Originally Posted by HookemHorns

Obviously you don't understand. First, I never said that I expect the WHOLE family to sit together, and I never said it was a RIGHT. I was conveying my experience on how the process might work if someone is relying on the generosity of strangers so that EACH young child may sit next to ONE known adult. How is it that FT used to be a forum for folks to exchange useful travel info, but so many threads get dragged down with assumptions, and become food fights over why someone's perspective is wrong?

So, from my recent experiences, I would rather let my 6 year old run around alone anywhere within a few miles of my house rather than sit next to a stranger on a plane. Here are my personal experiences from the past year or two:

1. Decompression...had it happen, 90% of you would probably help my child, 10% wouldn't.
2. Emergency evacuation by slide...again, most of you would help my child, but some of you would just trample them on the way out.
3. Laptops and iPads - hey, I don't care if you are watching porn, but my kid better not see it.
4. Couples nearly having sex in the next seat (no, not just "making out")...sorry, if you wouldn't do it in the grocery store, don't do it on the plane.

I could go on, but until my kids are 10 or 12, I feel the need to be around to deal with these kinds of situations. These are my views...deal with it.