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minus-squareTrack_ShovelOPlinkfedilinkEnglish18•10 hours agoI get it. I guarantee you, though, that Linda is having a much, much worse time than you are with the baby. Nothing like being at ground zero and having nothing work and everyone on the plane judge you. My kids were pretty good as infants on planes, but every peep they make makes you feel like major inconvenience
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•edit-29 hours agoThat’s why I’m suggesting to eject the baby, Linda can stay!
minus-square@SirDerpylink1•9 hours agoYou feel like a major inconvenience because you are, as a direct consequence of choosing to fly with your infant despite the likely consequences for others.
minus-squareTrack_ShovelOPlinkfedilinkEnglish6•9 hours agoSometimes it’s impractical to travel otherwise.
minus-square@SirDerpylink-6•9 hours agoThen you shouldn’t take the trip. It’s a sacrifice you’re expected to make to uphold the social contract when your children are young.
minus-squareTrack_ShovelOPlinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 hours agoWhat if my mom, who lives on the east coast, and hours by plane away, died suddenly and I’m unable to find a sitter? What if the situation was reversed: the people who took planes were predominantly those with kids, and you needed to go somewhere? What if someone imposed a 5 year travel ban on you?
minus-square@SirDerpylink0•5 hours ago What if my mom, who lives on the east coast, and hours by plane away, died suddenly and I’m unable to find a sitter? You stay home. What if the situation was reversed: the people who took planes were predominantly those with kids, and you needed to go somewhere? Kids aren’t a problem. It’s screaming infants. What if someone imposed a 5 year travel ban on you? It was 10 years. I served 9. Now what?
minus-squareTrack_ShovelOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours ago¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We clearly have different viewpoints. Not much to be gained by continuing this discussion
I get it. I guarantee you, though, that Linda is having a much, much worse time than you are with the baby.
Nothing like being at ground zero and having nothing work and everyone on the plane judge you.
My kids were pretty good as infants on planes, but every peep they make makes you feel like major inconvenience
That’s why I’m suggesting to eject the baby, Linda can stay!
You feel like a major inconvenience because you are, as a direct consequence of choosing to fly with your infant despite the likely consequences for others.
Sometimes it’s impractical to travel otherwise.
Then you shouldn’t take the trip. It’s a sacrifice you’re expected to make to uphold the social contract when your children are young.
What if my mom, who lives on the east coast, and hours by plane away, died suddenly and I’m unable to find a sitter?
What if the situation was reversed: the people who took planes were predominantly those with kids, and you needed to go somewhere?
What if someone imposed a 5 year travel ban on you?
You stay home.
Kids aren’t a problem. It’s screaming infants.
It was 10 years. I served 9. Now what?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We clearly have different viewpoints. Not much to be gained by continuing this discussion