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post #1 of 142 Thread Starter  I know not everybody here let's
their kids have McDonalds, but I have a question for those who
do. We eat McD's occasionally, usually just when travelling but
every now and again....just because.  Today I took dd in for
lunch as we were running errands. We sat down, I opened her
super fabulous toy , and we ate. She alternated between playing
with her toy and eating. In comes a mom and her little boy. Now,
I have no idea what their day had been like before they got
there, have no idea what she might have told this child before
coming in, and so on. They sat down, she wouldn't let him have
the toy until he had eaten, and he proceeded to throw a
ballistic fit. Now, having been part of tantrums in public
before, I do have some symathy. But, I guess I don't get it.
This is certainly not the first tim