Originally Posted by
PTravel
In a theater, the mood is destroyed and both audience and actors distracted if a child "goes off." Removing the child is a question of too little too late as the damage is done. However, I agree that no analogy is perfect.
Sorry, misread the type of theater you were addressing. At this point in her life, live theater means Dora, Disney on Ice and the like... in other words, kid-friendly.
Originally Posted by
PTravel
He said this, which is a more elegant version of the identical concept: "seems that when some people see kids on a plane the red mist descends. You are obviously one of those people."
Based on your original post... you came off that way. Probably not intentionally, but it's only been through 5 or 6 notes that you've explained your point of view in a way that doesn't come off as angry and, possibly, anti-child.