When I was a kid, going to a restaurant was a treat and a privilege. If my sister or I misbehaved, we were taken out to the car, and might not get to go to a restaurant again for a while.

I see kids in restaurants these days and mostly find their behavior appalling. And it's sad the best-behaved kids are only quiet because they have an iPad in front of them. (No headphones, of course, so that's another annoyance the rest of us have to put up with.)

Its just common courtesy.

Same as minimizing the amount of flights you have with a baby.

People with a baby that take multiple flying trips a year are rude, bordering on douchey.

Just because you want an experience doesn't mean you get to ruin it for hundreds of others. Who not to mention paid for it. Height of egocentrism.

When I was a kid the only restaurant I was allowed to go to was Friendly's, and only on my/my siblings birthdays. It was a HUGE treat and I knew to be on my very best behavior because if there was any acting up, even a little, I wouldn't be allowed out to eat out ever again.

Nowadays kids aren't expected to behave in a restaurant, so they don't. It's about expectations.

my parents did not bring a 3 year old crying baby into an airport lounge