Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
You probably wouldn't think the same way if you had small childred yourself. Oh what a better world it would be if we didn't have to listen to children. We could all sigh, relax, lean back and listen to whiny business class flyers throwing their temper tantrums. If you don't want to listen to a child who is crying (likely from pain in their ears from pressure changes or the fact that their schedule is off) why don't YOU move back into cattle class? Consider this. You are one passenger paying full fare. They are two passengers paying full fare. Who makes AC more money?
Hey! I said I get annoyed with this stuff -- I did NOT say I created a fuss about it -- I have to sit an suffer in silence like most civilized people. There is no way around the fact that infants on planes do create a disturbance sometimes and nobody is HAPPY to be woken up by a squealing kiddie. That was my point.
What I DO find obnoxious are self-absorbed parents with their little princes and princesses *daring* other passengers to complain when they run amok and, as you seem to believe, feel that it is their god-given right to make life a misery for others just because they have their kid with them when flying. If a parent is at least trying to keep the infant quiet I have no problem.