scandi
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Ah, That could well be Taximom. Good call, as she was very passionate.
About your earlier post, I find it really interesting. In America we would definately classify this as child neglect. Period. In England, including the parents from what I heard on TV, they are horrified at the criticism of the parents leaving the children alone at all. This must be a standard more of English culture then, I would think.
And in Portugal, the standard would have been to take the children all with to the restaurant and let them sleep beside you in their baby seats. This is what families do in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and it doesn't matter if it is well into the night.
Such a difference of opinion depending on where you are from. The only reason I said I thought it wasn't child abuse was using the English standard, as these people are from Merry 'ole England! YaYa Scandi
About your earlier post, I find it really interesting. In America we would definately classify this as child neglect. Period. In England, including the parents from what I heard on TV, they are horrified at the criticism of the parents leaving the children alone at all. This must be a standard more of English culture then, I would think.
And in Portugal, the standard would have been to take the children all with to the restaurant and let them sleep beside you in their baby seats. This is what families do in Spain, Portugal and Italy, and it doesn't matter if it is well into the night.
Such a difference of opinion depending on where you are from. The only reason I said I thought it wasn't child abuse was using the English standard, as these people are from Merry 'ole England! YaYa Scandi