I am too old

Apparently so.

[PrincessFiona]

I like Chuck-E-Cheese too. :>

It's too bad that none of you live in Cleveland. We could do a babysitting swap...I'll take your kids to Chuck E. Cheese and you can come use my computer to get on iMSN while my kids sleep so DH and I could go on our yearly date.

[peggyfromwastate]

We don't mind Chuck-E-Cheeses. Just must be avoided on weekends at all costs. We actually have a bunch of leftover tokens from last weekend!

But, if I had to go more than 2 times per year, I'd definitely by totally anti-ChuckE.

(Our chuck e cheese is by a panera so the kids and dad can eat the pizza and I can get a salad- a nice thought that has only worked out 1 time, but anyway, a girl can dream...)

[DCJenn]

Yet another benefit to downtown living? There are no Chuck E. Cheese's.
Bars- check. Brewery- check. Every restaurant we have in the 'hood- check. He doesn't know what he doesn't know.

(and luckily, MOST of the kids at the crunchy school are also downtown kids!)

Jenn

As far as the poop talk - being the Mother of Boys has not gotten me there back. In fact, when they make a poop or fart joke they have to pay me a buck.

Oh...you party pooooper. Sometimes you just have to unwind and let those jokes rip. :>

no I don't. I'll be silly and goofy, but it doesn't have to entail poop or farts. I have no patience for it. None. I don't judge anyone who will play along with their kids (you guys are more fun that I am). I just won't go there.

[PrincessFiona]

As far as the poop talk - being the Mother of Boys has not gotten me there back. In fact, when they make a poop or fart joke they have to pay me a buck.

Oh...you party pooooper. Sometimes you just have to unwind and let those jokes rip. :>

no I don't. I'll be silly and goofy, but it doesn't have to entail poop or farts. I have no patience for it. None. I don't judge anyone who will play along with their kids (you guys are more fun that I am). I just won't go there.

and ... I was joking about the let it rip thing. You didn't have to take me so seriously

[Meenah]

When I see a Chuck E Cheese I have a PTSD flashback

and ... I was joking about the let it rip thing. You didn't have to take me so seriously

I didn't really take you seriously. I was just explaining my insistance on stodgyness.

[Auspicious]

I think this thread somehow jinxed me! I hadn't even thought about Chuck E Cheese in like three years, then I read this thread, then I get this e-mail

Are you guys available Sunday night or Monday night for Alex’s birthday at Chuckie Cheeze in Vernon Hills? 6:30?

Mom

Good thing that nephew of mine is such a nice kid! I think there may be something about grandparenthood that makes this place tolerable again? (Latent hearing loss, perhaps? )

If anyone is in the Vernon Hills Chuck E Cheese on Sunday and you see a hugely pregnant woman who looks like she has heartburn, come say hi!