On my flight from ATL to PVD this morning we had a couple with two small children (under 4) with them in the back of the plane (actually, we had about 5 or 6 kids on this flight!). The kids were their typical restless, but the parents were absolutely atrocious! As soon as they sat down (late, of course), they started taking everything out and tossing it all over the seats. Couldn't be bothered to put on belts, bags out over the floor, seats reclined. The flight attendant, new and obviously not thrilled with his new choice of careers, asked the a couple of times to put the stuff under their seats and put the seats up, as soon as he left they went right back down and stuff came out. The kids were ripping up the safety instructions and playing with the tables.

When do you say something? I didn't really want to start an argument with them, so I ended up staying shut. But I am wondering if I should have? What about those passengers who refuse to put seatbacks up? Do you say something to them? As soon as wheels were up taking off on another leg, the guy in front of my slid his seat right back. I actually tried saying something but he ignored me on that.