i took dd to get mani pedi with me. she is 4 and we go to neighborhood place where they know us and we always go when its not busy. this woman was upset b/c the woman she likes to do her pedi was painting my dd's nails and she said loud enough for me to hear..."when did this turn into gymboree". I didn't say a thing since i didn't want to ruin the great time my dd was having but now I wish I could go back and tell the C you next tuesday off
56 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Why the fuck did you bring your four year old to the nail salon? Leave her home or get a sitter--this isn't rocket science. When I go for a pedi the last thing I want is to hear someone's child babbling.
[ Reply | Options ]Your poor, poor, POOR dh, how miserable he must be, regretting the day he gave you that ring.
[ Reply | Options ]No, we're happy because we're not self-indulgent yuppies with a sense of entitlement a mile wide. Funny how that works!
[ Reply | Options ]OP here and my dd was not running around screaming and carrying on. she was a patron like anyone else and actually the adult was the one babbling and carrying on. my dd was happy to have her nails done and sat and was very quiet
[ Reply | Options ]Yeah, a four year old sat and was quiet having her nails done. You act as though I've never raised one (three, actually) of my own.
[ Reply | Options ]actually you know what is annoying? two grown women friends going together and talking loudly to each other so we all have to hear their convo. that happens a lot. but it's their right. I don't have a problem with a nicely behaved dd. it's not defined as an adults only activity, like fine dining or something.
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first of all this is not a fancy place at all and we went in the middle of the afternoon....I know plenty of people who do this with their dds
[ Reply | Options ]It doesn't matter who else does it--it's rude and inappropriate. And the time of day doesn't matter. Some women have busy schedules and can only go during the day, so should they have to be disrupted just because you're too cheap/lazy for daycare, a playdate, or a sitter? Get over yourself.
[ Reply | Options ]How about this - I want to take my kid to get her nails done, whether you like or not.
[ Reply | Options ]That's great, but I will continue to sneer at your badly behaved brat and after you leave the tech and I will joke about how gross and trashy you are. C'est la vie.
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np: you are a nasty whench--since when is it a crime to bring a child into a public place? so what if it's a nail salon? it's not a spa for chrissake
[ Reply | Options ]A private business is not a public place and a nail salon is no place for children unless it's one of those mommy and me salons. From the OP's description, it sounds more like she gets her nails done and lets the kid run around the place bothering other customers. Not exactly uncommon in places like Park Slope and the UWS.
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i make it a point to get my nails done w/o my kids. i don't think the staff or the patrons want them there anyway.
[ Reply | Options ]fwiw it's pretty common to see a little dd at mine. not every time, but maybe every 3rd time? and usually they are about 4 and well-behaved. I haven't had mhy own dd get her nails done.
[ Reply | Options ]It's also a liability for the salon, not that these self-entitled mommies care. Hmm, I'll let my brat run around a salon full of hot and sharp things and then sue if my darling child hurts herself or slips and falls.
[ Reply | Options ]what the hell is wrong with all of you??? If a dd is also getting a manicure or pedicure, they are sitting in the chair like any regular patron- I have seen tons of kids in nail salons- they are either A) in their stroller sleeping or sitting quietly or B) in the chair getting nails or toes done, not running around the salon like a lunatic
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