| garnet |
08-31-2004 03:09 PM |
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Originally Posted by Cyber Wolf
Those parents need to learn the finer points of taking kids on an airplane. The trick is this: let your kids loose in the airport. Let them run around, play and play WITH them during that time. Play as hard as the surroundings allow, so that when time comes for the flight, they're tired and will sit and be comparatively quiet or even sleep. A few couples did this last year on a flight back from the Bahamas I was on. It worked like a CHARM. Total of 8 kids on the flight and not a peep out of any of them the whole time.
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Unfortunately, that was part of the problem. These same two girls were running loose near the gate. Our flight was delayed, so I didn't want to stray too far from the gate area. There was basically no way for me to get away from them.
It was actually entertaining watching how the mother "disciplined" these kids. They were about 7 and 9 years old, so they were old enough to reason with. They completely ingored everything she said to them--they knew they could get away with whatever they wanted. The worst parenting skills I've ever seen. Just wait till these kids are teenagers and watch 'em wreak havoc then--it's not gonna be pretty. |
