Restaurant Fury...
I went for a meal with my missus. It was only Pizza Express, but we wanted to enjoy it. There was a family with a 4 or 5 year old child on an adjacent table. This child was a monster.

He was incable of sitting still, and ran about the restaurant, making a racket. Being English, rather than complain, I simply raised my voice in conversation to my missus and described how ill-mannered and unruly kids could be if parents weren't up to the job.

The little shit knocked into my wife, and I said something. The parents gave us a look saying "Kids, eh? Aren't they cute!"

It happened again and I lost control of my temper (this is rare). I raised my voice to the parents and believe I mentioned that if children weren't taught to behave properly and with consideration for others in restaurants and similar places then it was down to incompetent parenting. I may have suggested that it is no surprise that teenagers are so unruly these days, as they have no notion of how to behave.

The father had a dig at me and with great dignity I poured my red wine over him, stuck my nose in the air and walked haughtily out of the restaurant, informing the waitress that he would be settling my bill.

I felt great. And determined to be a better parent than them!
( disasterprone "Pyjamas caused the Holocaust", Thu 16 Aug 2007, 12:00, Reply)