Tolstoy wrote:I'm denying it.Jerry beat me to it; the simple truth is children want to play at being children not made to be more adult and the fact is the members room is hardly suited to it, surely that is undeniable? They are not a different species but they do have different needs.
aoibhneas wrote:It seems that your problem is mainly with some of the adults (who can't control their children, who block the gangways, etc).I'd also like the adults in public spaces not to block through-ways and other commmon areas with buggies and so on, since these are spaces intended for shared use. And, while I know many children who can be entertained without lots of toys to throw about, and fed without spreading food, training mugs and so on across neighbouring tables and seating, I've encountered many who apparently can't. That's not the kids' fault and I haven't suggested it is. What I have suggested is that bringing them to the Tate Members Room is inappropriate.
Ivanhoe wrote:The fault in your logic is that if I wish to take along an adult guest I have to pay extra on top of my membership fee. You don't to take your child.Is my membership somehow worth less than yours, or should it convey fewer benefits than yours, because I've got a child? I'd happily take a discount on my membership if that's what you're proposing, but I suspect it isn't.
Ivanhoe wrote:Older children maybe, not toddlers and babies.Tolstoy wrote:I'm denying it.Jerry beat me to it; the simple truth is children want to play at being children not made to be more adult and the fact is the members room is hardly suited to it, surely that is undeniable? They are not a different species but they do have different needs.
You seem to be saying that it's unimaginable that children can sit for half an hour or so and have a drink with an adult.
The children in your mind are quite different from any of the children in my real life. Yes, children LOVE to play and run around, but they're also perfectly capable of sitting in a chair and not going ballistic for half an hour.
Bungle wrote:Ivanhoe wrote:Older children maybe, not toddlers and babies.Tolstoy wrote:I'm denying it.Jerry beat me to it; the simple truth is children want to play at being children not made to be more adult and the fact is the members room is hardly suited to it, surely that is undeniable? They are not a different species but they do have different needs.
You seem to be saying that it's unimaginable that children can sit for half an hour or so and have a drink with an adult.
The children in your mind are quite different from any of the children in my real life. Yes, children LOVE to play and run around, but they're also perfectly capable of sitting in a chair and not going ballistic for half an hour.
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