I like peace and quiet. I think I have always had a real aversion to noise, any kind of noise. I can still remember the early days of J's life and the live band practice going on next door. As a homeowner, I should be able to exist in my own home, peacefully.

I don't see the reason/need to single out screaming kids/babies. Frankly, of all of society's 'ill behaviours", this is the group of people least likely responsible for their own.

I will take a crying baby over an obnoxious adult any day of the week. I can count on less than one hand the number of times I have been out to dinner/show/movie, and had my time disturbed by screaming children. I would need many more hands to add up the offenses caused by "adults". For some reason, we seem less tolerant of the little ones.