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My brother and I were also very well behaved kids and were taken everywhere with my parents. Fancy restaurants, cocktail parties, even weddings. I remember hearing my mom tell a story about how a certain bride would got mad because there was a 2 year old (me) at the reception. But then she felt silly because I was just sitting on my mom's lap, quietly coloring in a coloring book and sipping milk from a kiddie cup we'd brought.
My parents did this all the time, and when and if I started to fuss they would just leave.
More often than not parents get selfish and try to continue socializing while their children throw hissy fits upon the floor. It doesn't work. Just leave!
Restaurant management will not be upset if you leave in the middle of a meal due to a fussy child. One parent should go out to the car with the kid, while the other pays and waits for the left-overs to be bagged. Then go home and put the kid to bed, and then you and the folks at the restaurant can finish your meals in peace!
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