I reckon
and I stand to be corrected, that it's probably quite unusual to turn up at a posh restaurant at 9pm and find people there with a screaming baby.

I quite agree that it's a stupid thing to do, and you are very much entitled to complain that it happened.

But to say that's what all parents do . . . no, it's not.

Either they're complete idiots - possible, or they had booked themselves for a night out and the babysitter didn't turn up. 9/10 couples would cancel. You were unlucky and got the one that didn't.
(username failed moderation, Mon 5 Mar 2012, 12:33, 1 reply)

I agree
And I also concede that you only ever notice the kids that are badly behaved. There are plenty of people out there who go to restaurants with kids who are immaculately behaved. I have no problem with that at all. I just think it's really rude to sit there when your kid is screaming and being a little shit and not do anything about it. Which happens fucking PLENTY.

I remember as a child, if I ever started acting up, my mum would take me outside until I calmed down. Which I eventually did because I came to realise that being outside wasn't as nice as being inside. So eventually I would behave myself. And then we would go back in.
( PMGT -Bacon., Mon 5 Mar 2012, 14:20, closed)