But whos to say the child would have been screaming in public? Not all children behave like that in public. All the children I have been around (sans daycare kids, of course) of family and friends behave beautifully in public. Of course, sometimes they get crabby and its near naptime or bedtime, but in that case why would you just go out to dinner you know??

And if a child DOES sit there and scream in public, its either because they are crabby and its close to naptime (as I've already stated) or the parents don't have control over the child, simply put. I mean, honestly. And if my child sat there and screamed in public and nothing I could do would quiet them, I would leave! That would annoy ME, I couldn't imagine how it would make others feel, lol.