Shoeless Baby Kaylin.

I guess maybe if she had big feet you could. I think my girls were about that age when I began putting little tiny shoes on them to go to church. But most of their "shoes" at that time were socks made to look like shoes. A 6 month old can't walk so her feet weren't going to touch the ground. This was just crazy.

That's what I thought! Do you have any idea how many time's I've taken my niece into a store or restaurant when she was a baby without shoes? More times than I can count on both hands and my feet! This was just the craziest thing I'd ever seen. I don't know what the employees' problem was.

they probably got called on a 2 yr old without shoes and just went overboard....

I know when my husband was managing a burger king while he was in college, we never said anything if it was a baby or toddler that was being carried. Once they started walking, Mike would never make a big deal about it. He would just simply say. If he/she has shoes in the car, it would be better to have them on because these floors can get slick with spilled drinks and greasy food and I wouldn't want him/her to fall.
There is just no sense in forcing a parent to leave. That's just ridiculous in my opinion.

but see, he was in college, these folks probably dropped out of middle school...

I don't know. I figure they are unemployed now.! Last Monday, I went with my friend Tonya to wendy's on her way home from a doctor's appoinment. (She delivered her son last Friday.) That being said, she was was 9 months pregnant, and cranky.
She wanted a hamburger NOT a cheeseburger with mustard, not mayo and no onions. It took them 4 times to get her hamburger right. The manager finally had to come make it!

I can't say that I've always got 100% respect for the Wendy's workers, I've had them mess up easy stuff. I have always special ordered my burgers, I don't like pickles or onions and hate ketchup on them so at McDonald's I always just got a regular burger with mustard only - at least I knew it was FRESH!

Well Burger King kills me. They advertise that their hamburgers are flame broiled fresh. But they run them through the grill and then put them in holding pans. Then heat them back up..bun and all in the microwave to melt the cheese, then put the fixings on them. My hubby managed a BK in the Dallas area when we were first married.

once upon a time, they did flame grill burgers, the one near us you can see the smoke - but what they then do with the burgers is unknown to me - well, I don't eat there anyway - Sonic and What-a-burger are my fav burger places - there's a Wendy's at the end of the street and we'll get salads and potatoes there, and before the diet - Frosties

There was actually an update on theis story today that they family had gotten a letter from the corporate headquarters and a phone call and personal apology from the franchise owner and the store manager!
I just can't believe that it got picked up on the national news wire. Can you imagine how that poor kid must feel now? I know...I'm always rooting for the underdog. What he did was wrong, but the media is just crucifying him, and my guess is that it was a teenager.

I thought it was several of the employees, not just one kid.

But it was one little assistant manager or shift/crew leader or something that was leaning so hard on them to leave. The other employees said something to him about the baby not having shoes. I guess he was the enforcer on duty or something. I wish those places would pay well enough to get decent help. I think they would make more money that way, because they wouldn't lose customers.

Evidently they hd already ordered their food and sat down. Put Kaylin in a high chair where she was happily kicking her unshoed feet and gumming a french fry. I guess perhaps that is what made her a "customer".
I agree that I would probably not ever walk into that burger king again.

Yeah that is just darn wrong and not right. I still can't get over that.

You will not believe what I saw here in Pittsburgh.

I 5 year old got on a Public transportation bus with no problem and had no shoes or socks on. I thought of the Burger King issue and was like they yelled about that child and hear no problem get on the bus with no problem..

Thank you for the best response. Have a great Holiday Be safe..

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no, she couldn't walk. She was only 8 months old. i don't know any babies that are walking by then. I'm sure she could if you held her hands and helped her, but they weren't doing that, they were carrying her, then put her in a high chair to eat french fries. the news story I heard in the first place said that mom and grandmother "Hurried" to eat their food and get out before the manager on duty called the police.

I haven't heard yet about if the employee lost their job or not. I agree with you though. Burger King is not on my list of favorite restaurants right now. I don't think they should have used the song "I like big Butts" (or square butts) to advertise the kids meals. It put alot of parents of very young children off.

My kids rarely wore shoes when they were babies. Most of the time, even in the winter I would just put nice warm socks on them. They aren't walking, so what's the point in wasting time to put on a shoe that they are probably going to take off anyway!
I did try with my daughters to put shoes on them when they were going to church. Little patent leather shoes with frilly socks. Kristen, my middle child and oldest daughter, would always manage to get it off, many times in the car seat before we were even out of the driveay and by the time we'd get to church, the inside would be soggy from where she'd chewed on it!