Why do you fly with your infant on your lap if you can afford another seat?

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Anonymous wrote:I just find it odd that OP is so nit picky about this one decision but won’t acknowledge the risks she takes by driving, putting a child in daycare, etc. yes the risks are small but so is the risk of a lap baby on a plane. Get over yourself or at least be honest.

It’s about CHOICE. I have to work, so kid goes to daycare. We have to drive (although not to daycare so we walk). When I have no choice, I take the risk. When we go on a plane we have a choice and I choose the safer option.

Ha, you’re still making choices. Are you really that dense? You probably don’t HAVE to work- you choose to do you can provide better for your family. I get it, I do too. Plenty of people make it without cars too, but they certainly make things easier in most parts of the US.

Again, assumptions. We live in a place where we rarely need our car, but for many people it’s really not a choice. It’s certainly less of a choice than whether to buy a seat for your kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just find it odd that OP is so nit picky about this one decision but won’t acknowledge the risks she takes by driving, putting a child in daycare, etc. yes the risks are small but so is the risk of a lap baby on a plane. Get over yourself or at least be honest.

It’s about CHOICE. I have to work, so kid goes to daycare. We have to drive (although not to daycare so we walk). When I have no choice, I take the risk. When we go on a plane we have a choice and I choose the safer option.

Ha, you’re still making choices. Are you really that dense? You probably don’t HAVE to work- you choose to do you can provide better for your family. I get it, I do too. Plenty of people make it without cars too, but they certainly make things easier in most parts of the US.

Again, assumptions. We live in a place where we rarely need our car, but for many people it’s really not a choice. It’s certainly less of a choice than whether to buy a seat for your kid.

More than 4,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents each year, compared to about 100 people killed in airplane accidents, and most of those 100 are flying in small private plane.

You are making choices. If you're in a 2 income family, you have decided that certain things in life are worth the risk of walking with your child to daycare every day, maybe those things are what you consider "needs" like owning your own home, or having health insurance, or putting money away for retirement, but the reality is that other people do go without them and stay home. On the other hand, if another family choose to take a far tinier risk, by an enormous factor, so they can put money towards other things, you judge them.

[Anonymous]

Why buy a seat if they might give you one. Happened to me twice. If they have space, they will leave a empty seat next to you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just find it odd that OP is so nit picky about this one decision but won’t acknowledge the risks she takes by driving, putting a child in daycare, etc. yes the risks are small but so is the risk of a lap baby on a plane. Get over yourself or at least be honest.

It’s about CHOICE. I have to work, so kid goes to daycare. We have to drive (although not to daycare so we walk). When I have no choice, I take the risk. When we go on a plane we have a choice and I choose the safer option.

Ha, you’re still making choices. Are you really that dense? You probably don’t HAVE to work- you choose to do you can provide better for your family. I get it, I do too. Plenty of people make it without cars too, but they certainly make things easier in most parts of the US.

Again, assumptions. We live in a place where we rarely need our car, but for many people it’s really not a choice. It’s certainly less of a choice than whether to buy a seat for your kid.

More than 4,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents each year, compared to about 100 people killed in airplane accidents, and most of those 100 are flying in small private plane.

You are making choices. If you're in a 2 income family, you have decided that certain things in life are worth the risk of walking with your child to daycare every day, maybe those things are what you consider "needs" like owning your own home, or having health insurance, or putting money away for retirement, but the reality is that other people do go without them and stay home. On the other hand, if another family choose to take a far tinier risk, by an enormous factor, so they can put money towards other things, you judge them.

The reason i really question this choice—when it’s a choice and money isn’t a factor—is because it’s an easy way to reduce risk. Yes, it’s a small risk, but it’s enough of a risk that the expert opinion on it is unanimous and clear as day. Something like whether to work is much more complicated. This is an easy one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can get annoyed at me for this, but I have never understood it and have to ask. Unless you have to take the flight and absolutely cannot afford another seat, why do you fly with your infant as a lap child? The FAA is crystal clear that it is not safe. The reason it’s allowed is because the FAA knows people would balk at the requirement and not fly as much. The airline lobby is strong.

This article includes statements from the FAA making that argument: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/should-small-children-have-their-own-plane-seats/

So why do you do it?

