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Why parents take their spoiled brat to a nice restaurant
Screaming kids at the restaurant

Screaming Kids

There's nothing worse than trying to have a civilised conversation in a nice restaurant, but you keep getting interupted because the monster at the table next to you is throwing a tantrum (either that or his dinner!).



I can understand new parents not knowing what to do in certain situations, but when we are trying to have a family meal in a restaurant, why does there always have to be a screaming brat who doesn’t like vegetables?

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30-3-2008Thats all part of lifes rich tapestry.Sods law.We were all kids once.Sometimes we need to make allowances.Tolerance is a virtue.Especially where small toddlers are concerned.But why oh why is it that I always have to suffer the indignation of having some screaming little brat constantly playing merr...moreStan the man
24-3-2008ABB, Who exactly are you aiming your random comment at? Not very productive is it?mother with attitude
23-3-2008I not only hear screaming kids of all ages some 12 and upwards but parents screaming and behaving badly as well in my neighbouthood, this is to upset the decent people and to flush them out of their homes and you can guess the reason why, good bet drugs are involved Why do'nt they stop disturbi...moreFed Up
03-3-2008What ashame your mother wasn't clever enough to use contraception.ABB
11-11-2007That might of been me, was not being snobby only I don't really know anyone who hits kids where I live, nor are many misbehaved. Don't really act out in public either. Maybe I just live in a happy town? or maybe I just don't see it?mother with attitude
11-11-2007I agree, Stevie sounds like a very nice young man. Also, I hope that I did not offend anyone when I stated that I come from an upper middle class neighborhood. I think someone questioned what neighborhood people came from with the behaviors discussed here. I really did not mean to offend anyone.Iluvkatzz2
11-11-2007I do also strongly agree with not hitting children, it really does not benefit them in away in my opinion. However people do it children, it happens. There is a difference between smacking a child if they misbehave and physically abusing a child though. I feel that from what Stevie has said he was t...moremother with attitude
11-11-2007I appreciate the fact that we all have opinions, but I strongly do not agree with hitting a child. I have worked with too many young people who do not trust adults because of abuse. This is just my respectful opinion and observations.Iluvkatzz2
10-11-2007If we all had the same upbringing's then the world would be a boring place as we would not all have different life experiences and different opinions. I have my personal views on things and conduct my life within my beliefs. We are all different I know but a little more tolerance and respe...moremother with attitude
09-11-2007Iluvkatzz2 - I must write for I feel the urge to do so right now. My upbringing, to me, was a fantastic one to write the very least. I was disciplined physically as a child and this has made me a better man. I don't care much for where you live or, how you live your life. But what I de...moreStevie
09-11-2007Hi, We actually live in an upper middle class neighborhood. I think some little ones are spoiled and parents are tired, so they simply just allow them to act out. It is really sad, because children do not learn manners. I also agree, that a child should never be hit. I believe in "natural...moreIluvkatzz2
09-11-2007Mother with attitude - You really seem like a nice, warm loving mother to me. I respect and have all praise for all you have to write here. As I grew and met people that had befriended my father, I began to realise that my father, of Southern Irish descent, was nothing short of a natural born ki...moreStevie



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