Guest - as regards these kids whose parents ahhh over the "cuteness" of their behaviour...
Sometimes, when faced with an appalling child, the surrounding people are overly tactful - and that can lead the parents to think no-one minds, or that everyone is entranced by the child's antics. That is unfortunate, because it can be a case of everyone being nice & trying to smooth the situation over, whilst internally seething....
I know that in the past, when some child has been really annoying me I have said "Oh don't worry, it doesn't matter" to the parents. You kind of assume that they will realise that it does matter really - but sometimes they take it at face value & let the kid carry on. Which is my fault I suppose for not having the confidence to make my feelings clear (hopefully without causing too much offence).
Anyone else suffer from this?

Kris
Ps - I don't really hate kids (much) - but I don't want anyone else's kid carreening round my tent at 7am while I'm trying to cook breakfast..........