Parents not taking there crying child outside at a restaurant or store

[Brian37]

I fail to see why someone else's squalling brat should disrupt my own dining or shopping experience.  Don't mistake me - I quite like children.  I used to volunteer at a childrens' burn ward in Belfast and we're still involved with various local childrens' charities.

That being said, I've paid for both the meal and the dining experience, and I've a right to enjoy an adult evening without be subjected to the shrieking and crying of a child whose parents fail to see the problem.  On of the best mums I ever say took her bawling kid OUT of the restaurant proper to the al fresco area and told the child clearly and distinctly (and calmly), 'When you can act like a big boy, we'll go back and have our desserts.'  It worked.  But if it hadn't, I would have supported management asking them to push off.

Boru

Nothing is all or nothing. 

No it is not your fault someone else had sex and made a baby, but that does not mean those who do have them should be excluded from society always. It depends, I think any smart business owner is going to have a protocol to accommodate a diverse customers. 

I don't want kids, and like you I don't like being around screaming kids or babies. But our species would not be here, you wouldn't be here, and neither would I if our parents didn't have sex. I get it, but still it's not either or, but "It depends".

Single parents don't always have someone to care for their baby/kid, and middle class and working poor especially cant or dont have the money to have someone watch their kid. Not every venue is the Ritz or a college library. And if you go into a McDonalds which is family targeted sorry, you are SOL. 

You are right, they are not the center of the planet because they have kids, but you are also not the center of the planet because you dont. So each situation has to be case by case.  IT DEPENDS on context of situation.