Is it Mickey money day today?

my friend

Not too familiar w SW payments but encountering a lot of pint drinking women with kids in tow this afternoon

Came to notice as the kids are running wild and the women have them on ignore

Just curious...

caustic 1

I think that is just awful sitting in drinking pints when with kids, jeez get a sitter and go drinking but taking the kids to the pub while you have a swift one is frankly disgusting to me.

RayCon

'tis the Feast of O'Tool alright .....

charlemont

caustic 1 wrote: »

I think that is just awful sitting in drinking pints when with kids, jeez get a sitter and go drinking but taking the kids to the pub while you have a swift one is frankly disgusting to me.

Very true, Completely agree.

mickey money ?

bumper234

1st Tuesday of the month so yes...Am off to the pub see can i pull a drunk single one;)

caustic 1

mickey money ?

Childrens allowance day, Known as C**k Tuesday up here.

daddyorchips

Its disgusting childrens allowance is not for drinking horrible fxxk bags

o1s1n

caustic 1 wrote: »

Childrens allowance day, Known as C**k Tuesday up here.

If it's women drinking their children's allowance money then it should be known as C**T Tuesday to be honest. That's beyond awful.

o1s1n

o1s1n wrote: »

If it's women drinking their children's allowance money then it should be known as C**T Tuesday to be honest. That's beyond awful.

children allowance should be vouchers but knowing the scum they just sell them

KKkitty

I bought stuff to benefit my kids with mine. Disgusting to think they dragged their kids to a pub though. If you can afford to drink, you can afford a babysitter.

Rad!

o1s1n wrote: »

If it's women drinking their children's allowance money then it should be known as C**T Tuesday to be honest. That's beyond awful.

why?

everyone gets it, we all know that plenty of people don't need it. if the government are stupid enough to give some lady free money, let her do whatever she wants with their stupidity after her kids are alright.

KKkitty

Rad! wrote: »

why?

everyone gets it, we all know that plenty of people don't need it. if the government are stupid enough to give some lady free money, let her do whatever she wants with their stupidity after her kids are alright.

Kids in pubs will never be alright though. Let them have a drink while a babysitter is at home with the kids by all means but don't bring your kids into a predominantly adult environment.

Pumpkinseeds

I should have known that's why the coffee shops were busy today. I went for a coffee today in Limerick, a place I don't usually go to but my usual haunt was jammed solid. There was a group of women with kids at the table in front of me. One of the kids can't have been more than 6/7 and he was being a nuisance and complaining to the mother. She told him there were plenty of places he could visit, she started by listing his granny's. She didn't make it past suggesting granny as he shouted 'shut up bitch' at her.

In my day that would not have been tolerated. Jesus I'm 40 now and I'd say my mother would give me a slap in the face if I spoke to her like that.

caustic 1

What was her response to that?

Fart

How much do they get for this "mickey money"?

HondaSami

Fart wrote: »

How much do they get for this "mickey money"?

Not enough to pay for a babysitter it seems, perhaps they should think of increasing it.

Pumpkinseeds

caustic 1 wrote: »

What was her response to that?

She and the other women laughed

biko

I'm in the pub with some mammies right now.

caustic 1

She and the other women laughed

Ahhh won't they be so funny when they are teens maybe throwing in the odd slap for mammy too to get a point across. jeez some folk.

fryup

isn't there a pub in donnybrook thats notorious for lonely single mothers??

L1011

That'd explain the three kids abandoned in the magazine aisle beside the offlicence section of the mini-supermarket down the road earlier... shop staff didn't seem to care either mind.

Nemeses

I'd like some free money to go to the pub..

AnonoBoy

I have a mickey.


Do I get money for it?


Well yes I do.


But only because the stripclub pays me to show it off.

Rad!

KKkitty wrote: »

Kids in pubs will never be alright though

for some people, it is.

i can't say sunday lunch in a pub ever caused a psychological crisis in my house, but each to themselves.

caustic 1

Sunday lunch or any lunch or occasion is not the point, for me anyhow, it's stopping in for a drink. Surely it couldn't be that strong of an urge that it couldn't wait until you had a sitter.

o1s1n

Rad! wrote: »

why?

everyone gets it, we all know that plenty of people don't need it. if the government are stupid enough to give some lady free money, let her do whatever she wants with their stupidity after her kids are alright.

Government and all that crap aside, on a base level it boils down to mothers spend money meant for their children on booze instead.

Which is scummish behaviour.

