I hear you. I think you're much closer to the norm than I am!
I just honestly can't help myself. I'm a not-really-recovering bossy GT kid and former teacher, so I have a really hard time biting my tongue.
And just to clarify in light of KM's intervening post: I don't advise or criticize parents. That's not my place.
But if a child is openly rude or disrespectful to me or to my kids in my presence and the parents don't step up, I do refuse to accept that behavior. I would do the same with rude adults. I think I have the right to require that my kids and I be treated with a certain level of respect and kindness, and I know we won't get it if we don't expect it.
Just MHO...
