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In reply to the discussion: Adults that spoil kids aggravate me [View all]distantearlywarning
(4,475 posts)The definition of "idiot parent" in this thread is a parent who lets their child be noisily and badly behaved in public. If the child was sitting quietly, then we wouldn't be talking about idiot parents anymore, we would be talking about non-idiot parents (because they have a nicely behaved child).
On the other hand, the insufferably child-free are presumably being quietly insufferable over there at their child-free table.
Hf the adult in question happens to be noisily talking on a cell phone then it no longer matters what their parental status is, they become idiot adults in general. And for the record, I don't like those either and think they also need to stay at home until they can learn some manners.
Or to sum it up: SHUT THE FUCK UP IN NICE RESTAURANTS! (This is really not as difficult a concept as people on DU always seem to think it is...)