NAH.

But if you don’t have kids you don’t get it. Even with a changing mat you’re still putting your babies face right near the floor there’s no way.

Obviously it’s not ideal for you and the other customers but it’s a baby and they come first, always. It’s a horrible feeling as a parent when you’re unprepared and have to do something like this, you know you’re being judged but let’s be angry at the restaurant for not having baby changing facilities in 2024 FFS.

NTA, I really hate entitled parents. She could have gone to her car. I’ve had two kids, and my partner and I would have never changed a diaper, especially full of shit, on a restaurant table.

Also, the restaurant doesn’t need to have a changing table. Some parents just can’t accept that there are maybe some things you can’t do or places you shouldn’t go while your kid is a baby if you can’t find a sitter.

Take your complaint to the manager. They need to provide changing table in the restrooms. 

I have been in restaurants that clear your table if you walk out the door. Go out to the car to change a diaper, and your food and drink are gone. If other people are with you to protect the table, it’s fine. If you are alone with the baby, you change them at the table, because what are the options? 

You are not a bad person at all for getting angry over a diaper change at a restaurant. Really, who wants to be around that scent while they are trying to have a pleasant meal? I must commend the mother for her inventiveness in repurposing the booth as a changing table, though. Perhaps she ought to have just requested to lay down a newspaper first.

NTA- it’s gross, even if you are comfortable with changing your baby’s diaper at home at the table, you don’t do it around people who are not part of your immediate family. And you definately don’t do it in public spaces. Pretty sure it’s a health code violation in most places.

NTA. As a mom of 3 who always took them placed since they were little (they were and still are best behaved and well mannered) if restaurant had no changing table, I would change my kiddo in the car. Why would I not only spoil it for others but also for myself?! So ridiculous

NTA – You could have asked the restaurant to comp your meal. The restaurant would ideally have been able to help her; but if they didn’t have something immediately in place the mother needed to make a complaint not change the baby where it would disturb others.

NTA

No one wants to eat while there’s baby poo nearby .

Not ot mention sanitary concerns for the booth/table.

Just like if someone was playing loud music on their phone or make obscene gestures, changing a baby disturbs other diners and it’s not ok.

You’re not the AH for being upset about the diaper change at the table, as it’s generally considered inappropriate in a restaurant setting; however, it’s also understandable that the mother felt she had no other option given the lack of facilities.

That is unsanitary and gross. Way back in the stone ages, there weren’t changing tables in the restrooms. You know what we did? The parent who drew the short straw would haul the little pooper out to the car to take care of the toxic waste dump.

“I empathise with your situation, but this is a food serving area. Regardless of how you feel about having baby shit around your food, you’re violating the health code and, frankly, you’re being incredibly rude and selfish.”

NTA.

as a parent pee is one thing, even then i’m not changing my children around strangers.

a full blown diaper is another. she could/should have taken the child to the car and came back in. nobody wants to smell that.

YTA. It wasn’t your fault there’s no changing station, just as much as it wasn’t the mom’s fault. If you wanna get all bent outta shape, bad mouth the restaraunt who cares so little for their patrons comfort.

NTA I am a parent and always carried a pad in my diaper bag even to put in the changing table. I feel bad for the mom, but changing a poop diaper in the booth is nasty. She needs to complain to management.

Right it’s not your fault, but it’s also not her fault or the baby’s fault. It’s much more appropriate for you to deal with a smell than for a baby to just sit in squalor with a literally shitty diaper.

NTA but you should have called over a member of the restaurant staff to handle it. In many, perhaps all jurisdictions it likely violates codes and the restaurant could get in trouble. Let them handle it.

NTA

As it sucks the bathroom doesn’t have a change table, she could have gone to her car. That’s what we did when our kids were babies and needed a change, not do it inside the dining area.

The restaurant is the only a hole here. She was already stressed about the dirty diaper she can leave her child in. You were hungry. If there had been a changing table no one would be mad

NTA. You should have called the server over and told them you were leaving, and why. You might even want to tell the restaurant that it’s a health violation. I’m sure it has to be. Ugh.

NTA

Won’t put her baby on the floor (I mean yeah ok, fair point) but it’s ok to do it on a public restareunts table (you know, where other people eat?)

Gross.

NTA- Nobody wants to smell a shit filled diaper while eating. At the very least they could have gone towards the bathroom away from guest eating. Hell, even outside.

You should’ve dropped your pants, squatted down, and dropped a fresh deuce onto a plate. If she complained, you could’ve just told her the bathroom was dirty.

Saw a lady washing out her child’s poopy underwear in a bathroom sink once at my local mall. The baby was young enough to need diapers. Gross, so I get ya.

You aren’t TA. She’s an absolute asshole though. Not only is it smelly it’s a biohazard. Nope. That’s get a manager and a bucket of Lysol time. Good lord.

So put the baby not on a pissed filled floor but an ass farted booth with old food deep in the cushions. Nice. Changing pads are a thing in 2024. NTA.

Nta. Should have gotten management, restraunts have certain rules and this would have not been allowed for sure.

Definitely the ahole. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. It’s not like she was flinging baby shit at you

I was at a friends house last weekend and I took my kid outside to change her. She needs to get real.

She should’ve excused herself and gone to the car. I would’ve complained to whoever was in charge.

What, she can’t put a blanket on the restroom floor? Or go to her car? That’s just gross.

NTA.

Oh HELL no, that’s vile. I would have left that place right then and there. 🤮🤮

That is feral and wholly selfish on her part. You are NTA.

NTA, tell her she can change the baby in her fucking car.

That happened to me once and I just left the restaurant

I’m a parent too. She’s a pig. And an AH. You are not.

NTA. That was an offense worthy of jail time IMO.

She could’ve gone to her car. You did right