A message to parents handing their kids tablets in public places

I do not care! I am not judging you! We all gotta do what we gotta do! But please, please, I'm begging you, if you can — please try to position your kid so the screen itself isn't wide-open visible to all the other kids in the restaurant/waiting room/train car/coffee shop.

Sincerely,
A mom who just had to manage a meltdown because my daughter was in perfect sight lines of another family's restaurant iPad so she suddenly remembered Bluey exists and wanted to watch it RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW even though we can't, honey, because that's not our Bluey, our Bluey is at home, we can watch it when we get home, no we can't share that one, that Bluey belongs to that kid, we can't actually ask if we can take turns because it belongs to them, hey babe I need you to stay in your high chair right now, do you want to try another french fry, sweetheart if you rock the chair like that I'm worried you'll get hurt and it won't feel good, hey look over here, crayons! Aren't these exciti—no? Not Bluey? Please Bluey please please Bluey? Can we get the check please real quick, no, no to-go-box, just the check as quickly as possible, thank you so much WE HAVE BLUEY AT HOME WE'RE GOING HOME RIGHT NOW BLUEY IS ON THE TV AT HOME I know I know thank you thanks sorry bye