Flying with screaming kids

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Anonymous wrote:Nope, OP is not right. OP is a horrible troll who should either buy a business class ticket or stay home. Sometimes, members of the public are going to interfere with the perfect little bubble-world of zen that she has created for herself. Shudder. Maybe she could buy a paper bag to wear over her head during the flight to try to keep everything from the outside world from reaching her?

The OP has paid her dues. You are a horrible person.
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I don't like flying with bitchy, self-righteous, inconsiderate jerks. So we are at an impasse.

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For all of you that keep suggesting you fly first class/business class if you don't want deal with kids: that won't help. My husband and I take our 2 kids overseas frequently, and we always buy business class tickets. Sometimes we get upgraded to first, as we're both very frequent flyers. The kids are well behaved and have probably logged more miles than most adults, but they're young kids. So...if you think economy class passengers are intolerant of crying children, try it up front sometime. THere usually aren't any sympathetic mothers/grandmothers smiling at you there....

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Anonymous wrote:For all of you that keep suggesting you fly first class/business class if you don't want deal with kids: that won't help. My husband and I take our 2 kids overseas frequently, and we always buy business class tickets. Sometimes we get upgraded to first, as we're both very frequent flyers. The kids are well behaved and have probably logged more miles than most adults, but they're young kids. So...if you think economy class passengers are intolerant of crying children, try it up front sometime. THere usually aren't any sympathetic mothers/grandmothers smiling at you there....

I agree with you PP, and to all the complainers PUBLIC airlines are for PUBLIC travel. If you feel so privileged to think you deserve a perfect flight with no distractions then charter a private plane. Other than screaming children(which can usually be blocked out with a good pair of headphones) there are the drunk people, the silent farters, the non stop talkers, and the annoying people who have to go to the bathroom 15 times in an hour flight(usually also the drunk people) so suck it up people and get over yourselves.

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For the seat kicker parents: Have you tried using the word NO? It works wonders. And may keep you on a flight, rather than trying to move someone else (WON'T HAPPEN) or disrupt others. Just a word to the (ahem) wise. It is in your best interest.

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7:09 - actually, I whisper in my kids ear to encourage him to kick your seat. I try to identify the real jerks on the flight and make sure to give them a miserable ride. Just so you know from now on . . . it isn't an accident. I'm doing it to you on purpose. Some of those kicks are even coming from ME!!!

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"7:09 - actually, I whisper in my kids ear to encourage him to kick your seat. I try to identify the real jerks on the flight and make sure to give them a miserable ride. Just so you know from now on . . . it isn't an accident. I'm doing it to you on purpose. Some of those kicks are even coming from ME!!!"

Hey Einstein, YOU are the first one off the plane. Can't wait for it.

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PP mentioned the seat kicking. WHY do parents allow seat kicking as if they don't know it is happening right in front of them? We know you know, which makes us even more angry. Do you really want to anger your neighbor on a long flight? How do you know they won't say something to your child you would not want them to (but not enough to get the adult thrown off the plane)? Would you want to take that chance? What if the victim is more "sneaky" (not what you would call it) than you? Is that something you want to invite by being so passive aggressive?

I've gotten parents thrown off flights before and am happy to do so.

Wow, you're angry AND a douche. I feel for your kids.

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I don't think PP has kids. Anyone who says "just say no, and your kid will stop!" has never interacted with a toddler.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think PP has kids. Anyone who says "just say no, and your kid will stop!" has never interacted with a toddler.

Heh. That one actually made me laugh out loud. Say no? Whaaaat? Oh my God, that never occurred to me!

I have nothing but sympathy for parents flying with crying kids. I'm over here listening to a crying baby, but that mother is sitting there with the crying baby in her lap AND the angry glares of other passengers. She's unquestionably having a tougher time than I am.

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I was on a flight once and there was an empty seat between me and a mom. I put my purse there and she move her purse and put her child there. He was a lap baby because a flight attendant made that comment early on. During the meal, the kid would reach over and grab my food. Mom ingnored this - she actually was sitting there, eating and looking off into space ignoring her kid. I got annoyed and pushed the kids hand away from my food and had to battle her insistence at grabbing at my plate. Finally Itold the mom that her child might be hungry - keeps taking my food. She asked if she could have my bread because she ate hers! I gladly gave up my bread since the child had already touched it and it had fallen on the floor (kidding about the floor part!). So, although most parents do try to minimize the discomfort of all onboard, there are some that just don't care. A little later, she actually had the kid sit down on the floor and it kept crawling over my feet. There was barely enough room for my legs let alone the kid. I thought about switching seats, but only middle ones were available.