Why do you drive to NYC to save money when you could take the train, which is safer? Why did you buy X car instead of Y car that is safer? people make trade offs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just find it odd that OP is so nit picky about this one decision but won’t acknowledge the risks she takes by driving, putting a child in daycare, etc. yes the risks are small but so is the risk of a lap baby on a plane. Get over yourself or at least be honest.

It’s about CHOICE. I have to work, so kid goes to daycare. We have to drive (although not to daycare so we walk). When I have no choice, I take the risk. When we go on a plane we have a choice and I choose the safer option.

Ha, you’re still making choices. Are you really that dense? You probably don’t HAVE to work- you choose to do you can provide better for your family. I get it, I do too. Plenty of people make it without cars too, but they certainly make things easier in most parts of the US.

Again, assumptions. We live in a place where we rarely need our car, but for many people it’s really not a choice. It’s certainly less of a choice than whether to buy a seat for your kid.

More than 4,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents each year, compared to about 100 people killed in airplane accidents, and most of those 100 are flying in small private plane.

You are making choices. If you're in a 2 income family, you have decided that certain things in life are worth the risk of walking with your child to daycare every day, maybe those things are what you consider "needs" like owning your own home, or having health insurance, or putting money away for retirement, but the reality is that other people do go without them and stay home. On the other hand, if another family choose to take a far tinier risk, by an enormous factor, so they can put money towards other things, you judge them.

The reason i really question this choice—when it’s a choice and money isn’t a factor—is because it’s an easy way to reduce risk. Yes, it’s a small risk, but it’s enough of a risk that the expert opinion on it is unanimous and clear as day. Something like whether to work is much more complicated. This is an easy one.

When is money not a factor? I make $500K/year and did not buy an extra ticket for my infant. At the margins I thought there were better things I could do with my money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can get annoyed at me for this, but I have never understood it and have to ask. Unless you have to take the flight and absolutely cannot afford another seat, why do you fly with your infant as a lap child? The FAA is crystal clear that it is not safe. The reason it’s allowed is because the FAA knows people would balk at the requirement and not fly as much. The airline lobby is strong.

This article includes statements from the FAA making that argument: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/should-small-children-have-their-own-plane-seats/

So why do you do it?

Why do you drive to NYC to save money when you could take the train, which is safer? Why did you buy X car instead of Y car that is safer? people make trade offs.

The NTSB questioned the FAA’s argument there. They said that while driving is of course more dangerous, a reduction in air travel has not historically been associated with an increase in road deaths. The NTSB has been lobbying for the FAA to require seats for everyone since 1979.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just find it odd that OP is so nit picky about this one decision but won’t acknowledge the risks she takes by driving, putting a child in daycare, etc. yes the risks are small but so is the risk of a lap baby on a plane. Get over yourself or at least be honest.

It’s about CHOICE. I have to work, so kid goes to daycare. We have to drive (although not to daycare so we walk). When I have no choice, I take the risk. When we go on a plane we have a choice and I choose the safer option.

Ha, you’re still making choices. Are you really that dense? You probably don’t HAVE to work- you choose to do you can provide better for your family. I get it, I do too. Plenty of people make it without cars too, but they certainly make things easier in most parts of the US.

Again, assumptions. We live in a place where we rarely need our car, but for many people it’s really not a choice. It’s certainly less of a choice than whether to buy a seat for your kid.

More than 4,000 pedestrians are killed in accidents each year, compared to about 100 people killed in airplane accidents, and most of those 100 are flying in small private plane.

You are making choices. If you're in a 2 income family, you have decided that certain things in life are worth the risk of walking with your child to daycare every day, maybe those things are what you consider "needs" like owning your own home, or having health insurance, or putting money away for retirement, but the reality is that other people do go without them and stay home. On the other hand, if another family choose to take a far tinier risk, by an enormous factor, so they can put money towards other things, you judge them.

The reason i really question this choice—when it’s a choice and money isn’t a factor—is because it’s an easy way to reduce risk. Yes, it’s a small risk, but it’s enough of a risk that the expert opinion on it is unanimous and clear as day. Something like whether to work is much more complicated. This is an easy one.

Yes we should only worry about the easy choices, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Aside from OP, this thread is making DCUM look downright normal. Well done!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aside from OP, this thread is making DCUM look downright normal. Well done!

Ignoring expert guidance is normal? Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aside from OP, this thread is making DCUM look downright normal. Well done!

That's a positive and optimistic view. I like it.

I was thinking that I couldn't believe that this idiotic thread was still going, but I really like your perspective better.