2/ My son was very well behaved, other than swinging his legs under the chair but hey, he was a 4-year old. He ate his meal without screaming or spilling or throwing food or getting up and running around the restaurant. Towards the end of our meal, a couple who had been eating at a nearby table walked over and handed me $10. I was confused and asked why? They said when the hostess seated me and my son they fully expected him to annoy them and ruin their meal

What a lovely story. Your coworker as well as the sweet couple being so kind 😍

I was a single mom of three kids. One night we went out eat and it was busy but the table next to us was empty. An older couple came in but I noticed the woman gave us a funny look before she sat down. We had a lovely meal and the kids were on their best behavior (they were usually pretty quiet). When we got up to leave, the lady said out loud, "that wasn't so bad!" 😳🤪 I thought it was sad that she was expecting the worst. So frustrating.

I believe my son learned patience early on. His father, my husband, is a quadriplegic. All 3 of us started going out to eat when he was about 3 months. He never was a fussy baby, but as he grew older, was very observant. He saw that I had to feed his father, myself & sometimes him. Everything we did, we did as a trio, so he was exposed to what it took to care for his Dad from the beginning. People always asked how we made it work with a baby/toddler & a wheelchair…PATIENCE is all I can say

Our kids were spaced far apart in age (7 years). We got the same thing with people being surprised by our son's good behavior. After our second was born (still too little to eat at the table) we found ourselves seated at the back of the restaurant next to the kitchen door. We'd forgotten that we had to work our way forward in restaurants until we were back there again.