The amount of times I have walked into a restaurant with my family or a group of friends, and the host or hostess has asked if we needed a kids menu (referring to me) is sadly, too many times, and that’s why I think restaurants need a better service and furniture, of course is important to learn modern restaurant furniture: the pros and the cons for this. Let me also throw in the few times where the host or hostess has just grabbed the kids menu without asking…yep, sad. The struggle is real, my friends.
The struggle of looking young is super real for me. I am a petite young lady, who happens to just be only 4’11”, so you could imagine why people think I am much younger than I actually am. I am about to turn 23 this March and it’s annoying when people say I only look 16, so you could imagine how I feel when I’m asked if I need a kids menu. Clearly, the struggle of people assuming and being rude is also super real.
There were two incidences over my Christmas break where I became absolutely uptight about how some of the hosts and hostesses can be. Don’t get me wrong here, I can see where you could quickly look through the guests and just see someone short and assume they’re just a kid…but you see, assuming is a problem, as well as just asking to be rude.
The first incident was when I went out to lunch to Ruby Tuesday with my mother-in-law and her sister. We waited a moment before we were greeted and about to be sat at a table. I was standing somewhat behind them when I overheard the hostess ask if we needed a kids menu. She was staring right at me when she asked and to be honest, I think she was just one of those people trying to be rude. My mother-in-law quickly said, “really?” and tried to get the hostess to drop it, but the girl asked again! What nerve this girl had. My mother-in-law and her sister told me to get a glass of wine with my meal just because I could. I really considered it (because I like proving people wrong and I love wine), but I wasn’t in the mood for wine at 11:20 am, haha.
The odd thing about this time was that I was wearing dark red lipstick and heeled booties that day. When I am usually done up a little more than my casual look, I actually look my age. This is one of the reasons why I was so shocked why this girl kept asking, and why I am pretty sure she was just trying to be a pain. I actually found this one to be quite funny, considering that this girl had to have been around my age and was super short, as well. Some people.
The second incident was more painful than the first. Michael, his parents, and I all went out to lunch at Friendly’s. After waiting at the door for a good 5 minutes, one of the hosts finally came to get us to seat us. Without even asking, he grabbed a kids menu and crayons! I saw the whole thing and turned to Michael and exclaimed, “he just grabbed a kids menu!” and of course he just chuckled about it. Once again, my mother-in-law tried to help the host save himself from embarrassment and said to him, “she’s an adult” before we got to our table. The guy then kept going on and on about it and ever once apologized. “Oh, well I have adults ask for kids menus all of the time!” he said. Cool dude…that’s when they ask for them.
I wanted to share these stories with you all for a few reasons:
To Vent // Let’s be real – it’s healthy to get things off of your chest, no matter how small or silly the vent may be.
To Humor You // I know these stories are funny. They’re even funny to me (when I look back on them).
To Remind You To Look Past Assumptions // Assumptions can be right and sometimes they can be very wrong. Whether the situation is one more light-hearted like mine, or if it’s a more serious one – try not to just just to assumptions.
Best,