Peter Aitken wrote:
> "nancree" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > According to Peter Aiken
> > " It is astounding how some parents
> > are so completely selfish and ignore anyone and everyone around them.
> > And of
> > course the bratty kids will turn out the same way. It's a good argument
> > for
> > euthanasia. "
> > ---------Geez, Peter, I had always thought of you as one of the saner
> > posters here. I'm sure the parents were disturbed as well, but
> > temporarily unable to quiet their child. Perhaps they weren't
> > "completely selfish". Arrowhead is a family resort area, high in the
> > mountains, and there are not a lot of restaurant choices. It was a
> > holiday/family week-end. Don't you suppose the parents were hoping to
> > have a quiet family dinner as well? Baby-sitter prices these days, in
> > a resort area, can run more than the dinner tab. Why didn't they/you
> > ask to be served in another, quieter area? Go to an adult club. Or ask
> > to be served in the bar area. There seem to be more "Crying Babies"
> > here on RFC that in the Saddleback Restaurant. From your post, I'd
> > guess that YOU were one of the crying babies when you were young.
> > Nancree (waiting for more "flack" from you adult cry-babies)
> >
>
> I am sure the parents would have been happier if the child had been quiet.
> But it wasn't, so what do they do? Just sit there and expect everyone around
> them to put up with it, and baby crying is one of the most annoying noises
> in existence. They could have taken the kid outside and walked it until it
> was quiet, or asked for their food to be sent to their room. They could have
> hired a baby sitter (should other people's dinners be ruined because they
> are on a budget?). Or, best and most mature, they could have arranged a
> vacation that did not require taking a noisy baby to inappropriate places.
> But that involves consideration for others which was obviously lacking.
>
> It is really bizarre that you consider someone who wants a quiet and relaxed
> ambience in a fancy restaurant to be a "cry baby." Perhaps to you dining is
> just shoveling food into your mouth. To many others it is an enjoyable time
> for relaxation, companionship, and conversation. To have an icepick stuck in
> my ear - which is just about what a squalling baby is like - really ruins
> the experience. To have my companion's voice drowned out by a brat's shriek
> tends to spoil the moment. Do you really not get this? In a Shoneys or
> McDonalds or Cracker Barrel it's different, but at a "nice" restaurant it is
> out of place - period.
>
> Perhaps I was a crying baby, but I assure you that my parents had more class
> than to take me to a nice restaurant and expect the other patrons to put up
> with me. I raised two kids and was fortunate that they were relatively
> quiet. Even so I would never have even considered taking them to a nice
> restaurant when they were little.
>
> Some people think only of themselves. "I want dinner at this restaurant and
> if my noisy baby annoys other people then **** them." Other people are more
> considerate. "I want dinner at this restaurant but my noisy baby might annoy
> other people so I will make other plans." Which one are you?

Why that's easy... Nancreep is the baby.

Sheldon