Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
And the other question, of course, is whether the mother failed to control her child and the child did, in fact, kick the seat.
There are two sides to every story, and it may very well be that both sides are in the wrong here.
Completely agree.
As someone who has traveled extensively with their children (now 4 and 5 1/2), my then 3 1/2 year old put his feet on a woman's chair in front of him...while in first class!
I made him apologize immediately and watched him like a hawk...the lady couldn't have been nicer about it. If I hadn't done anything and let the behavior continue, however, I could see her getting really upset.
Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Come on - how many of us in the same circumstances fantasize about doing what this woman did.
You
fantasize about grabbing/putting your hands on an unruly child? Wow...you might want to seek help for that...
Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
As someone who *has* whacked a kid in a plane, I think you're all overreacting a bit. They're only kids, and how else to teach them to respect my a-thor-a-tie!
(And by the way, I've lightly touched on the circumstances of such "whacking" yesterday, but will disclose the full sordid details at any Do that I attend.)
Thankfully it wasn't my kid you "whacked"...