My original post had to do with infants and toddlers, not older children, who are going to naturally cry or scream when their ears hurt or they are bored, hungry, etc.

After all of the postings, I realize it is really whether the parents do anything about it that is the problem, not the location of the child. On the flight I mentioned, the parents did not get up, walk the child or take any other obvious action to stop the screaming.

However, I think all of the people talking about a desire for first class to be a more pleasant experience than coach being elitist have missed the point. My expectations for a fancy $200 dinner at a candlelit white tablecloth restaurant are very different than my expectations when I eat at McDonalds. I don't believe that is elitist.

In any event, I certainly seemed to have hit a pressure point.

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