I totally agree!!!
The last cruise we went on in November of 08 someone stole a magnet from my Dad & brother's door! It was beyond upsetting because it was a magnet in memory of my Mom (who died in July, she was suppposed to go with us on the cruise)Unfortunately it was never found
But I totally understand your point about rowdy kids and their parents floating around in their oblivious bubble, I mean of all the magnets on the door why steal that one, geez it said in loving memory and had a real pic of Mom on it!! Why would anyone else even want that, I thought it was a very mean spirited thing to do, kid or not. I wish people would control their kids a wee bit better too!!
Parents do not realize the disjustice they are doing to their children. These kids are NOT going to grow up to be productive members of society! Drives me NUTS!!!! I hold my 3 and 7 yo's to a much higher standard then sometimes needs be. There are times whe they would rather "just be a kid" in some peoples mind but there is no reason for it. I am one of the strictest parents I know but we also "play" harder then anyone else I know. They know the rules and they also know that there are consequences for their actions.
It is funny my mom and I were just out shopping for the cruise. She was looking at Sunglasses for the girls. I told them I already bought the girls glasses and I am giving them to them when we leave on the trip. She asked "where are the white glasses you got Brooklyn for her birthday last year". I told her she had to throw them away. She said why. I explained to her that just only a few days after she got them she was carry on at Disneyland. She was acting like a 2yo. I told her to stop, she didnt. I told her if she did not stop she would be throwing her NEW sunglasses away. She didn't stop. What did I make her do? Walk to the trash can at DL and throw them away. She was DEVISTATED. She did not stop. Next was the new lip gloss she got the night beofre from a friend for her bday. Next thing in the trash...the lip gloss. Needless to say the behavior turned around and we did not have any more problems. She has lived without sunglasses for the past year. She does not wear them really other then to make a fashion. Maddy on the other hand uses them all of the time! To this day if I tell her to or she is throwing something of my choice away...she stops! So yes did we throw away about $15 worth of stuff, yes but I can't put a price on her knowing that when I tell her to stop or to change her behavior that I mean it. It only takes about 30 seconds to turn around a misbehaved now.
As Maddy's ABA therapist always tells me (when I just want ot give in to her instead of fighting with her) is "Do you want to be dealing with this when she is 16?" The answer - NO!Ok off my soap box! My kids in no way are perfect but I do hold them accountable for their actions!
That means I will have 3 rehearsals the week before that, not counting that I start my new job that week too. They are doing Night at the Movies theme, there are 40 dances, she goes to a huge dance studio(tap, ballet,hip hop, jazz, etc)so it will be long. But the meeting was 2 hours long!! Her group is dancing to a song from Wall-E- they are going to be dressed like robots- so cute!! 
My baby 
But thanksfor pointing it out.
