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Originally Posted by nancyw  the 'original rule' is not child friendly, family friendly, community-caring, community-building. 'health codes' may be the reason given, but the rule essentially protects businesses (and allows them not to have to financially participate in this very real, very normal community need/problem), and it protects business interests more than it ever protected mine or my child's health.
Im not begrudging anyone concerned about their job. Im concerned about the bigger picture.
It really is a rather strange situation we have set up that for the most human of bodily needs, we have vastly disproportionately met this need with far too few freely accessible public restrooms. it used to be easier to find a phone.....though thats changing because of cell phones. who knows, maybe they'll come up with a 'cell-potty.'
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I completely agree that the larger issue -- convenient, accessible public restrooms in or near all public places -- needs to be addressed. I think all businesses should be required to have a public restroom within a few yards of the business. And would happily vote for such a law. And that is what it would have to be -- a political movement.
But its not the place of a restaurant employee to fix the larger problem. They are constrained by the rules in place. And even a manager here is probably just a higher (not highly) paid hourly employee. They shouldn't be asked risk their security to break a rule in a specific instance like this.
Of course, there is simply no excuse for being rude about it. You can stick to the rule and be sympathetic at the same time -- most of us parents do it every day!
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