I just can't let this one go...
I wonder why someone who CHOOSES to have a baby thinks they should get special treatment? What if you lost your job? Had a death in the family? Got diagnosed with a life threatening disease?
In this economy there are an awful lot of people who are having trouble keeping their platinum status. I barely managed it by doing expensive, time consuming, annoying mileage runs -- it was not fun.
Everyone can't get a soft landing.