Yesterday Daniel and I had dinner at Chili's and as we were sitting in the bar section watching football, a group of 20 somethings came in with their babies. There were 2 couples, and 2 single women, and each couple had a small baby. I would guess that both of the babies were about 4-5 months old.
Now, personally I find it just slightly weird for people to take their babies into bars. Granted, it's Chili's..... but still. Just a little weird. However, it got even weirder when one of the mothers pulled out a portable dvd player and sat it right in front of her little baby to watch. Umm... I'm not a parent, but something instinctively just tells me that that doesn't seem like a good idea!
Really?! Setting up a portable dvd player for your 4 month old? I was in shock! Most parents try to keep their babies from watching tv for as long as they can. I mean,.... it's just a matter of time before they're hooked. But I've never seen someone actually going out of their way to try to hook their baby on the stuff!
I can understand having a dvd player for a toddler (although I personally think that a coloring book with crayons is better for them). But a 4 month old?!
And the poor baby. It's eyes were bug eyed as it stared at the little screen placed in front of him. I couldn't see what was playing.... but does it matter with a 4 month old? Is there ANYTHING good that could possibly come from them staring for a couple of hours at a screen?
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