Fistpump! Stranger complimented my kid!!

[Katie]

[May be on-topic, but I'm not sure where the parent brag thread belongs ]

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Last night, we stopped by the Hilton Surfers Paradise Exec Lounge for a cheeky pre-dinner beverage and snack; we had a 6:30 reservation in Salt, and were having a mini-one-night-break as a family for Mr Katie's bday.
As we walked into the lounge, I sternly reminded Little Miss almost-7 about "How We Behave In Lounges (TM)". She was disappointed that I had not brought any of her technology for our little getaway, only old-school hard copy books, but resolved to cope.

We sat at a table near the staff desks, overlooking Condom Kingdom and the other delights of the Gold Coast highway, etc. There was a gentleman by himself at a table nearby. At some point, I think after letting Little Miss get a glass by herself, the gentleman came and spoke to Mr Katie and complimented us on her behaviour. He was clearly dreading she could have potentially been a devil child, and luckily for us all, last night was not the roght lunar phase for her to transform into a wee beastie.

A few AFFers have met Little Miss in AKL or the FLounge, but it is honestly such a relief to have this comment from an absolute stranger, where there is no sense of them being polite. And especially as her parent I am acutely aware of and very sensitive to other travellers or hotel guests who do not want children around. And she didn't need to have her head in her Nintendo - the old school activity/sticker books that I'd packed were enough.
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[Sprucegoose]

Good job all round....congrats!

 

[Princess Fiona]

[May be on-topic, but I'm not sure where the parent brag thread belongs ]

<brag>
Last night, we stopped by the Hilton Surfers Paradise Exec Lounge for a cheeky pre-dinner beverage and snack; we had a 6:30 reservation in Salt, and were having a mini-one-night-break as a family for Mr Katie's bday.
As we walked into the lounge, I sternly reminded Little Miss almost-7 about "How We Behave In Lounges (TM)". She was disappointed that I had not brought any of her technology for our little getaway, only old-school hard copy books, but resolved to cope.

We sat at a table near the staff desks, overlooking Condom Kingdom and the other delights of the Gold Coast highway, etc. There was a gentleman by himself at a table nearby. At some point, I think after letting Little Miss get a glass by herself, the gentleman came and spoke to Mr Katie and complimented us on her behaviour. He was clearly dreading she could have potentially been a devil child, and luckily for us all, last night was not the roght lunar phase for her to transform into a wee beastie.

A few AFFers have met Little Miss in AKL or the FLounge, but it is honestly such a relief to have this comment from an absolute stranger, where there is no sense of them being polite. And especially as her parent I am acutely aware of and very sensitive to other travellers or hotel guests who do not want children around. And she didn't need to have her head in her Nintendo - the old school activity/sticker books that I'd packed were enough.
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That's lovely
We are a little bit the same but haven't had anyone compliment or complain.
The girls have perfected a "Lounge" voice for airports and hotels

 

[Simo]

Yes it is nice as a parent to get compliments.

I am a big one for manners and she always says thanks and please.

We have had compliments from it and she got an ice cream from a shop and I only got her a half serve and they server was so taken with her manners he gave her a extra big scoop. She had to ask for it from the staff I was not allowed.

Mind you we have also had the dummy spit over them not getting her Babycino right, but she told them with manners that is was cough...LOL

 

[drross]

obviously has very responsible parents who have taught her good manners

 

[Pollywaffle]

What a nice thing this man did. You deserve to brag.

And, yes, kids can be beastly, but as an adult I can also be a right cow when the planets aren't in alignment, so it's not entirely the domain of the young.

 

[erkpod]

I love the concept of having a lounge voice. Maybe the airlines need to hire you to police the lounges!


When I was a kid, a lounge was somewhere where you watched TV from or slept when you were sick during the day. LOL.

 

[twilsoncrow]

I too would brag - people are quick to complain and whinge but a compliment is not that common anymore