Cross-Country Connections is a Biodork weekly blog entry dedicated to telling stories in pictures of three family members – me, my sister and Mom – living in very different locations across the country. Every week we choose a different theme and then take or contribute a personal photo that fits the theme. This week’s theme is Ridiculous.
From Erin in Takoma Park, Maryland:
At Irish Channel Pub in DC, not only did someone bring their newborn to a bar; they promptly let it chill out on its own while refilling their beer.
From Mom in Carbondale, Illinois:
The myriad of things one could say about this ridiculous picture is mind boggling.
From me in Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Wait, wait. The sexist “women think cars are scary” message isn’t what’s ridiculous. The really ridiculous thing is that this is copyright 2002.
2 comments
Giliell, professional cynic
March 21, 2013 at 11:08 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Well, if the bar was a non-smoking bar I don’t see a problem with the baby. Really, it’s not going to walk out on its own while you get yourself a beer
Onamission5
March 21, 2013 at 11:43 (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hah! That’s what I was going to say.
When Eldest (now 20-something) was wee, I used to bring him to the outdoor patio of a local beer house to hang with my friends. As a young, single mom, sometimes that was my only chance to socialize with grownups that week. It was a tossup of what’s worse: bringing toddler to a bar for a few hours in the early evening or sitting bored and lonely in an empty house with my brain quietly eating itself.