Before I became a father, I was always perturbed by parents who could not keep their babies from crying in inappropriate places. Since having a baby of my own, my new response is to feel sorry for the parents. While I do my best to refrain from bringing my baby to venues like nice restaurants, I am no longer bothered by a crying infant at the local Denny's.
Now, older children who are simply misbehaving? I have no sympathy for those children or their parents. But who knows? My perspective may shift yet again when my own enter childhood.