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Anonymous wrote:I used to work with men that would regularly fly first and leave their wives and children in economy. Their rationale being that they worked hard to get there. I regularly get upgraded as I travel a lot but will put my husband or kids there because I travel so much it isn’t that exciting for me to fly first. We just take turns although usually DH prefers to sit with me so it is usually one of our children.

The celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey flies in first class with his wife but puts his kids in coach to keep them grounded.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone take issue with this? The kids aren’t infants. They’re 40 feet away at most, in an enclosed space.

We have our kids fly First/Business with us when we can, but often (particularly on domestic flights) there won’t be enough seats available. Kids get demoted first. They’re small, know how to fly/behave, and again—not infants who need a parent nearby.

It’s awkward for the adults who have to ride next to your young children. We end up stepping in for you when all we want is a quiet ride to our destination.

Of course I’m going to think of you as selfish and detached. It’s hard not to as I’m helping your child open a snack, etc.

My 10 year old knows how to open a bag of pretzels, thanks.

If you spoke to or otherwise interacted with him beyond maybe an initial head nod or “hello” when first sitting down, he’d have his guard up about you being a weirdo.

Having sat next to a kid of that age who needed my help, I can tell you it happens.

And if there’s extreme turbulence or, horrifically, an extreme change in cabin pressure, are you expecting me to fill in for you?

The whole “child before you” part of the safety presentation is supposed to be about my own children, not yours.

My kid had functioning brain cells and would know what to do. Again these are teens not toddlers. You on the other hand . . .

Anonymous wrote:I used to work with men that would regularly fly first and leave their wives and children in economy. Their rationale being that they worked hard to get there. I regularly get upgraded as I travel a lot but will put my husband or kids there because I travel so much it isn’t that exciting for me to fly first. We just take turns although usually DH prefers to sit with me so it is usually one of our children.

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Anonymous wrote:Did none of you fly when you were teens? I had to deal with harassment on flights and I would never subject my young daughters to that without me nearby.

So if you sat nearby you would subject them to harassment. Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone take issue with this? The kids aren’t infants. They’re 40 feet away at most, in an enclosed space.

We have our kids fly First/Business with us when we can, but often (particularly on domestic flights) there won’t be enough seats available. Kids get demoted first. They’re small, know how to fly/behave, and again—not infants who need a parent nearby.

It’s awkward for the adults who have to ride next to your young children. We end up stepping in for you when all we want is a quiet ride to our destination.

Of course I’m going to think of you as selfish and detached. It’s hard not to as I’m helping your child open a snack, etc.

My 10 year old knows how to open a bag of pretzels, thanks.

If you spoke to or otherwise interacted with him beyond maybe an initial head nod or “hello” when first sitting down, he’d have his guard up about you being a weirdo.

Anonymous wrote:Op here-To the person who said there is no first class on domestic flights- how weird, of course there is.

Also, due to the storms in the NE, there was a ton of turbulence, so it wasn’t just a run of the mill flight.

Overall, I just think it’s crappy to go on a trip with kids and ditch them. My teen wouldn’t care where I put him on the plane because he listens to music and sleeps- but, it’s just the principle of it. It’s a 3 hour flight to Disney- suck it up and sit in coach with your kids.

Finally, I did judge him harshly and karma got me because our bags didn’t make it to Florida until today. So, I got mine for being judgmental.

Anonymous wrote:I’d have no problem at all if it was a small plane w 2-seat rows. As with everything else, the “but what if there’s a perv nearby!?” question lingers. But otherwise, leg room for Dad, and super fun for the sisters to feel like grown-ups, unmonitored in their own seats!

This also sounds like something my fam would do. They would give us the choice between sitting in first w parents, or getting to be cool and by ourselves for a short flight, and spending that money saved on something fun at the destination.

Either way, I’m not sure I agree that the 4-foot-whatever 7-yr old can equally appreciate the difference between having the extra space and complimentary champagne or not.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone take issue with this? The kids aren’t infants. They’re 40 feet away at most, in an enclosed space.

We have our kids fly First/Business with us when we can, but often (particularly on domestic flights) there won’t be enough seats available. Kids get demoted first. They’re small, know how to fly/behave, and again—not infants who need a parent nearby.

It’s awkward for the adults who have to ride next to your young children. We end up stepping in for you when all we want is a quiet ride to our destination.

Of course I’m going to think of you as selfish and detached. It’s hard not to as I’m helping your child open a snack, etc.

My 10 year old knows how to open a bag of pretzels, thanks.

If you spoke to or otherwise interacted with him beyond maybe an initial head nod or “hello” when first sitting down, he’d have his guard up about you being a weirdo.

Having sat next to a kid of that age who needed my help, I can tell you it happens.

And if there’s extreme turbulence or, horrifically, an extreme change in cabin pressure, are you expecting me to fill in for you?

The whole “child before you” part of the safety presentation is supposed to be about my own children, not yours.

My kid had functioning brain cells and would know what to do. Again these are teens not toddlers. You on the other hand . . .

You mean the teens you really don't want but tolerate.

Anonymous wrote:We do that too. No big deal. Our kids are well-behaved and have been flying since they were babies. They are polite seat mates, don't fight with each other, and know to get loud and get attention if anyone is creepy. Never been an issue. When we can DH and I sit in first class in the row right in front of them and we can pass things back and forth even while seat belted in.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone take issue with this? The kids aren’t infants. They’re 40 feet away at most, in an enclosed space.

We have our kids fly First/Business with us when we can, but often (particularly on domestic flights) there won’t be enough seats available. Kids get demoted first. They’re small, know how to fly/behave, and again—not infants who need a parent nearby.

It’s awkward for the adults who have to ride next to your young children. We end up stepping in for you when all we want is a quiet ride to our destination.

Of course I’m going to think of you as selfish and detached. It’s hard not to as I’m helping your child open a snack, etc.

My 10 year old knows how to open a bag of pretzels, thanks.

If you spoke to or otherwise interacted with him beyond maybe an initial head nod or “hello” when first sitting down, he’d have his guard up about you being a weirdo.