You know, Val, many bed and breakfast inns do not allow children, and that's right here in the United States.

Don't get me wrong, you guys, I LOVE children, but I think there standards that parents need to apply in properly raising their children, and one is appropriate behavior and manners for public places! And until you have that figured out with your kids, you shouldn't put them in situations where they will disturb others. I was thinking about that family with that child we saw in the restaurant the other night and their dinner had to be expensive too, and how in the world could they enjoy it? Maybe they learned a lesson! One can only hope.

This whole thing made me remember back on a situation that I put Helen and myself in, when she was just too young. My sister and I took the kids to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (sp?) in the movie theater. Helen couldn't have even been 3 years old yet. She behaved horribly and I had to end up taking her out and I got mad at her. I've never forgotten that incident and how I got mad at the wrong person. I should have gotten mad at myself instead (and I did.......since I'm still feeling guilty about it 12 years later ).

Logan