A couple of years ago I was in Toys R Us, standing in the checkout behind an
elderly gentleman whose grandchild was kicking and screaming because the toy his
granddad had bought him was not exactly what he wanted. (It was like the
comparable scene in "Babe," only worse.)

I can't tell you how badly I wanted to beat that child. I also wanted to
tongue-lash him and his grandfather, but I kept silent. If adults want to
indulge their offspring and refuse to discipline them... Well, they'll suffer
the consequences.