<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by missydarlin:
Does anyone ever deign to speak with children on flights? I'm sure if you had politely mentioned that the recline wasnt working because your knees were there, he would have stopped.
Kids don't sleep sitting up any better than adults do. The little sister was probably laying across her mother and/or brother with the arm rests up.
Although children don't have long days at work, perhaps the parents had them up and active early so that they would sleep on the flight as not to annoy those who rank children right up there with root canals.
A little polite communication on board would have probably answered your question and educated the child as well.</font>
One problem with speaking to the child or the parent is that I risk angering the parent. One must be careful not to mis-communicate, or the parental instincts may come out in a blast of fury. I guess it's safer just to be silent.
Second problem is that I shouldn't
have to ask someone not to recline (whether child or adult).
It should be pretty **** obvious. If the seat doesn't move back, look behind you and see if there's someone taller than Hamburglar sitting there.
I must disagree with you that kids can't sleep any better without recline. With their short stature, they have more room to sit at an angle and create their own recline. They're not sitting next to a stranger, so it should be no big deal to share some lap space.
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[This message has been edited by JS (edited 10-20-2003).]