at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival a few minutes in to publicly request a woman with her newborn depart the audience as he feared the baby would make noises and distract his show.
This latest example speaks to a far bigger issue in our country: we don’t tolerate children in public spaces. To be clear, I have no concerns with baby-free spaces existing. My concern is that, since having kids, I have noticed that this is too often the rule, not the exception. It isn’t explicit, it is cultural, and understanding why these unspoken rules exist often feels a little arbitrary. It also isn’t a universal experience globally.
Back home, my sister-in-law, who is well-practised in dining out with her children, suggested I prioritise Asian restaurants for dinner. Thai and Japanese are always fairly reliable because, despite the amount of rice laying in a ring around the chairs post-dinner, there is never a whiff of disgruntled attitude. And they love seeing you return.
Currently, the bar set for children is silent and invisible, and certainly not partaking in any behaviour that might, indeed, identify them as a … child. Heaven forbid! That standard is impossible to satisfy if mothers like me are ever to leave our homes. And for parents who already feel isolated, this is a hugely compounding factor.
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