apparently this guy doesn't have kids...

[SilverStarfish]

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/07/25/flying-with-children/

What do you think?

(I was actually looking for tips on flying with young kids for a friend...)

[tickle]

LMAO, that was hilarious.
What an idiot. There are worse though. When we flew to Europe a man was sitting in the sits in the opposite aisle to us. My DS cried for about 2 minutes (this was the entire 24 hour journey), and this guy moved down the back, squeezing between others. He had moved from having a spare seat next to him. My DS stopped crying but another person had moved into his seat already. I was so pleased.:D

[EskimoMumma]

Hahah thats hilarous. But i will feel for him. I have kids and whenever i saw kids one the planes I cringed :laughing: I think there should be an age limit on flights, no need to put kids through that unless absolutely necessary.

[Pixie]

Funny :D on our way back from Hong Kong last year 8 hours I think a little boy in the seat next to me cried/whinged/screamed the entire time and just as we landed in Sydney the guy said something in his native tongue which sounded like "shut TF up or I am going to smack you soooo hard" and the little boy sat down in his seat so quiet I think the entire plane was wondering why he had left it until Sydney to say it!!!!

I was 6 weeks pregnant at the time made me quiet nervous!

[Ana Gram]

Awww didums. Perhaps Mr Rich Psych should have forked out for a ticket to first class instead of being cheap. What a jerk.

[bearsmummy]

Awww didums. Perhaps Mr Rich Psych should have forked out for a ticket to first class instead of being cheap. What a jerk.


oops maybe i should have pointed this out to him when i just left a really nice opinion about the matter on his site :banghead:
couldnt help myself, especially after being "one of those parents" a few years back.
what a moron.......

[SilverStarfish]

:yelclap: Good on you!

[Mum&bubs]

What an idiot. Have a big cry & get over it jerk!

[bellagirl]

WELL!!
i have a few things to say about this!!!
first of all, how can you practise taking a child on an airaplane, before you ever go on an airaplane!!!
what if the person you are going to visit cant come to you?
he says its our responsibility for the child fine and noone elses... well its not our resposibilty that he hasnt caught up with his work at his job like a normal person!!!!!!!

and he says its our choice that we live half way across the world, go live somewhere closer to the person your visiting............. ummm....... why dont you get a job where you dont have to travel half way round the WORLD!!!

what a derbrain!!!!!

i wont say what i was really thinking.............

[faery]

that guy is a psychologist????? what a joke! i sure hope his clients are not parents.
self-abrosbed loser, is my opinion. life doesn't stop when u have a bub and travel is included.
i like what one of the comments was at the end of the article " buy your own jet" or something:laughing:

[MeeG]

i thnk the words... idiot and selfish come to mind

[Africamum]

My DS has flown Perth - Melb - Launceston, Launceston - Melboune - Perth, Perth - Dubai - Dar es Salaam - Tulawaka, Tulawaka - Mwanza - Tulawaka, Tulawaka - Dar es Salaam - Johannesburg - Dar es Salaam and he is just three months. These flights have been in planes from 4 seaters to A300 Air Bus, he has never caused any disruption. I have also traveled many times prior the DS's birth and can say I can not remember any flight which has been disrupted by a child. I'm sure there are minor disturbances from time to time but non that would warrent restricting access to flights for children. The staff on long haul flights are very helpful and ensure that your traveling is a pleasent experience for you and others.

[MariaO]

He is a bit of a ****wit is he not? I must say, a few years back I used to dread being seated next to, or near, a baby on a long haul flight....but I never questioned the family's right to travel, just thought it was the luck of the draw if I had a crying or whinging child next to me. Just as it is the luck of the draw, if you have a boring megalomaniac sitting next to you on a plane.

Also, don't you love the notion that if you can not stop your child crying or having a tantrum that you are an incompetent parent! I had to laugh at that.

[bigglet]

Hmmmmm I have to say that sometimes it just takes another parent or someone who has been around children a lot to understand. Before I had my baby I was one of those "people" who found the screaming voices of toddlers grating to my ears and found it extremely annoying when people who had young children would come to my home and their child would touch everything especially after they had eaten and they had grubby hands or snotty faces.... (there is a video tape of me hiding my precious lego from my 4 year old nephew at Christmas and trying to distract him so he wouldn't find it to play with!!) :laughing:

Now I am completely different and it has taken having my own baby to understand and not care as much (although I am still very mindful of trying not to disturb other people with babie's crying etc).

A lot of my single and childless friends would probably agree with this guy's article and having once been in his situation I can understand but to be fair I think we all have to give and take a little each way - I remember as a child my ears "popping" due to the altitude and it did hurt so no wonder little bubs cry and scream at that! It was only until I was older when I realised I could "blow" my nose and the ear popping would go away.

[Deity]

It probably took him longer than his flight to write that mindless dribble.
He's clearly a very lonely man who will probably die alone. Not only will no Grandchildren fly to his funeral, but his funeral will be like Elanor Rigby's.

Just as he deserves. :laughing:

[Immaculata]

Gawd - he is a dimwit eh! I wonder what he would do if he sat beside a mentally disabled person and go dribbled on??!! I bet you a million bucks he wouldn't write such a self indulgent article about it... Parents have become soft targets since the birth rate went down - too many allies amongst the broader population for idiots like that to spout on about children. Guess he is forgetting who is going to make his retirement possible.

[SilverStarfish]

My DS has flown Perth - Melb - Launceston, Launceston - Melboune - Perth, Perth - Dubai - Dar es Salaam - Tulawaka, Tulawaka - Mwanza - Tulawaka, Tulawaka - Dar es Salaam - Johannesburg - Dar es Salaam and he is just three months.

:eek: Holy Cow! Has your bubba got some frequent flyer miles up already, or what?

[NZMama]

Oh you are joking...Im sorry but what a self righteous selfish dipstick. I would take a wild guess that the father had no idea that the child was going to be that upset, I mean what parent in their right mind would want to put themselves and their child through that? Such a small space with all the dirty looks and comments.

Ive flown with DD1 since she was 6mnths old and DD2 flew for the first time at 8 weeks old (4 hour flight). Although I am lucky that neither of my children were screamers they are still at the end of the day just kids.

Its easy enough to say why dont they fly here....but that is like trying to move a mountain givin the size and expense of such a thing. Maybe people should be a little more tolerant and forgiving, the world dosnt necessarily revolve around you, feel compassion for the parent and child and what they are going through and if you really dont want to deal with it dont fly with budget airlines.....

[Oscar's mum]

If I ever found myself seated near an idiot like this guy (hopefully this guy) I would seriously think about giving my child a little pinch to get the crying going and one every now and then if the crying looked like ceasing.

[MonkeyMum05]

We are taking our 15mth old on a 2 hour flight to Cairns next month... I was already a bit nervous about it, and after reading that... I am horrified!
My son IS a real screamer when he doesn't get his own way... I was kind of thinking that the plane would be new and exciting, and he would be quiet for most of the trip...

I am going to feel terrible if he screams, knowing that there a possibly people around me quietly thinking I am irresponsible and lacking the skills required to parent my child.
I had convinced myself that people would be understanding, and it's only a short flight... etc.

What a w anker. I'm sure he must have got his degree out of a cornflakes packet.