TikTok mom baffled after restaurant boots her for letting toddler wander off during dinner

Ziggy is almost two, and according to his Australian mom, over the weekend, he was asked to leave a restaurant with his family.Renèe Barendregt tells Kidspot that the reason behind the dining drama was simple: Ziggy acted like a toddler.After spending the day exploring the Gold Coast on their family holiday, Renee searched online for nearby restaurants.She picked one with impressive reviews.“When we arrived and asked for a high chair, they said they couldn’t provide one.

I said no problem at all as he didn’t eat in a high chair at home, he sits at the table with his brothers,” Renee exclusively told Kidspot. “He sat for a while but in true toddler style got off of his seat, but stayed close.” Renèe did not have the impression the restaurant was busy.It was early, before the dinner rush, and the only other patrons she recalls seeing nearby were a couple with a six-month-old baby.

Ziggy even shared a sweet interaction with the baby.“The dad turned around and sat the baby on his lap facing and chatting with Ziggy.It was so cute!” the mom explained. Renèe says she was asked to leave after Ziggy wouldn’t stay seated. She says Ziggy’s behavior was “docile” and that he wasn’t “running around or being disruptive to anyone” while they waited for their food.The toddler had taken a particular interest in a fake potted plant near their table, touching the leaves.

Renèe maintains Ziggy hadn’t done anything wrong.He wasn’t being destructive or interrupting other diners.That’s when Renèe says a waiter approached her and her son, asking for Ziggy to remain seated.“The man came over and said if he can’t stay in his seat we can’t serve you here,” Renèe said.With Renèe struggling to keep Ziggy confined to the seat, she decided to leave.The ordeal left her upset, so she took to TikTok to share the encounter, asking for people to remember to be kind.

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