Dear Abby: ; Children's Tantrums Ruin Family's Birthday Celebration
Charleston Daily Mail › December 06, 2005
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DEAR ABBY: What is the official Dear Abby position on screaming children in restaurants? My husband took my mother and me to a family restaurant to celebrate our birthdays, and two children from different families were screaming their lungs out. They alternately screamed, begged, whined and threw tantrums the whole time.
Abby, it was horrible! Our server could hardly hear us to take our order - and I'm not exaggerating. We could not enjoy our dinner because of the piercing shrieks coming from both sides of the restaurant. The families ignored this behavior. This seems to happen more and more often.See the full content of this document
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Dear Abby: ; Children's Tantrums Ruin Family's Birthday Celebration
What could we have done? The other diners were as uncomfortable as we were.
Wish I'd had earplugsDEAR WISH: Your party ...See the full content of this document
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