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Old Jul 28, 2013, 9:26 am
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SFO 1K
 
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You have to laugh....

We were in the cattle lanes (Group 1/2/3/4/5) @ LAX and watched a woman and her three kids in line for Group 3. (Front of line).
Her son was rolling around on the floor in front of the boarding lanes when boarding was called - he already had been playing w/his sisters prior to boarding, but not terribly disruptive.

When the Gate Agent said "ma'am, you may want to take your son's hand so he doesn't get hurt" she replied "I can't he has ADHD".

WOW. Makes me wonder - should she have boarded w/disabled so she could get him settled down before the crowds? Seriously - either he gets trampled for having ADHD, or she can be a parent and exercise some control, or she can get seated earlier and strap him in. It is amazing what our society's social behaviors have become.
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