Beautifully said. I've been annoyed in public by kids, mainly kids making noise at movies, and I love kids, so I know the frustration. But I've also had great times with unexpected outbursts at movies, especially when it's a kid totally getting into said movie and reacting to something really full on on the screen. My Mum never had much of a problem with us kids in public, because she'd let us know that our behaviour was not okay if we acted out. But kids screw up cause they don't know any better.

I hope that something good comes from people talking about this in the feminist blogs. I'm just so disappointed that Feministe had a thread like that, with those sorts of comments. It's the sort of thing I'd expect at somewhere like Jezebel. :(