I am pie

daddyorchips wrote: »

Its disgusting childrens allowance is not for drinking horrible fxxk bags

Can I have a pint of horrible ****bags please?

Sorry love, changing the barrel...

Rad!

o1s1n wrote: »

money meant for their children

I know that is the conclusion some people draw from the name, but I don't know of any instruction to that effect.

The payment is some odd, non means tested reward for squirting out babies. A belief that it is only to be spent on the children presumes that the mothers need financial help with raising her children, and of course many do not.

biko

Don't drink and buggy
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e63_1372756626

KKkitty

Rad! wrote: »

for some people, it is.

i can't say sunday lunch in a pub ever caused a psychological crisis in my house, but each to themselves.

Sunday lunch is slightly different though. Sunday is a family day mostly. A bit of dinner and off to an event for most families not a day to get boozed up while your kids are left unsupervised.

c_man

Pub I used to work in was always very busy on this day.

I wonder what percentage of children's allowance nationwide actually goes on stuff that benefits the kids?

Mena

biko wrote: »

Don't drink and buggy
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e63_1372756626

I laughed for a second or two then it hit me, man that's sad :-(

dj jarvis

KKkitty wrote: »

Kids in pubs will never be alright though. Let them have a drink while a babysitter is at home with the kids by all means but don't bring your kids into a predominantly adult environment.

problem with that is all the young ones that normally would do the baby sitting are also down the pub with their kids

in some areas if you dont have a kid by you are 16 you are seen as a freak.

you can point out the young girls that will be pushing buggy's when they are 16 in my town - sad state of affairs

Yitzhak Rabin

If we didn't allow kids in pubs, then they'd never grow up knowing the joy of getting endless packets of taytos, cans of club orange, and a day playing pool while your parents get sozzled. Its an Irish tradition, and where we hone our skills for hustling other children at pool on foreign holidays.

JCDUB

KKkitty wrote: »

Kids in pubs will never be alright though.

I disagree. However, kids in pubs all day while their parents get drunk will never be alright.

I have no problem with parents bringing their children to a pub in the afternoon or early evening where they might have one or max two drinks while the children have a mineral/water or a packet of crisps.

I see it no differently to bringing a child to a coffee shop or a restaurant. I think it gives an opportunity to teach children about the dangers of abusing alcohol, when they are old enough to understand obviously.

It also shows good example in that the parents can have one or two drinks without binge drinking, and go home and spend some quality time with their children afterwards before putting them to bed or whatever.

To clarify, children running riot as their parents get drunk is a no-no, but what I've described above is perfectly fine with me.

Rad!

KKkitty wrote: »

Sunday lunch is slightly different though

you said "kids in pubs will never be alright".

Having your kids in a pub, by itself, is not a problem in most people's eyes. I'm not sure the people the OP mentioned were getting "boozed up". That's a deliberate language designed to stir up a particular, nasty portrayal of these mothers.

The OP didn't mention whether the kids had eaten anything. It's not clear why you're adapting a hostile attitude towards these women when, if they were there with men, and on a Sunday, you don't seem to take issue with it.

KKkitty

To clarify I don't mind kids in a pub as long as their parents are not getting out of their heads with drink and not allowing them to run riot. Even allowing kids in a pub til 9 is not acceptable IMO. Bar a function a pub is no place for a child after
a certain time.

Sh1tbag OToole

RayCon wrote: »

'tis the Feast of O'Tool alright .....

Aye.

Legs.Eleven

What's wrong with bringing your kids to the pub? It's the norm here in Spain - any bar you go into you'll find groups of parents having a few beers with their kids legging it about entertaining themselves. As long as the parents aren't getting shyte-faced, I can't see the problem. It never did me any harm.


*Hic*

FloatingVoter

fryup wrote: »

isn't there a pub in donnybrook thats notorious for lonely single mothers??

Whats the name of this place ?....if its good enough for Hugh Grant, 'tis fine by me.

Catphish

KKkitty wrote: »

To clarify I don't mind kids in a pub as long as their parents are not getting out of their heads with drink and not allowing them to run riot. Even allowing kids in a pub til 9 is not acceptable IMO. Bar a function a pub is no place for a child after
a certain time.

I've no issue with it either, but I'd put a limit of 7 or 7.30 on that. They should be in their homes getting settled and ready for bed. I don't really think that children should really be in the pub unless there is a meal involved, and at that not to be there for an extended period of time. Extended periods of time with kids in the pub = parents getting locked and not caring or fully aware of their childrens behaviour. It's not fair to the children or the paying customers that are just in for a quiet pint.

