I think we should consider the parents who are trying their hardest to do the right thing...I know there are some who don't give a toss but many of us are stressed to the eyeballs about flying with our kids....not because we are scared they will misbehave but because we are worried that others get the huffs if the kids play up.
Also think of how scary aand boring flights can be for kids especially toddlers who have the attention span of about 2mins...temper tantrums don't always mean bad kids but playing out some other issue like"why I am being dragged onto a noisy plane full of strangers for 5hours?"
"MacBooks (good God, how about reading them a REAL book instead of plugging them in to yet another movie?'- this comment was a little harsh too, we fly for the first time with our kids tomorrow and I will be taking our portable dvd player with us to entertain our 2 year old NOT because I can't be bothered entertaining him but because I know he won't distract other passengers with attitude problems about kids flying.
I say kudos to parents for showing their kids the world and not keeping them couped up in front of the tv at home!!
Im with David show some compassion its not an easy task and MOST parents are trying their hardest to keep EVERYONE happy....trust me!!

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