DSRC, or how your local coffe shop becomes dad central.
Funny, how many dads there are out there taking care of their kids on weekends. Even funnier is the looks that a lot of them have. They sort of look like kids who are being forced to do their chores. Its as if its their duty to take the kids out on Saturday morning, and that means going to the coffee shop, and the off to some park or kid-friendly event where they’ll do their kid thing, and bring the offspring back home to mommy.
Thats all really sad, and I can see it almost every weekend at our local coffee shop, Dana St. Roasting Company (DSRC). Just sit at a table on any given Saturday or Sunday morning (say, at 9am) and watch who’s coming through the door. You’ll see more “dads with kids” than you’ve seen anywhere else in town. The coffee shop becomes dad central!
But, we’re one of the few families that come there together, and we’re one of the few families that actually sit and enjoy the coffee (or milk, in Mr. Busy Bear’s case) and bagels & muffins, as a family. Its chaos, for sure, with crumbs everywhere, kids running behind the counter, and lots of “Hi!”‘s coming from Mr. Busy, waving to everyone who’s waiting in line. Everyone, including the staff smile and really seem to enjoy having him around, and I think it kind of lightens up the place.
But, I wonder about the other dads: Are they just “doing their duty” for the weekend? Where do they go after the coffee house? And, most importantly, why do they seem so stayed and mildly anti-social? Is it so uncool to be out with the kids having fun on the weekend?
