[EBKatie]

Do childless people make you feel like your kids are an annoyance when you go out to restaurants or take them on outings to museums and the like?

Victoria Birch is tired of the intolerance.

"It would make such a difference if people ditched the misanthropy and accepted children as part and parcel of everyday life. Yes they're noisy, yes they're messy but they're also enormous fun and have the ability to make your day significantly brighter if you engage with them."

What do you think?

[bakesgirls]

Let's face it- some kids are annoying.

I have 3 children of my own and I love them to death, yet I'm one of those people that find some children annoying.There are some places that children just don't belong-especially noisy, rude ones.

No, I don't find it sweet when little Johnny sticks his fingers into the wedding cake before the bride and groom have even seen it ! (true story, and the parents thought it was amusing).

No, I don't find it sweet when your child throws food in a restaurant, screams and thows themselves on the floor.

It's one thing to expect tolerance from people in regards to children. It's another thing to expect people to put up with lousy behaviour. Not everyone is as enamoured by your little darings as you are, and I include my own children in this.

That said, yes, there are some really lovely children out there