"Kids will be kids, they have their own little minds and sometimes they might do things that you don't want them to when you least expect it."
Bingo! That's what makes parenthood so interesting. NOTHING EVER goes as planned :)
Well, this is not just limited to restaurants either or toddlers or young kids, but the point is still the same.
Took the family to a small circus over the weekend and noticed that there was an individual who appeared to be special needs. She was originally sitting behind us in the bleachers but I noticed that she was all over.
In the ringside seats, standing up in front of others in walkways. At one point she was even standing where some of the performers were doing an act that took them into the crowd a bit. I think someone pulled her down into a seat, otherwise she'd been hurt.
Where were her parents/guardians? Do rules change just because someone is special? You know that if she'd been hurt the parents or guardians would have been there in a flash wondering why the circus was negligent.
Now there was a small child about 3-5 who was acting up and the parents did give him the 'butt in seat' treatment and 'the look', and there might have been 'the pinch' too. He did finally quiet down.
Oh well...