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Originally Posted by habernac
LOL! My kid is no angel, but be damned if I'll let him run around and tear up a restaurant like I see some people's kids do. My parents were ok, I think they were a little too nice, but they did alright.
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This is my number one irritation in restaurants. I can't imagine what it would feel like to be the parents of a kid who's running around screaming in a decent restuarant. All I know is that when I have to deal with it from a couple tables away, I'm seriously angry at that family.
I'm a little off topic but I've noticed something interesting. Kids raised in the suburbs tend to be far more unruly in public then kids raised in high density locations. For instance: head to any "family" restaurant in a so called "power center" and you'll likely see gangs of 6 year olds running full blast between tables while their parents try to look like they arn't embarassed.
Now head to an inner city restuarant. If you see any kids, chances are they are sitting at the table in a calm manner and are constantly being watched over by their parents.
I don't mean to draw any conclusions, just something I've noticed. It's fairly rare to see families in the inner city these days though.