I don't think any parent would sit on their sit whilst their little ones wander around. YOu probably have forgotten by now that tots have an amazing ability to get into trouble if they are left unsupervised for a couple of minutes. Ha!
PM, if your grandchildren get cranky and cry on long flights, for god's sake, they should be allowed to move a little and take them for a walk (or even a little run!!!) up and down the aisles. TO make a child suffer that way and force them to sit for hours is just plain cruel. Get your daughter to do that, after a fifteen minutes of movement it's amaizing how they get wind down and are able to sleep for a longer while.
Dianne, HI :) I think you are right, I wasn't there to see how these children were behaving. But to say that they were just hooligans sounds a little harsh. I think is just a cultural thing. Where I grew up it is an usual thing to see kids running around in restaurants. I use to play hyde and seek with my cousins during those looooong family dinners in restaurats that could last for hours until past midnight. Same happens in France. I understand that other countries are not as laid back as southern Europe. I remember I used to get horrified at how mothers shouted at their little ones in other parts of Europew when shopping and stuff. There are too many cultural differences to be considered before accusing parents and children of being ill mannered.
Girls, thank you again for the good wishes. My baby will be due in AUgust. Charlene, I feel good I'm not the only mother that has had and unplanned pregnancy...haha! the little buggers can manage to break barriers, can't they!!! Women, be warned, they have tools.
Han, good luck to your friend. Tell her husband to eat cocopops for breakfast each morning :D
I don't think any parent would sit on their sit whilst their little ones wander around. YOu probably have forgotten by now that tots have an amazing ability to get into trouble if they are left unsupervised for a couple of minutes. Ha!
PM, if your grandchildren get cranky and cry on long flights, for god's sake, they should be allowed to move a little and take them for a walk (or even a little run!!!) up and down the aisles. TO make a child suffer that way and force them to sit for hours is just plain cruel. Get your daughter to do that, after a fifteen minutes of movement it's amaizing how they get wind down and are able to sleep for a longer while.
Dianne, HI :) I think you are right, I wasn't there to see how these children were behaving. But to say that they were just hooligans sounds a little harsh. I think is just a cultural thing. Where I grew up it is an usual thing to see kids running around in restaurants. I use to play hyde and seek with my cousins during those looooong family dinners in restaurats that could last for hours until past midnight. Same happens in France. I understand that other countries are not as laid back as southern Europe. I remember I used to get horrified at how mothers shouted at their little ones in other parts of Europew when shopping and stuff. There are too many cultural differences to be considered before accusing parents and children of being ill mannered.
Girls, thank you again for the good wishes. My baby will be due in AUgust. Charlene, I feel good I'm not the only mother that has had and unplanned pregnancy...haha! the little buggers can manage to break barriers, can't they!!! Women, be warned, they have tools.
Han, good luck to your friend. Tell her husband to eat cocopops for breakfast each morning :D