OK, not assumptions. Accusations, inferences, suppositions--whatever you want to call it. No word-twisting required, those were all things you said.
It’s a matter of common courtesy.
"Common courtesy" is a two-way street. You leave us all the impression that you would be a raging prick to these people for having the gall to leave their home.
I made a promise to myself a long time ago to not let the behavior of children in public wig me out. Most of the time the parents are doing the best they can & kids are kids....life is too short.
Not at all. Quote a single time I made any of those "accusations, inferences, suppositions". One of the first things I posted was that the story was sparse on details. I have no idea who these people are and neither do you, big mouth. Everything I posted was based on the story, the salient lines of which are nicely excerpted in post #49.
You leave us all the impression that you would be a raging prick to these people for having the gall to leave their home.
There you go with your own wild assumptions. No, if I was one of the unfortunate diners who had to suffer the "acting out" of this "special needs" 8-year-old, I would simply grin and bear it and try to enjoy my meal and converse with my company as best I could. I would definitely not pay that family's bill.