re: Ugh...Could these tantrums get any worse?

You did the right thing! I know its hard I did the same with my younger siblings and I'll do the same to my son. I wouldn't have been able to handle it for 2 hours, I need to get out of places like that before I lose my smurf in public. You should move to Texas none of these moms out here have a problem disciplining their kids in public, it's such a change from the people in California where I used to live.