And by that I don't mean I have any doubt in any detail that KC has posted. You can hear the anquish in her words about the decision to post, and that speaks volumes in itself.
I can't believe that a) the owner (or whomever the short blond was) reacted that way or b) that KC kept her cool for not only her time in the restaurant but thereafter.
KC. My hats off to you for your composure. I am not sure I could have for so long. I also sense your inner fight about posting the incident. I, for one, am glad you did. I had no plans to visit this restaurant, but while you would have preferred to make this a teachable moment for your daughter, by posting perhaps you have made it one for the "owner".
I don't need to see anyone else's account other than KC. In the 3 years I "lurked" and the two years I have posted, your posts have always been well thought out and balanced.
ITD had it right. NOBODY but NOBODY gets to yell at my kids but better half and me. The only exception is if it is a warning to not step off a curb in front of bus (or similar).
While I am not sure I would have put 5 kids that young (assuming, maybe incorrectly, that KC's daughter was the oldest) alone at a table, unless he/she just started a fire, it is inexcusable for the yelling, much less the pepper pouring (and to me it did not matter if she was eating or on an empty plate.)
One note of balance. salt into the pepper would have been much less of a worry than sugar. What if a diabetic had used it?
As for wifi, sa meredith, and pineedles, I'll be sure to request as different table than the one you vacated!
