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!!

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 () .. 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!!!

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!>