Yes, I did stuff like this when I was a kid, everybody does, but no, I wasn't actively encouraged to do so, au contraire, my parents always taught me how to behave in public and I'm grateful for it. Kids will become adults one day, if they are never taught how to behave they'll probably end up being entitled pricks that think they can do whatever they want whenever they want.
The author admits to have let their kids, who are 2yo and 4yo roam free in restaurants to the point they have ended up in the kitchen, that right there tells you how responsible of a parent she is and how good of an approach hers is.
Not beating the crap outta your children is at the very least a good start.
The hammer is pure chaos, I love it!
Can I put that on a t-shirt?
Fingering?
That's truly fascinating, it never occurred to me, but low alcohol beverages could be way safer than untreated water.
The most terrifying part is people being forced to drink beer instead of water, they'd be dropping like flies because of dehydration.
What a nice fellow.
This is just the French Revolution illustrated for kids.
Fishes be like "wait a minute, you ain't Kevin, he was wearing a blue blazer!"
I honestly think the same, there's too many weirdos out there.