tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4254132499314745796..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Flying with little children during the holidays ?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37714540723832469432011-11-29T17:50:20.179-06:002011-11-29T17:50:20.179-06:00Anon, that is exactly what the airlines are trying...Anon, that is exactly what the airlines are trying, thus the complaint from the article:<br /> "Parents are complaining of airline seating policies that create "baby ghettos" in the back of planes."<br /><br />I deal with this too when I often travel, but I think many people get far to upset over the inconveniences they must face in life. It's a lot better if you just relax and take it in stride.<br /><br />Having said that, the mother who wouldn't swap seats to be near her child is a poor example and I sympathize with you. I'd be tempted (though I'd never follow through I know) to say to the mother "I *really* like children. I don't mind sitting close to yours." If that didn't get her to move, then she's a completely unfit parent.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797317910988407423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72089898503361246412011-11-29T13:25:35.674-06:002011-11-29T13:25:35.674-06:00why not make a section of the plane for people wit...why not make a section of the plane for people with children? first class, 'middle class' and children class. Seating away from screaming children while the 'necessary' amenities are provided to those flyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78680435216406038372011-11-28T22:20:17.943-06:002011-11-28T22:20:17.943-06:00What a horror story, Ninabi.What a horror story, Ninabi.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1364462843591087202011-11-28T20:13:22.948-06:002011-11-28T20:13:22.948-06:00We never flew with our very active, loud second ch...We never flew with our very active, loud second child. Ever. We lived across the country from family, in many different states and we never subjected fellow fliers to his antics. Family understood and came out to see us instead.<br /><br />As a frequent flier now, I read the comments with great interest, searching for stories of particularly outrageous behavior on airplanes. I recently had to travel in the dreaded center seat, with travel made more uncomfortable by a parent taking the aisle seat and her four year old son sitting in the window seat. No, she did not want to switch with me to be next to her son. And for the next several hours sippy cups, crumbly crackers, DVDs, the laptop, toys, clothing, tissues both used and unused passed through the space between my face and the book I was reading. They owned cats, determined by the smell of the mother's outer jacket. And the mother praised her son's legs as they slid and thumped the seat ahead of him, "I am so proud you are remembering all your yoga poses."Ninabinoreply@blogger.com