If I'm going to pay more than $10 for my plate, I expect to be able to enjoy it. I don't bust my ass 12-16 hours a day just so my meal, which I'm only eating out because I've been working all day and haven't had time to cook, can be ruined by children whose parents think they're above social proprieties. Unless you're in an established family restaurant -- one that advertises itself as such -- if you know your kids have discipline issues at home, don't expect them to turn into angels with others around.
Bottom line is, your kids are only special TO YOU. I see only spit-covered, dirty, rude, obnoxious hellions with inconsiderate, self-absorbed parents who can't be bothered to disrupt their own dinners to take responsibility for their child's actions. And honestly, if you discipline them at home and teach them from birth on to be respectful (yes, newborns can be disciplined age-appropriately), that shouldn't even be an issue. Parents today just have no respect for others or for their own jobs as the caretakers of tomorrow's leaders.
Frankly, I shudder at the thought of what I've sworn myself to defend.
Bottom line is, your kids are only special TO YOU. I see only spit-covered, dirty, rude, obnoxious hellions with inconsiderate, self-absorbed parents who can't be bothered to disrupt their own dinners to take responsibility for their child's actions. And honestly, if you discipline them at home and teach them from birth on to be respectful (yes, newborns can be disciplined age-appropriately), that shouldn't even be an issue. Parents today just have no respect for others or for their own jobs as the caretakers of tomorrow's leaders.
Frankly, I shudder at the thought of what I've sworn myself to defend.