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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would never have considered carrying my child on my lap. Ask pilots and flight attendants, and they will always tell you to please buy a seat for your child. Ever been in clear air turbulence? I've seen flight attendants get thrown up and break a limb. What chance does a small child have?

Drive, pay for a seat, or stay home. If you are being relocated for work, your employer will pay for a seat for all members of your family.[/quote]

Why would you tell people to drive when it so much more dangerous than travelling on an airplane in a parent's lap?[/quote]

Because when your number is truly up, it's up. There's no 100% safe travel mode. But any injury to a lap-child on a non-crashed plane was entirely preventable. That's why those of us tell you to buy a seat say that. Stupid injuries make us angry, and it's not us or you that suffers - its your kid.[/quote]

Let me see if I understand the logic.  A family has a choice between 4 modes of transportation, which I'll list in order of safety: 1) Plane with a carseat, 2) Plane without a carseat, 3) Car with a carseat and 4) Car without a carseat,   If they choose #2 and something tragic happens, the tragedy was "entirely preventable" and "stupid", because they had a safer option available to them.  However, if they choose #3, which is far less safe than #2 and something happens it's because their number was "truly up", and they are absolved of all blame.

I do not follow your logic, at all, but then I'm the moron who compares golf to skateboarding, so what do I know.

I'll also add, that my kid only flew once under 2, and flew in his carseat.  Because it was within the budget at the time.  [/quote]

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