screaming little kids on airplanes...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We fly international a lot. My family is in UAE. There is always an inconsiderate mother who lets her child scream for too much of the flight. The passengers all the feel the same way, OP. It is obvious when a mother (or father) is at least trying. Some parents are just worthless.

PP here. I just want to emphasizes this part, because it is true. It is obvious when the parent is just being lazy. They have the energy to drink or talk or ignore their child - but no energy to do what they are supposed to be doing. No one cares about your excuses.

[Anonymous]

Ouch. My 1.5 yr old screamed 75% of a cross country flight recently. We spent most of the flight sitting in the bathroom trying to minimize how much we disturbed others. Am I supposed to check with others as to whether my reasons for flying with him are valid?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Flying with my two year old over the summer I was literally in tears because she was screaming. I tried to mitigate the possibility of this happening on our recent transatlantic flight by giving her a full dose of Benadryl - to no avail. I really don't know what I can do for people like you, OP. She is two and we fly. That's how it is right now.

Well, you kind of suck. Please stay home or figure out a way to keep your kid from crying.

OP here....I get that people sometimes NEED to take long flights with little kids (funeral, visit family overseas, etc) but why would you take a little kid who you KNOW is awful on flights on a transatlantic flight if it's just for a vacation? Not saying that's the case here, but it blows my mind people are so inconsiderate. Your two year old won't appreciate Europe or wherever anyways.

May life bless you with three energetic and creative boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flying with my two year old over the summer I was literally in tears because she was screaming. I tried to mitigate the possibility of this happening on our recent transatlantic flight by giving her a full dose of Benadryl - to no avail. I really don't know what I can do for people like you, OP. She is two and we fly. That's how it is right now.

Well, you kind of suck. Please stay home or figure out a way to keep your kid from crying.

OP here....I get that people sometimes NEED to take long flights with little kids (funeral, visit family overseas, etc) but why would you take a little kid who you KNOW is awful on flights on a transatlantic flight if it's just for a vacation? Not saying that's the case here, but it blows my mind people are so inconsiderate. Your two year old won't appreciate Europe or wherever anyways.

May life bless you with three energetic and creative boys.

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[Anonymous]

We fly international every summer and there are always tons of kids on the flight. Usually three or four crying the entire time (mostly <2 years old.) Usually at least one person vomiting the entire trip (not always a child.) Someone with explosive diarrhea likes to visit every single toilet. Welcome to coach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ouch. My 1.5 yr old screamed 75% of a cross country flight recently. We spent most of the flight sitting in the bathroom trying to minimize how much we disturbed others. Am I supposed to check with others as to whether my reasons for flying with him are valid?

No one else needed the bathroom on a cross country flight?

On another note, I may have chosen listening to a screaming kid the other day rather than the endless videos of Elmo's World playing behind us without headphones. I have no clue why the parent thought that headphones wouldn't be necessary. It was painful. And, yes, I had headphones of my own but they still didn't drown out the noise.

[Anonymous]

Second suggestion of noise blocking headphones. Magic.

[Anonymous]

Apparently, an airplane is a library--everyone should be quiet as a mouse.

[Anonymous]

I'd take a screaming kid and over the cat that s$|t all over its carrier underneath my seat any day.

[Anonymous]

Op get noise cancelling headphones. While you are at it may I suggest a nose plug so that you don't have to smell other passengers and their food.

[Anonymous]

Seriously, spring for first class, good headphones, and watch a movie you whiny little twit. A crying baby will not bother you. Adult humans who are so incompetent that this is a real problem baffle me.

[Anonymous]

I put on headphones and blast Led Zeppelin. Works every time!

[Anonymous]

If a parent is not doing anything, it's reasonable to ask them to at least try and soothe the child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, spring for first class, good headphones, and watch a movie you whiny little twit. A crying baby will not bother you. Adult humans who are so incompetent that this is a real problem baffle me.

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Who the hell put someone like OP in charge of the airplane? I'm almost sorry that my kid is too old to scream and cry - if I knew OP was on the plane I'd find a way to piss her/him off. What an ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op get noise cancelling headphones. While you are at it may I suggest a nose plug so that you don't have to smell other passengers and their food.

Also an eye mask so you don't have to see your fellow passengers.

Yes, screaming is annoying. But it's not like anyone's doing it on purpose. I rode Amtrak the other day and you know what was annoying? The ADULTS having loud conversations or yelling into their damn phones. Lots of kids on the train and all were fine. It was the adults who were pissing me off. And yes, I know I can choose the quiet car to avoid this -- I did. Made no difference.