Sounds like he was recently potty trained.

Usually you don't put a diaper on kids who are potty trained.

You're ridiculous! He wasn't causing a disturbance, he had to go potty and OP ignored him thinking he didn't actually have to go. He's learning, that's what toddlers do. It's not like he was flinging his poo. Kids need to eat and you can't keep them at home all the time. :/

Her child is 2, that isn't too young, and not everyone can get a sitter. Babies and toddlers are going to be in the outside world, deal with it, they're people too. What do you want new parents to do, just keep their child isolated inside their home, that sounds healthy. Bringing them to these places is how you socialize them so they understand how to live in the world. If you never expose them to these environments when they're young, they won't learn proper etiquette. Not to mention, sometimes people want a nice family dinner out, and their kid is a part of their family.

#14 You don't have kids, do you?

Do any of you even work in the hospitality industry? While there isn't an age limit for most restaurants, when you bring your child and they're running around screaming or crying, you're ruining other people's experience at said establishment. I can't tell you how many times parents have brought their little children and just "let them cry it out" because "they'll stop eventually". Those little gremlins also throw food under the table IN LARGE AMOUNTS, dust the table with the salt shakers, rip the straw paper into tiny pieces, etc. Control your damn kids. If it's crying, take it outside in the meantime. If you can't do this, take out or something. It's not like you're socializing with other tables. Sorry, but nobody wants to meet your demon children.

Yes, I have worked in the hospitality industry. I agree that you shouldn't let your kids go crazy, if they're crying, take them somewhere else, and don't allow them to makes a mess. But this little kid wasn't, he just wanted to go potty and he got denied, this is the mom's fault. You might not be socializing with other tables, but children still need to experience this environment to LEARN how to act in it. That means, understanding how their behaviour disturbs people around them, knowing making a mess is wrong, you need to expose them to this or they won't understand, people, especially children, learn best by doing. It would be like throwing a 16yr old with no driving experience behind the wheel of a car and just saying, "now you better know what to do." Also, being in the hospitality industry, I generally know the rules. If the kid is being that bad of a hellion, you are allowed to tell the parents that their behaviour is unacceptable and to get it under control, or they can be escorted out, I've done it many times.

Yeah, #28, I've worked in hospitality as well. There's a huge ******* difference between a child being a terror and a child having an accident. I've kicked people out of restaurants and stores for letting their kids run wild to the point of putting themselves and others in danger. This kid wasn't. He specifically told his parents he had to go to the bathroom and was ignored because he had requested to go a few too many times. That's on the parents, but that doesn't mean they should have to hide him away like some dungeon troll! Bathroom accidents can generally be avoided as long as someone is paying attention.