Published: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 8:00 PM
The sign at the door of the wine and coffee shop said "No minors allowed beyond this point." What do people imagine will happen if children watch an adult enjoy a nice glass of wine? Aren't they already doing that at home? It's a silly cultural remnant based on distant echoes of our puritanical beginnings.
The sign would serve much greater purpose if it were placed just outside a fast-food restaurant. A lifetime of bad eating habits, morbid obesity, ill-health -- all leading to a needless premature death -- begin with the 3-year-old's first trip to get "happy" with a meal. Now there's something worth warning us about.
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