Originally Posted by
SCSA
I think this thread touches a nerve for people who don't have children either by choice or because of the vagaries of fate. We're constantly looked upon with suspicion for being childless and never quite fit in amongst work peers, etc. We constantly witness parents having meltdowns at the gate over entire families demanding to be seated together, etc. We get lower priority when booking time off at work, we get the crappy guest room, etc etc. Okay I'm dipping a little into pop psychology, but I think this does sound very much like another situation where childless people are being asked to subsidise and accommodate kids.
And don't forget you have all the freedom in the world to take your holidays outside of school vacation periods, when places are much quieter, hotels and flights cost less than half as much and parents don't want time off work, and you have more redemption possibilities for one or two seats than families do for four or five. Swings and roundabouts...
And if it comes to meltdowns at the gate, I wager most people here could cite you more of those from people without children than with
