Is it me? It must be because I have seen other parents let their kids run wild in restaurants.I feel like a mother hen doting on my kids; I sit watching their every move and ask them to say please and thank you to the waiter or waitresses. I feel so guilty when they make a mess and I try to cleanup after or group before we leave the table. And, unless the service has been terrible I always try to tip at least 20 percent on the total bill not just the pre-tax amount.

I want my children to sit politely, to say please and thank you, to smile, and not get out of their chair unless they need to use the restroom. I think that watching and doting is the best way to do this and I hope that all of this pays off.

My parents were strict with us when we went out to dinner. We were polite and never ran wild. I just hope that I can instill some of those values to my kids. There are other things that I slack off on. I do not make them clean their rooms right now or pick up after themselves. I do not make them fold laundry or do dishes... yet. But I want them to present themselves as clean, good natured, polite members of society. Young people that you might like to meet and speak with not, "Oh my god those kids are terrors."

Diapers changed... Check

Good morning cuddles... Check

Watching a stupid monkey destroy an even dumber man who exclusively wears yellow, destroy a new carpet in an animated format... Check

You really have to love kids television. The life lessons that are presented just warm the heart and instill a slight lingering fear that those very same scenes might be re-enacted in the home.

Nah. Can't happen.