(07-28-2017 08:20 PM)Rabid Squirrel Wrote:  

(07-28-2017 06:39 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(07-28-2017 02:41 PM)calvin12 Wrote:  

(07-26-2017 08:46 PM)cagy cager Wrote:  they don't have babysitters anymore? or grandparents?

I like to actually spend time with her, so I'd rather stay with her than leave her. As for other watching her, my relatives are all dead, the inlaws in another state. Things like this aren't an issue when games are on Saturdays.

Although it was not necessary for you to defend your answer, kudos Calvin12 for injecting reality into the equation. With all due respect, cagy, perhaps the administration (past, present and future) need to at least consider everyone's opinion and perspective. Take a household with two young ones and deal with the economics of hiring a babysitter or imposing on a relative versus buying four tickets, paying for parking, buying concessions to keep the kids happy, making bathroom trips with those kids, dealing with their fatigue or discomfort if conditions are less than ideal, versus not attending at all, particularly when it's a weeknight. So what's the best solution to that puzzle?

Not to parent shame, but I'm guessing one of the least desireable customers for many business' are families with young children. Because of the reasons you just listed. Lots of amenities and needs, but not a lot of spending. Especially relative to 21-40 yr old males. The target audience. What's the family section at wrigley field, maybe 5% of capacity? It would be much higher if it made money. The argument that your building fans from a young age is a bit of a reach. Kids change so much through jr high and HS, what happened when they were 8 is probably nothing more than fond memories. NIU can't afford to lose any fans, but I have to imagine they have a priority on which fans they want to market to along with the other dynamics of scheduling.