Before you complain in another restaurant, please read
I took this off of my friend's Rachel blog. She too has a son, Jimmy, how is five with Autism. When we take him out, he still has to sit in a high chair, can't communicate, and recently, tried to climb into the lobster tank at Red Lobster to give you a clue. She is not a single mother but it doesn't make it any easier when you have a child. For those of you who may not like to eat with children near you, at least remember that they have every right that you do to eat where they want (or parents took them) as well.
Dear Applebee's,
I write you as a faithful patron of your chain who left the
restaurant feeling discriminated and disgraced as single mother
tonight. I look for Apple bees because the food is reasonable and
it's nice atmosphere. I am single parent and I have a child with
autism. He is four years old and limited verbal his name is Andy.
Time to time I take him to your restaurant in Fountain Valley,
California and we have had a wonderful time.
Tonight I got him out of the car to choose where to eat he ran to
Apple Bees with a smile on his face. This is his favorite place. He
does not understand when food was passing right by him and he had
nothing. When we first sat down I asked the waitress to give us
something as soon as possible. 10 minutes later we got our drinks
and crackers. . . .I was singing to Andy doing everything I could
every time food went by he let out a short yelp. I was pulling out
everything in my bag of tricks I could. Then he calm down.
The manager came to me and told me because of my child he lost
business (boy I felt guilty). I felt as though my heart was being
ripped into two. I try so hard with my son. I told him my son was
waiting for food --chips anything. I apologized and told him my son
does not speak much and has autism and I'm sorry. He came back a
second time and told he was losing more business because of my son.
I had to do something. All my son wanted was drinks something. He
came back told me we had to leave. I'm sorry I told him. This time
every one was looking at us because of the manager kept making a
huge deal and coming to our table. We were yet to get our food. My
heart was sinking and all my son wanted was food! I felt stepped
upon like yesterday's trash.
I had to pull my fifty pound four year old out of his favorite place
in tears. This posed a tremendous safety hazard and was totally
unnecessary. I feel like my heart was smashed in a million pieces.
When we were out the door the manager said "I had to do I have to do
and that I should not take my son out if he is not fit (How is he
qualified to make this comment)." As he plopped a bag of food to go
in my hand.
I take my son out to eat a lot and we have never been kicked out and
disgraced like this. We ate at this restaurant a lot. . . . .He just
a little kid---and if they would brought him food---or drinks---I
could not get him out the door after he ran in because he was at his
favorite place---
I understand why he did what he did but he did not have to be cruel
he could have done it differently ---instead me having to pull him
out in tears. I do not have much money and I try to get my son
positive experiences and take him to places he enjoys I earned a
gift certificate from my work and I took him there for a good time.
I usually can not afford Apple Bees and I take him there as a reward
he lights up so much in the restaurant.
I feel belittled and disgraced and this hurts this truly hurts. I
feel like I have been ran over by a Mac truck. How can I ever take
my sweet my little boy to his favorite place again let alone out to
eat in public again?
A former AppleBees patron
Dear Applebee's,
I write you as a faithful patron of your chain who left the
restaurant feeling discriminated and disgraced as single mother
tonight. I look for Apple bees because the food is reasonable and
it's nice atmosphere. I am single parent and I have a child with
autism. He is four years old and limited verbal his name is Andy.
Time to time I take him to your restaurant in Fountain Valley,
California and we have had a wonderful time.
Tonight I got him out of the car to choose where to eat he ran to
Apple Bees with a smile on his face. This is his favorite place. He
does not understand when food was passing right by him and he had
nothing. When we first sat down I asked the waitress to give us
something as soon as possible. 10 minutes later we got our drinks
and crackers. . . .I was singing to Andy doing everything I could
every time food went by he let out a short yelp. I was pulling out
everything in my bag of tricks I could. Then he calm down.
The manager came to me and told me because of my child he lost
business (boy I felt guilty). I felt as though my heart was being
ripped into two. I try so hard with my son. I told him my son was
waiting for food --chips anything. I apologized and told him my son
does not speak much and has autism and I'm sorry. He came back a
second time and told he was losing more business because of my son.
I had to do something. All my son wanted was drinks something. He
came back told me we had to leave. I'm sorry I told him. This time
every one was looking at us because of the manager kept making a
huge deal and coming to our table. We were yet to get our food. My
heart was sinking and all my son wanted was food! I felt stepped
upon like yesterday's trash.
I had to pull my fifty pound four year old out of his favorite place
in tears. This posed a tremendous safety hazard and was totally
unnecessary. I feel like my heart was smashed in a million pieces.
When we were out the door the manager said "I had to do I have to do
and that I should not take my son out if he is not fit (How is he
qualified to make this comment)." As he plopped a bag of food to go
in my hand.
I take my son out to eat a lot and we have never been kicked out and
disgraced like this. We ate at this restaurant a lot. . . . .He just
a little kid---and if they would brought him food---or drinks---I
could not get him out the door after he ran in because he was at his
favorite place---
I understand why he did what he did but he did not have to be cruel
he could have done it differently ---instead me having to pull him
out in tears. I do not have much money and I try to get my son
positive experiences and take him to places he enjoys I earned a
gift certificate from my work and I took him there for a good time.
I usually can not afford Apple Bees and I take him there as a reward
he lights up so much in the restaurant.
I feel belittled and disgraced and this hurts this truly hurts. I
feel like I have been ran over by a Mac truck. How can I ever take
my sweet my little boy to his favorite place again let alone out to
eat in public again?
A former AppleBees patron