Reply to Grandparents insist on taking my kids’ first class seats

Forum Index » Travel Discussion

Reply to "Grandparents insist on taking my kids’ first class seats"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regardless of the GPs sense of entitlement in no world would I give my kids the sense that they should not prioritize their GPs. The seats belong to the DH who is allowing the kids to sit in them at his discretion - if a higher ranking family member comes along the kids would cede to the GPs. [b]That is the way kids learn not to be a brat.[/b] [b]I would view the priority here as not teaching the kids to be self centered [/b]over pushing back on teh GPs for bad behavior.  Really eye opening how many feel otherwise in this thread.[/quote]

Thank you, well put.[/quote]

This makes zero sense.  The kids will see the grandparents being brats, and being self-centered, and getting what they want.  It will teach the exact opposite of what you are hoping.  [/quote]

+1. You are teaching kids not to be self-centered and bratty by giving away their seats to people who’ve had at least 70 years to learn not to be self-centered and bratty and are acting entirely entitled, self-centered and bratty? That’s the cognitive dissonance. If the grandparents were going about this in any other more respectful manner, it would not be a 33 page thread. [/quote]

The grandparents are being at worst manipulative and at best annoying. However the parents have the responsibility of setting the tone, making the decision, and leading by example to their kids. This is the reason why there are 33 pages - the OP and husband has to make a choice. Regardless of how annoying the grandparents are, they are close enough family that they were included to come on the trip. Sadly it sounds like the husband (and maybe even the OP) doesn’t like the grandparents (the grandparents do sound incredibly tacky in asking for the seats) but what’s done is done and the grandparents were invited. So make the right decision and offer the seats to the grandparents. The kids, if they are kind and caring grandkids, will want their elderly grandparents to be comfortable on a long flight and get over their excitement at flying in premium class.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics