But nobody in this thread made the blanket statement that kids shouldn't be allowed at restaurants. People were talking about undisciplined brats, including one who straight up stabbed someone with a fork. That's drastically different from quiet well behaved children. And yes, all children can be unruly and pitch fits when they are very young, that's part of it too. But knowing how to handle it as a parent is also part of it. As Duuuuude said, sometimes there's no calming them. So sometimes you may have to resort to other options depending on your surroundings, like going outside for a bit, or to the restroom, etc.
Running someone over with your truck because you had a knee jerk emotional response not only doesn't fix the problem, now your kids are missing one of their parents because you're in prison. And what kind of example is that setting for them moving forward?
I realize now where you're coming from based on your experience above. But, you have to think things through logically and rationally, and try and take emotion out of it. For everyone's sake, especially your own children. And yes we were all kids once. And from that, I remember a lot of the good examples my parents set. And I remember every single bad one that was set. Those are burned into your grey matter even more for a reason.
