*blinks*

[conuly]

Can somebody tell me what the kid did that was so horrible? Because I'm just not seeing it. I *am* seeing some pettiness on the part of the poster, though, notably this:

IB: What type of soup is it?
M (thinking): Didn't you read the menu *on your table*?! (out loud) Sweet Potato and Cummin.
IB: Oh, that sounds good.
M (thinking): Girl, even I don't know exactly what cummin is. Who are you trying to impress?

Wow. She *didn't read the menu*! Yes, she should've, but she didn't. And because she says "oh, that sounds good", she *must* be trying to show off?

No, the kid doesn't sound like the paragon of politeness. Skipping please isn't nice. But it's also not nice to correct other people's manners in public.

Comments

[mhari.livejournal.com]

My God, a kid acting like a kid in public? OH THE HUMANITY. Funny, I thought this was the 21st century, not the 18th, and it was generally acceptable for kids not to be incredibly prissy adults in miniature.

I think the poster needs a spanking, not the sprat. :p

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Not least because we're talking about a ten year old at a wedding. With a million courses. How boring could that be for them. And eating poncy grown-up food.

[mhari.livejournal.com]

exACtly.

[conuly]

With weird spices like cumin.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

I hate the excuse of "children will be children"... for, you know, a kid throwing things.

I thought the kid was pretty well behaved, and wondered if the poster just forgot to mention what made her so annoying.

[conuly]

Throwing things (that aren't meant to be thrown, in places where that isn't allowed) isn't acceptable outside of toddlerdom. Really, it's not cool then either. If your kid throws stuff, you need to tie his toys down and not let him have anything to throw.

[maladaptive.livejournal.com]

Hence why I hate the excuse for that sort of thing. Kids will be kids, yeah. But some stuff is just totally unacceptable....