tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post3615238517951948706..comments2024-02-27T09:33:20.185-08:00Comments on The Duchy of Burgundy Carrots: The Presence of ChildrenQueen of Carrotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-52824778893627608002014-01-30T07:46:56.437-08:002014-01-30T07:46:56.437-08:00Why do none of those "grab your tissues"...Why do none of those "grab your tissues" posts on facebook ever make my eyes moisten, but Chesterton's article does? Thank you for this poignant reminder.New Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723292470362701801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-46852055777152760172014-01-27T10:53:10.930-08:002014-01-27T10:53:10.930-08:00It always thrills me to find another fan of Cheste...It always thrills me to find another fan of Chesterton. (Okay, so I already knew you liked him.) Great use of the power to link. <br />Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-19638640777876358922014-01-27T09:46:57.293-08:002014-01-27T09:46:57.293-08:00I agree that moderation on all sides is the approp...I agree that moderation on all sides is the appropriate action. And of course if you have an inconsolable baby you should do whatever you need to make the baby comfortable. (Which, as far as we know, the parents in question were doing.)<br /><br />It seems to me that complaining about the mere fact that a baby was crying and concluding that babies just don't belong in certain restaurants is rather like complaining because an elderly patron had a heart spell and it disrupted your dining experience, and then concluding that older people just don't belong at sufficiently fancy restaurants. Common humanity ought always to trump the right to never be interrupted.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-23472873168553442142014-01-27T09:42:40.155-08:002014-01-27T09:42:40.155-08:00Very interesting post. I am certainly not of the ...Very interesting post. I am certainly not of the "wouldn't inflict my children" ilk, but I also wouldn't take a baby to a fancy restaurant unless I was reasonably sure the baby wouldn't be fussy, and, even then, I would have a back up plan for leaving if I couldn't get the baby to settle down. <br /><br />People complaining about a baby making any noise at all (even in a formal setting) are just wrong, however, people who insist that their baby be welcomed in a formal setting when the baby is inconsolable are also wrong.<br /><br />I agree that I have seen more of the first than the second, but I have seen the second, and seen it where, to the parents, it was a philosophical statement. Not that it helped the baby much!<br /><br />It feels like this is a variant of the breast feeding in public argument. Actually, it's also a variant of the modesty argument. <br /><br />If the adults were to act with moderation, common sense and an awareness of other people, none of these would be an issue.<br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745372502346991328noreply@blogger.com