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What do you think about child free flights?
If it turns out that Ryanair is not pulling a prank, and they are really going to offer child free flights...what do you think? Would you ever consider paying extra to fly on a plane without children?
Re: What do you think about child free flights?
I'm sure a lot of people would.
DH and I are talking about going to Florida for a week this summer, but I'm so nervous... Not even that DS will cry, because I'm sure he will during take-off/landing when his ears pop. In all honesty, we're talking about not going on vacation because we don't want to deal with other people on the plane.
I would pay extra to fly on a 100% all kid friendly plane.
I think a lot of people would.
I don't have an issue with them.
I don't mind babies and kids, it's the parents I mind. A lot. It's the parents who don't think to bring, I dunno, a coloring book, toys, things to entertain their kids with and then fall asleep while their kids kick the back of chairs and jump around screaming.
Once, on my way home from Boston-Atlanta, I reamed this mom out on the flight because she just let her kids do whatever they wanted. 6 people had already complained and/or moved to get away from her and her kids so I finally said something. And my b!tchy attitude paid off because those kids were still as statues until we were off the plane.
Some parents are just awful about not taking the time and energy to make sure that their kids are kept busy while on a flight. I have flown a few times with kids that kick the back of the seat, and are a little loud---but nothing outrageous.
A friend of mine was just flying home from Thailand with her two children, and she told me that on the longest leg of the flight there was a screaming crying. She said the parents kept trying to calm her, but she kept crying.
There are the two ends of the spectrum. Inconsiderate parents, and solo-travelers who have no patience or compassion for parents who are trying to be considerate.
I'm the type of person that if I'm out in public and DS even looks like he's going to fuss, I grab my sh!t and go. I'm always conscious of other people who don't need to hear a baby cry while they shop. Planes scare me because I don't have that option and some people have NO patience, even when you're trying to calm a baby down, KWIM?
See, that wouldn't bother me. At least the parents are trying.
If DS starts whining or anything in public, I take him outside. Even now. Not just for him, but obviously for other people as well.
We are flying in May. I plan to nurse during take off and landing, but also have a pacifier handy and a bottle of pumped milk in case he really freaks out and won't nurse. The sucking/swallowing should keep their ears clear!
that is, if you can get them to suck!
I know exactly what you mean. Some people have absolutely no patience for children at all, and it makes me angry.
That is really really scary!
Wow. I wonder if he was going through some kind of withdrawl?
When I was 6 months pregnant, I flew from Boston-Atlanta next to a guy sweating through a nasty withdrawl. He had meth mouth, horrendous breath, and disgusting BO. I tried changing seats, but no one would switch with me (obviously).
It was disgusting.
It didn't bother her. She just felt bad for the parents. She was nervous about one of her kids getting upset over the crying because he doesn't deal well with anxiety in other kids, but she had brought along earphones with an ipod for him so he was fine.
Oh yeah, that's a good explanation. I never would've thought of that.
Oh that is just awful. You poor thing!
As long as I can see that the parents are trying to do something, I'm not going to get angry about a crying kid. I mean, yeah, I still find it annoying, but I'm sure the kid's parents don't want to listen to it either.
And yeah, adults on planes can be 1000 times more annoying than kids. A colleague of mine was traveling a few months ago, and some guy started screaming at her for not turning off her phone. (It was in flight mode.) He called the flight attendant over and made her check the phone, and still wasn't satisfied. He kept harrassing her, so finally she threw her phone at him and said, "Here! See for yourself!" He shut up after that.
OMG this totally happened to me. Were you on my flight?!
In all seriousness, the guy wasn't THAT bad to me, but he got pretty nasty.