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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At five, both of our kids sat alone on direct flights to California.  No problem.  I'm guessing it won't be a big deal for the kids or other passengers if your kids wind up seated separately (though I'm guessing someone will offer to switch seats).  The OP's kids are five, not three, so I don't think there's much to worry about, especially if she prepares them beforehand.  They may see if as a big kid adventure![/quote]

Good for your kids.  You're lucky.  My kids are exceptionally shy, with one having a diagnosed anxiety disorder, and would have been terrified to fly at age 5 seated next to strangers with mommy/daddy far away.

[b]We always fly Southwest whenever we can to try to avoid these situations[/b].[/quote]

And that is precisely what should happen, and confirms that you are a caring parent and a decent person.

Contrast that with OP - her husband had a work trip scheduled a month out, she thought, "Great, we can make this into a vacation!", went to book tickets, discovered that the flight she wanted (likely the one her husband was on/needed to be on) only had middle seats, and went ahead and booked anyway.  Now, not one but two people are expected to switch to one of her middle seats so her kids will be able to sit next to someone.  She could have booked Southwest and avoided this problem - but she didn't.  That likely would have been inconvenient for her, and we can't have that - let's just inconvenience other people instead.

I dislike calling people names, even on DCUM, but OP is a jerk.  [/quote]

Wow, that is harsh. Maybe DH's work already bought his ticket and she wanted to be on the same flight so that they could go out together to have help with the kids. Maybe she thought it would be easier to find 2 rows each with 2 seats together than 3 seats in a row, which she'd need if she flies without DH. Maybe they can't really afford an entire vacation together outside of tagging along on DH's work trip and this is one chance they have.  Maybe DH's work trip is located in a city where OP's sister or best friend live whom she never gets to see and she thought it was a great opportunity.   Maybe Southwest doesn't fly to the city she needs to go to.  Maybe other flights were booked and/or would have landed at midnight or left at 5 in the morning.

I'm the "decent" person above who mentioned we fly SW, btw.  I can think of lots of situations that would put OP in this bind.   I'm not going to call out your lack of empathy because I tend to cut people slack and can imagine you might be having a bad day, are just irritable/cranky because of something else, and are using this forum as your outlet.  I hope things get better for you.

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