The problem isn't the children - it's the parents who feel that they are entitled to any behavior they choose which includes the behavior of their children at anyone else's expense. People in general have poor manners, and it's getting worse all the time. Witness someone making a valid point about children being allowed to run amok on a bar patio (is this really where the child would have chosen to play if given even a passsing thought by the parent?)and being told to eat elsewhere, as if her choice to eat out is less important than a parent's. And to further criticize her by making comments about her child-bearing status just brings my point home. Rude indeed! I feel sorry for the children being denied the opportunity to learn how to behave in public and being mocked and hated by fellow patrons in the process. It's not their fault, it's their parents' fault for caring more about their need for a margarita and relaxation than for their children's dignity.
