OK, I didn’t let them swing from the chandelier. But nor did I keep them home till they were 10 and able to sit still and quiet. To be fair, the shul I daven at is 70% under 50, so our idea of acceptable noise may be somewhat more than the norm.
Oh well, I guess I can’t win you over each time. And for the record, I feel your pain re: the food on Yom kippur, as I was the one who was making cold cut sandwitches for the kids during the break… talk about challenging situations!
Chasiva v’Chasima Toivah to you too.