I'm a parent myself and I don't know how the parents can afford to spend that money in the pub on CB day, especially when the new school year is ahead of us in tough times. This months CB in our house was used to get a bite out of the school books, no where near the end of it, let alone the school clothes.

Lest not we forget the bigger issue here; child benefit is STILL not means tested in this country, and whoever these women are may also be well able to afford to piss that money away.

Idiotic that this payment is still not means tested yet.

risteard7

I actually don't think there is anything wrong with bringing your child to a pub. So long as its not late at night and not every day of the week maybe once a month if there is a game on a Sunday or something. The kid gets a coke and crisps or whatever and is happy. It's such an over reaction these days you cant do anything now without being questioned.

It,s like the nanny state. Is the child going to be a raving Alcoholic when there older:rolleyes:

The same with Alcohol sports sponsorship. The Heineken cup makes youngsters drink Heineken when there's a game on. such bullsh1t

anncoates

Do you work in the pub OP?

If you don't, maybe they're there for the same reason as you on a weekday.

0ph0rce0

Why do people worry so much about what others do ffs.

If people want a pint they will have a pint, its none of your ****ing business, So many sad people on here that get so worried about what others do. Bitterness will get you nowhere in life.

Always bitching about other people and their kids, It's always the same type of keyboard warrior super parent on here :rolleyes:

Nobody's perfect, Get over it.

This thread was obviously trolling to get people to bash the folks on SW, which really doesn't work because everyone gets CB.

ash23

What's the difference between taking 100 euro from wages on a Friday and spending it on a night out or taking 100 euro from children's allowance and doing the same?
I don't get the logic that the children's allowance should be used for the children when most people find that a huge chunk of their wage goes on their kids. It's all much of a muchness.
I wouldnt agree with taking kids to the pubs when I'm drinking but I've often spent the children's allowance on stuff for myself or socialising once the kiddo isn't needing something.
Next weeks wages are going on school books so this months children's allowance is going towards a night out this weekend. Same difference really.

0ph0rce0

ash23 wrote: »

What's the difference between taking 100 euro from wages on a Friday and spending it on a night out or taking 100 euro from children's allowance and doing the same?
I don't get the logic that the children's allowance should be used for the children when most people find that a huge chunk of their wage goes on their kids. It's all much of a muchness.
I wouldnt agree with taking kids to the pubs when I'm drinking but I've often spent the children's allowance on stuff for myself or socialising once the kiddo isn't needing something.
Next weeks wages are going on school books so this months children's allowance is going towards a night out this weekend. Same difference really.

WHAT?????

I'm sure everyone on here thinks your such a bad parent now :rolleyes:

ash23

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

WHAT?????

I'm sure everyone on here thinks your such a bad parent now :rolleyes:

Meh....

To quote Vikki pollard "yah but no but yah"

Catphish

risteard7 wrote: »

I actually don't think there is anything wrong with bringing your child to a pub. So long as its not late at night and not every day of the week maybe once a month if there is a game on a Sunday or something. The kid gets a coke and crisps or whatever and is happy.

Agreed so far..

It's such an over reaction these days you cant do anything now without being questioned.

It,s like the nanny state. Is the child going to be a raving Alcoholic when there older:rolleyes:

It's a very Irish defensive attitude that would try to exaggerate in this way. Like I said above, I'm a parent myself. I'm of the party that would have gone to the pub for lemonade and crisps with my parents and my siblings back in the day. But what they didn't do was sit there all day and half the night with us. Kids get bored and up to mischief. I know all to well because I loved draining the liquid soaps or squishing the solid soap down the drain in the bathroom after getting in a place within the first five minutes. And there were another 3 of us. Kids don't just sit still beside you for several hours and keep quiet.

Nobody is trying to claim that a parent is giving alcoholic tendencies to their children by going to the pub with them. They MAY think it's okay to do the same when they have their own though. A pub is a shared environment, a public place. This will mean that if the parents are letting children run amok then it effects others. I go out for food with my kids, but rarely bother with even one drink afterwards. Mainly because I can see they're bored and I won't enjoy the drink myself.

A baby sitter is really the way to go for all concerned. Let the crisps and cordials go towards the baby-sitter fund is my honest opinion.

nikpmup

biko wrote: »

Don't drink and buggy
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e63_1372756626

:eek: holy sh1te..... That's appalling.

xzanti

biko wrote: »

Don't drink and buggy
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e63_1372756626

Oh god

Poor child in nothing but a vest too.. and it looks to be raining..