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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't read the article but I have seen the issue come up on various boards.  In my opinion, being a family or traveling with kids doesn't entitle you to special treatment.  When I travel with my family I pay to pick seats, early check-in, extra space - whatever I think we might need.  If you're not willing to pay for that then you can't afford the trip.  Other travelers have also paid for those services and they don't owe you anything.[/quote]

I would like to live in a society that gives a little more grace and has a little more patience for society’s very young and very old (and their caretakers). Kindness is a value I love to see in companies and individuals alike. [/quote]

That's nice. But not how life works. As a family of 5, traveling just costs more for us and a lot of things are less convenient. It is what it is. We can't book a single hotel room, because max occupancy is usually 4 so we always need 2 rooms. We have to rent bigger cars. if we go to a theme park someone has to ride alone when seating arrangements are 2x2. So we pay to pick our seats because we want to sit together. As a former single traveler it was nice to be flexible and travel more freely. Eventually the nest will be empty and I can get back to it but for now we just deal with it since it was our choice to be family of 5. [/quote]

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