PSA: Please bring…

[Anonymous]

headphones or earbuds for your children to watch videos on their devices when on the plane. It’s not your living room.

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[Anonymous]

PSA: Please write complete titles so people know whether to bother to open the thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PSA: Please write complete titles so people know whether to bother to open the thread.

+1. We’re not doing Buzzfeed blickbait. Use a proper thread title.

[Anonymous]

Kind of enjoying the thought of OP sitting and seething for the next few hours to the sweet sounds of Cocomelon

[Anonymous]

Flight attendant just asked junior to turn down sound.

I have an audio disorder. It’s like nails on a chalk board. Once heard, it cannot be undone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flight attendant just asked junior to turn down sound.

I have an audio disorder. It’s like nails on a chalk board. Once heard, it cannot be undone.

Then you probably shouldn’t leave the house. Because your *audio disorder* could just as easily be triggered by elevator music in a hotel lobby or in the airport terminal, or a loud announcement over the PA, or walking by a store that has on-screen ads, or music accompanying the flight safety video, yes?

[Anonymous]

We always bring headphones but I have to admit -- they suck on planes. Unless you are willing to spend big $$$ on child-size headphones, they often just aren't very good with the white noise from a plane, especially if you wind up sitting over the wing or something. Also, we discovered that most headphones are hard to wear while sitting in a child safety seat because the seat's head protection pushes them forward.

Mostly my kid just doesn't do screen time on planes and is fine with that (it's harder for us but I think it's worthwhile to teach her how to entertain herself on a plane or anywhere for long periods of time without requiring a screen), but I guess I kind of understand why some parents don't use headphones. I'm good at tuning out annoying kid sounds so it doesn't really impact me, tbh.

[Anonymous]

Fair

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kind of enjoying the thought of OP sitting and seething for the next few hours to the sweet sounds of Cocomelon

*shudder*

I wouldn't wish this on anyone

[Anonymous]

You should bring noise cancelling headphones for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Not just on planes but at restaurants and libraries and anywhere else. Just use common courtesy and if it’s an audio form use headphones. This is an issue with not more than just little kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flight attendant just asked junior to turn down sound.

I have an audio disorder. It’s like nails on a chalk board. Once heard, it cannot be undone.

Then you probably shouldn’t leave the house. Because your *audio disorder* could just as easily be triggered by elevator music in a hotel lobby or in the airport terminal, or a loud announcement over the PA, or walking by a store that has on-screen ads, or music accompanying the flight safety video, yes?

Thanks for your ableist response.

FWIW, nearly every sound you cited is temporary, not 6+ hours.

But again, thanks for your ableism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:headphones or earbuds for your children to watch videos on their devices when on the plane. It’s not your living room.

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Any person who wants to talk/listen to music/watch a video needs to have headphones or watched it muted while in public. It is bad enough hearing one side of every conversation while people pump gas, stand in line at the grocery store, shop, pick up their kids, etc. At least that is limiting the noise somewhat but the entitlement is astounding. I once watched a woman ask a grocery store clerk if they could turn down the music because she couldn't hear who she was talking to on the phone well...

[Anonymous]

Agree, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:headphones or earbuds for your children to watch videos on their devices when on the plane. It’s not your living room.

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Any person who wants to talk/listen to music/watch a video needs to have headphones or watched it muted while in public. It is bad enough hearing one side of every conversation while people pump gas, stand in line at the grocery store, shop, pick up their kids, etc. At least that is limiting the noise somewhat but the entitlement is astounding. I once watched a woman ask a grocery store clerk if they could turn down the music because she couldn't hear who she was talking to on the phone well...

I'm with you until the end. The store music is too loud (whether you are on the phone or not) if you can't hear something else over it.