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Woogie:

Scuppy is just trying to get a reaction. I wouldn't take the bait if I were you...

In other words, "don't feed the troll". :)

Nice troll, Scuppy.

My wife and I have twin 3-year-old boys. In terms of raw destructive power, it's hard to imagine anything surpassing their collective being.

We do our best to use 'common-sense parenting' when it comes to taking this tornado of youthful exuberance out in public. We don't go to movies. We do go to restaurants. We also fly on airplanes.

When choosing a restaurant, we generally assess the mood of the boys at the time and pick something that is appropriate. Had a bad day and no nap? We may not even go out. On the other hand, if they're acting reasonably well-behaved, we may go so far as a local Thai restaurant that has a somewhat grownup clientele with the suggestion that good behavior will net an ice cream afterward.

95% of the time, this strategy results in success. We even get comments from waitstaff and other diners as to how well-behaved our children are.

However, no matter how hard we try at this sort of risk-management, there are occasions where their behavior is not appropriate to the situation. It's like trying to predict the weather - sometimes despite trying your hardest, you get it wrong. In these cases, the people around us are mostly understanding and at least appreciate our predicament. I don't doubt though, that there are some who allow their dinner to be ruined due to their annoyance. To these people I say, "Get over it."

There's a difference between always hauling your terrible children to 5-star restaurants without regard for others, and doing what we do. As long as we are making reasonable efforts to keep from imposing on others, I believe that people should be understanding that life is not perfect.

Some may say, "If you have small children, then just don't ever go out in public." If we all lived our lives that way, where we never did anything with the slightest element of risk, then guess what? Nobody would ever ride in a car because there's that small chance that something might happen. Heck, we wouldn't even step foot outside our front doors. A big part of life is risk management.

I know that situations such as dining in a restaurant are essentially an interaction between strangers, and that people may not know the measures we take to avoid imposing on their dining experience. Those that become annoyed probably assume the worst and think that we're just rotten parents with rotten kids. However, the vast majority of parents think along similar lines as we do. The odds are that if that kid next to you is having a bad night, his parents honestly didn't think that he would. Parents aren't stupid. They don't want to deal with bad behavior in public any more than you do. Most likely, that night out just wound up being an outlier on the bell curve of their risk-management scheme. Given that the majority of parents are trying, people would do well to give them the benefit of the doubt. Having a loud kid at the table next to you is like having a thunderstorm roll in on you at a theme park. Do your best to enjoy your time anyway, and hope it turns out better next time.

As for airplanes, last I checked there was no such thing as a 'no-kids-allowed' section of the airplane, and *not* flying just isn't a reasonable option for a lot of families. Crabby kids are often part of flying, deal with it. One day, if these people manage to find a mate and reproduce despite their sour dispositions, they'll feel the same way.

Shortly thereafter, the subject was arrested under charges of being a 'Peeping Chong'.

Bai Yun assumes the ready position as his friends prepare to launch their entry into the 1st Annual Panda Chuckin' Contest.

^^^ Shame on Wordpress for not supporting Unicode :)

(the '?'s were the symbol for the Chinese Yuan and the word for 'nightclub') :)

This month's birth control prescription: ?210
Cover charge at the local ???: ?90
One bushel of fermented eucalyptus leaves with the girls: ?600

Finding your ass in a 30m tall tree the next morning with no way to get down: Priceless.

Later, Ling Ling fails to explain to veterinary surgeons just how that particular twig wound up in that particular place.

Ling Ling fails to realize that her attempts to emulate the monkey's deftness in autofellatio are doomed from the start.

Sexual Harassment Panda demonstrates to children the perils of deviant sexual behavior.

(ignore the last post, wrong word!)

Sexual Harassment Panda demonstrates to children the perils of impure sexual behavior.

Once upon a time, Panda had white face. His mother, Xin Xin, told him many times, "Do not climb tree little Panda, for you will spoil your beautiful face." Still Panda insisted upon climbing trees, for it was his very favorite thing to do. One day, he found himself alone by the Great Tree while Xin Xin went to gather leaves for their dinner. Though he had climbed lesser trees, the Great Tree was heretofore unchallenged by any in the land. Despite the admonitions of his mother, Panda was overwhelmed by the thought of being the first to conquer such a fantastic height. He would be famous throughout the forest and would surely be revered for his greatness.

And that, children, is how Panda got his black eyes.

Kiss my furry white ass.