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Anonymous wrote:I was on a flight once and there was an empty seat between me and a mom. I put my purse there and she move her purse and put her child there. He was a lap baby because a flight attendant made that comment early on. During the meal, the kid would reach over and grab my food. Mom ingnored this - she actually was sitting there, eating and looking off into space ignoring her kid. I got annoyed and pushed the kids hand away from my food and had to battle her insistence at grabbing at my plate. Finally Itold the mom that her child might be hungry - keeps taking my food. She asked if she could have my bread because she ate hers! I gladly gave up my bread since the child had already touched it and it had fallen on the floor (kidding about the floor part!). So, although most parents do try to minimize the discomfort of all onboard, there are some that just don't care. A little later, she actually had the kid sit down on the floor and it kept crawling over my feet. There was barely enough room for my legs let alone the kid. I thought about switching seats, but only middle ones were available.

Ugh, parents like this are what make ALL parents look bad. Still, I do think most parents try. I'd much rather sit next to a crying baby or in front of a kicking toddler than deal with a drunk perv who keeps trying to paw at me. Kids are kids. They are mostly harmless and still learning how to act in public.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was on a flight once and there was an empty seat between me and a mom. I put my purse there and she move her purse and put her child there. He was a lap baby because a flight attendant made that comment early on. During the meal, the kid would reach over and grab my food. Mom ingnored this - she actually was sitting there, eating and looking off into space ignoring her kid. I got annoyed and pushed the kids hand away from my food and had to battle her insistence at grabbing at my plate. Finally Itold the mom that her child might be hungry - keeps taking my food. She asked if she could have my bread because she ate hers! I gladly gave up my bread since the child had already touched it and it had fallen on the floor (kidding about the floor part!). So, although most parents do try to minimize the discomfort of all onboard, there are some that just don't care. A little later, she actually had the kid sit down on the floor and it kept crawling over my feet. There was barely enough room for my legs let alone the kid. I thought about switching seats, but only middle ones were available.

Ugh, parents like this are what make ALL parents look bad. Still, I do think most parents try. I'd much rather sit next to a crying baby or in front of a kicking toddler than deal with a drunk perv who keeps trying to paw at me. Kids are kids. They are mostly harmless and still learning how to act in public.

Agreed, but they're such a small percentage. What I find far more annoying are people who depict parents as lousy in general because of what I'm sure they must realize is a tiny, tiny proportion who've dropped the ball. "I hate seeing a toddler boarding my plane because this one time, five years ago..."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was on a flight once and there was an empty seat between me and a mom. I put my purse there and she move her purse and put her child there. He was a lap baby because a flight attendant made that comment early on. During the meal, the kid would reach over and grab my food. Mom ingnored this - she actually was sitting there, eating and looking off into space ignoring her kid. I got annoyed and pushed the kids hand away from my food and had to battle her insistence at grabbing at my plate. Finally Itold the mom that her child might be hungry - keeps taking my food. She asked if she could have my bread because she ate hers! I gladly gave up my bread since the child had already touched it and it had fallen on the floor (kidding about the floor part!). So, although most parents do try to minimize the discomfort of all onboard, there are some that just don't care. A little later, she actually had the kid sit down on the floor and it kept crawling over my feet. There was barely enough room for my legs let alone the kid. I thought about switching seats, but only middle ones were available.

What an annoying thing for you to do. There's a mother with a lap baby next to a free seat and you put your bag there!!! Don't you realize the airlines deliberately put people travelling with kids next to spare seats to give them the extra space because it's the nice thing to do ... not so you can dump your purse there ... !!! I honestly can't believe you did that!!

[Anonymous]

"Wow, you're angry AND a douche. I feel for your kids."


But you have SUCH a nice mouth. We are delighted that you are inbreeding AND we get to through your obnoxious self off our plane when you antagonize us. Look forward to it!

[Anonymous]

Oops...THROW...gladly!