It's funny because I have hit the gold mine for all the greatest parents in the world. It's right here on FR. In r-life I have yet to meet parents that have not had their great kids act up at an inappropriate time. They're obviously all bad parents because one time they're kids misbehaved while they were in a restaurant.
No, no one has said they had perfect kids. But they have told you what they did when their kids acted up in public. This is why it's difficult to give parenting advice. People get defensive. There is no excuse for a parent who allows kids to annoy the rest of the world because they think kids will be kids, or because they don't know how to or refuse to teach their kids better. There was a time when MOST kids behaved reasonably well in public. This tells me it's not only not impossible, it's quite doable.
susie
Agreed. It is statistically impossible for this many perfect parents to be in one place at one time :}
JILL
My kids have honestly never misbehaved in a restaurant. Then again, we were smart enough not to take 3 year olds to dimly lit, boring restaurants where they would have been sure to act out. One of my pet peeves these days is to go to a nice place with my wife, only to see that a couple who doesn't have a clue have brought a toddler.