Interesting article about flying with kids

CinemaGoddess · November 2011

sillypit:
CinemaGoddess:
sillypit:

CinemaGoddess:
Airplane travel is not a right.

Nor is it a privilege. Those of us who fly frequently with our children pay mightily for it and shouldn't be treated as if we don't deserve to be there.

True, but when parents bring up their childrens "rights" to be on the plane, then I take issue.

What about the other people who ponied up money to fly? Are their "rights" less important than people with kids?

If you can pay for it, then fine. but don't expect everyone on the plane to enjoy flying with kids, even if the kids are well-behaved.

You yourself said that you get huffy with people who try to help when your kid is acting out on a flight, for whatever reason.

So people flying without kids are damned if they do, damned if they don't. If they're giving you the side-eye, they're asssholes. If they try to help and the parents don't appreciate the help, they're morons.

I don't expect them to enjoy flying with my kid. I do, however, expect them not to be total asshats.

See, this is where we differ. I didn't see your examples as being "total asshat". I saw them as being "vaguely clueless".

From the examples given, if people travelling without kids make any less-than-happy face at people travelling with kids, they're in the wrong. If they try to help the situation in a way that inexplicably offends the parents, they're in the wrong. If they just sit there, eyes forward, not paying any attention to the possible chaos surrounding them, they're good.

That's kind of a ridiculous expectation.

sillypit · November 2011

CinemaGoddess:
See, this is where we differ. I didn't see your examples as being "total asshat". I saw them as being "vaguely clueless".

From the examples given, if people travelling without kids make any less-than-happy face at people travelling with kids, they're in the wrong. If they try to help the situation in a way that inexplicably offends the parents, they're in the wrong. If they just sit there, eyes forward, not paying any attention to the possible chaos surrounding them, they're good.

That's kind of a ridiculous expectation.

You don't think that implying that a parent hasn't tried feeding their child is being an asshat? I guess we'll agree to disagree on that.

The guy with the nose blowing suggestion, yeah he was clueless, he apparently thought a 1 year old could figure out how to do that. He was just dumb. The other lady = asshat.

bstrangely · November 2011

CinemaGoddess:
See, this is where we differ. I didn't see your examples as being "total asshat". I saw them as being "vaguely clueless".

From the examples given, if people travelling without kids make any less-than-happy face at people travelling with kids, they're in the wrong. If they try to help the situation in a way that inexplicably offends the parents, they're in the wrong. If they just sit there, eyes forward, not paying any attention to the possible chaos surrounding them, they're good.

That's kind of a ridiculous expectation.

oh c'mon... nearly everyone who flies now has some kind of doodad to amuse themselves with. they don't just have to stare off into space, studiously ignoring the wee'uns. i feel so much sorrier for the people who had to fly before cell phones and laptops. of course, back then there was a bar on the plane...

Kitiara5512 · November 2011

Shana419:
bstrangely:

Shana419:
I am in support of no kids in first class though--that way, those people that are really bothered by children have the option of flying in a kid-free zone.

i have a better idea: let's put families with small children in first, because it's so roomy and lends itself to walking and diaper changes. that way, they can board last and debark first and the rest of the cabin never has to even see them.

Now that's something I think we can all get on board with!

I am all for that.

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CinemaGoddess · November 2011

sillypit:
CinemaGoddess:

See, this is where we differ. I didn't see your examples as being "total asshat". I saw them as being "vaguely clueless".

From the examples given, if people travelling without kids make any less-than-happy face at people travelling with kids, they're in the wrong. If they try to help the situation in a way that inexplicably offends the parents, they're in the wrong. If they just sit there, eyes forward, not paying any attention to the possible chaos surrounding them, they're good.

That's kind of a ridiculous expectation.

You don't think that implying that a parent hasn't tried feeding their child is being an asshat? I guess we'll agree to disagree on that.

The guy with the nose blowing suggestion, yeah he was clueless, he apparently thought a 1 year old could figure out how to do that. He was just dumb. The other lady = asshat.

Unless she actually saw you feeding L and then stuck her nose in, then I don't see it as asshattish at all. Maybe she honestly thought L was hungry. I don't see that as, in any way, a reflection on your parenting skills.

CinemaGoddess · November 2011

bstrangely:
oh c'mon... nearly everyone who flies now has some kind of doodad to amuse themselves with. they don't just have to stare off into space, studiously ignoring the wee'uns.

Of course they do. If they make any wrong look towards a parent, even if they've finished the end of The Hunger Games trilogy and they're still trying to wrap their heads around the last chapter, they're deemed asshats because they didn't immediately put on their biggest smile when they saw a child in their line of sight.

wife1014 · November 2011

CinemaGoddess:
bstrangely:
oh c'mon... nearly everyone who flies now has some kind of doodad to amuse themselves with. they don't just have to stare off into space, studiously ignoring the wee'uns.

Of course they do. If they make any wrong look towards a parent, even if they've finished the end of The Hunger Games trilogy and they're still trying to wrap their heads around the last chapter, they're deemed asshats because they didn't immediately put on their biggest smile when they saw a child in their line of sight.

I am an oficial asshat. I am a parent who never has a big smile on her face at the sight of someone else's child. I love my own kids and some of my friends kids, but the last thing I want to do is have yours sitting next to me on the plane...especially if I'm flying without mine.

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