This is a tough one....

First thought is : "Well, it's his kids.. fair enough"..

Second thought (the evil one...;)) is:

"Well, you can avoid "abandoning" them by.... I dunno.. NOT using the lounge?"

I wouldn't think to try to guest in more than one other person.. The rules are after all pretty clear there... even though I travel occasionally with MORE than one no-status companion... and would like to bring them all into the lounge naturally....

I'm sure I'd get no sympathy if I wanted to do that as a matter of course... (or even once for that matter!) yet folks with kids.. (and not toddlers/infants which I see as a different case entirely) seem to see it as an entitlement of some sort?

Hmmmm......... not sure what to think on that'un.... Shouldn't folks buy Annual guest passes or something? (Maybe a cut rate version of those - for kids - should be available??)

I suspect I'd only see it as at all important if the lounges suddenly filled with large families!!:D

After all.. if two "extras" who are teenagers is "OK"... then how about.. 3? or 5?

I know a guy with 7 kids all under 18 (:eek::eek:) .. how about him?

Well, it's only the middle of April, but this could easily turn out to be the understatement of the year. :)

cheers,

Henry

Good one henry!!

I was trying very hard NOT to be one of those "nasty childless people"... (although I... AM one.) I LIKE kids.. I do.. and I work with them quite a bit......

I really DO try to understand.. but so often the "understanding" demanded of us nasty childless types (NCT's??;)) seems to be of the "don't mind me/us doing things noone else is allowed to do, just turn a blind eye and shut up" variety!!!:D

Ah well... as I said.. unless the lounges I use suddenly become like child care centres I really have no problem with folks bringing in the littlies.... <Sigh!>