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[quote=Anonymous]I know I'm old but I'm really confused here.

DH and I had never flown together until we'd been married 13 years...we just didn't have the disposable income or time for vacations that incurred flying.

Once we had DC, we didn't fly as a family until she was 4 - in part because of the cost.  We would never have wanted or taken a vacation that was anything but comfortable and as stress-less as possible and we didn't (fortunately) have family emergencies that necessitated flying suddenly (i.e., without planning for the trip).

Flash forward to present day (8 years later) and I won't fly Southwest or Frontier or even United Basic when I'm with DC on vacation because I don't want the hassle of possible challenges if we're separated (she has terrible anxiety disorder, for one thing.  For another, I've seen and read enough about ill-intentioned and/or drunk passengers on flights and interactions with teenagers).

I HAVE given up my seats and traded (even with DC, as long as we're together) so that another family can be together -- but it never occurred to me that anyone was gambling on good graces just to save money on seat fares.  I know.  I'm naive.  But I guess I also can't really understand why someone would not plan and save for contingencies that could ultimately save a lot of time, trouble, stress, and potentially money - especially when it comes to what I still construe as a luxury (flying).

Before I get flamed myself:  I'd take a different stance if this were an emergency bereavement flight or one needed to reach an ill relative or to get to a crisis.  I'm struggling with when a person's on a non-essential flight for a non-essential cause and isn't paying for what he/she otherwise considers essential (i.e., sitting with a child -- at whatever age the parent feels the child should be 'accompanied.').  For some that might be any child under 5, for others (like our situation), it may vary -- but that's on *me* to handle, not the airline and certainly not other passengers.....[/quote]

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