If you are flying with toddlers this week…
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Anonymous
| please do not sit with your spouse and both scroll on your phones, watch YouTube videos while your toddler screams while strapped in the stroller. Ideally one of you would get up, unstrap your child, and chase them around the airport as other parents and caregivers are doing. Can only imagine what it is going to be like when we board the plane for this 4-hour flight. |
Anonymous
| Lol I’ll do whatever the F I want. And ps running toddlers in germville are worse than your little dainty ears dealing with some crying. You must be trolling, troll. |
Anonymous
| There’s something incredibly immature about feeling the need to bash strangers on an anonymous forum. Seriously OP, grow up. Traveling sucks, traveling around the holidays sucks even more, and judging those around you isn’t going to help that. |
Anonymous
| Maybe you should stay home if you're so sensitive, OP. |
Anonymous
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I agree w/ you, OP. Not really for the sake of the other passengers like you who are bothered by the kids' screaming but for the sake of the kid themselves. It must really suck to be a young kid whose parents ignore them when they're feeling distressed.
Sometimes there's not much to be done to ease the toddler's distress but the parents could at least try instead of completely ignoring their screaming kid. That does bother me. I feel bad for the kid. |
Anonymous
| NP and can I add that no one wants to hear your kid's iPad screaming cartoons. Turn it down or put headphones on the kid. |
Anonymous
| I try to wear my kid out before and between flights, but I also realize I just lucked out with a good traveler. Some kids elope, some parents are on their second connection of the day, some people are exhausted or sick or traveling home to go to a funeral and emotionally destroyed by things you cannot see. Let's all just assume good intent and bring headphones. |
Anonymous
| Sometimes you can see the tantrum coming. One of my kids was like that. I’d rather he meltdown in the stroller at the gate where people can move away, than on the plane. If I made that choice, then he’d probably sleep on the plane. |
Anonymous
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This actually doesn’t apply to me, but it could be that parents are dealing with last minute work things. They may have had a connecting flight and need a break themselves. Maybe this isn’t a Kid that needs wearing out as much as they just need to simmer down. Maybe their first nap got messed up because of a flight delay. You don’t know.
I was blessed with a hard kid who is a dream traveller. Know what I do? I travel with EXTRA dollar store stuff for the families who maybe aren’t as ready as I am. Parents of young toddlers probably didn’t get to travel during COVID so how would they know what they’re in for? So I have extra dollar store finger puppets, stickers, foamies, and grace. Try it on. |
Anonymous
+1 I thanked the flight attendant who came and told the parents in front of me that their kid couldn't watch the iPad with the sound on unless she had headphones. Like, duh? We're all stuck in this metal tube, and you think we want to listen to your toddler's inane cartoons for four hours? The mom turned around, like she was surprised that it bothered anyone. What a moron. Using headphones is basic common courtesy, for kids and adults alike. |
Anonymous
You're not on the plane yet either OP. Why don't you just move away and MYOB. Maybe you can run around the airport. |
Anonymous
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I would feel bad for the kid in that situation, but also: it is a holiday week and holiday travel sucks for everyone, plus every parent I know has spent the last three months burning through all their leave because their kids (and they) have been sick with every possible virus, including Covid, and have barely gone to school.
Maybe offer to help, OP. They may simply be too exhausted to function at this point and it seems you have some extra energy you could devote to this project. It takes a village, as you know. |
Anonymous
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Traveling for the holidays isn't for everybody, and there are plenty of PSAs you can issue for inconsiderate travelers, whether they are 4 or 44. The last time I traveled by plane for Thanksgiving I was in my third trimester and I was sitting next to a manspreader who could not wait to order a G&T, which he promptly spilled all over me.
We are staying home with our small kids because holiday rush travel doesn't bring out the best in any of us. OP, maybe you should have considered the same if you have such strong feelings. |
Anonymous
My toddler rips the headphones off after a while. Now will you like to enjoy listening to bluey on low volume or a wailing meltdown toddler? Please advise. |
Anonymous
+1 |