A pox on those people :P I know people think my DS is spoilt - I had one lady tell me recently "I can see that he gets away with anything", just because I didn't smack him or publicly humiliate him for taking her water bottle from the side of the pool (sure, it's a fun-looking bottle beside a pool where there are no other kids cos he's a bit advanced with his swimming and can use the big pool...bite me!). Before kids, I was probably one of those people, too