I was always a very proactive parent. My noisy obnoxious kids did not
run free through the restaurant .. or if they did, I caught up with them quick.
There was one exception. We took a train down to Mid California (From seattle). The train was 12 hours late, we were routed to a track which had a top speed of 25 miles per hour.... After a while, I just could NOT continue to chase my kids down and yell at them. It was just too too long, I was way too tired. . . People probably thought i was a bad parent, but kids NEED to run and jump and yell.. and they did.![]()