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Originally posted by Not Bob
Oh, for shame, people. Do I need to pull Rodney King out from deep within the drawer?
You are both right. Parents should be aware of where they are bringing their young children, and should make an effort to prevent them from disturbing other people.
Unfortunately, "make an effort" doesn't always mean that a parent is successful. Like everyone else who has posted today, I have had a 3-14 year old kick the back of my seat on an airplane. Unlike everyone else, I have *NEVER* felt like the parent wasn't doing their best to prevent it. I have had mothers apologize to me, fathers threaten little Billy with a painful death if he did it again, and even had a kid tell me that he didn't mean to kick me when he reached for a magazine in his backpack.
I get more pissed about adults who rush onto the plane to use the overhead compartment above my seat so that they don't have to check the 800 pound garment bag on wheels that they bought from SkyMall magazine. Bastards.
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Yeah, that is what I find so eggregious about str8's story. The mom was not doing that kid any favors by making it seem like "the princess" was being unreasonable not wanting her seat back kicked. Most parents would try to stop the kid and apologize (in which case, I'm ok with just an occasional look back when the kid isn't in compliance), but if you are going to teach your kid that people aren't right to be annoyed when their seats are kicked, you aren't raising your kids to be functioning members of our society.
