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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2724673" data-attributes="member: 13098">A few years ago we were having a big family dinner gathering.  You know the type, where your wife's parents invite your family, your wife's sister's family, and your wife's brother's family and you all have a big dinner etc.  Anyway, one of my nephews decides he is going to stand up on one of the chairs and start yelling.  We are talking a 5 year old or so doing this on his grandmother's nice, new furniture.  In my family, that sort of thing was a big no-no.  It is disrespectful and somewhat dangerous to boot.  In my wife's family, that was a big no-no.  Yet, my brother-in-law and his wife didn't even make my nephew stop.  His grandparents had to finally establish the rule that he couldn't stand on the chairs before my sister-in-law reluctantly picked him up and set him down.  WTF?  I was appalled.  Especially since I didn't want my son to decide he could pull the same stunt.  (Seriously, when we go home, we had a talk with my son about why his cousin's behavior was wrong and unacceptable.)  Later that evening, we were discussing children's behavior and my sister-in-law said "Well, at home he just jumps up and down on the couch even though I tell him not to.  He's a kid, what can you do?"  I had to bite my tongue rather than administer a tongue lashing about being a parent.  Yes, she deserved it, but not in front of her husband's entire family.  As well, my wife's parents didn't need that type of strife in their home on an occassion when they invited the entire family over.  Yes, it is called respect.  It is taught to children and practiced by adults.  That is part of what parenting is about.  When we are in public with my children, they know what the expectations are.  If they misbehave, they can expect to be punished for it.  They know better because my wife and I have taught them that.  Quite frankly, more parents need to practie good parenting.  The slackers are making every other parent look bad.</blockquote>

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