deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
73. Q: What if restaurants didn't serve hungry kids a double adult dose of caffeine? |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
75. I rec'd your post not that I entirely agree with banning caffeine beverages for kids |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
77. Note to self: Never (again) suggest caffeine-free beverages in GD! |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-28-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Don't forget these subjects (yours is now added) |
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