“An Entitled Mother Insists That I ‘Share’ My Nintendo Switch With Her Child On My Flight”
We all get it – moms always want what’s best for their kids. But there has to be a line somewhere, especially if the kid wants something that’s not theirs. Like, this Nintendo that Redditor Artlanta brought on a Southwest airline flight.
“I was sitting in a window seat next to two lovely women, and directly horizontal from us was an empty seat, a mom, and her son,” the Redditor wrote in her post on the Entitled Parents subreddit. It was not long before that mother unbuckled while the plane was taking off and moved closer to the author.
“Sorrrry,” Atlanta wrote, “I just wanted to know if there was any way that my son could use that game for a little while.” Understandably, the author did not feel comfortable with sharing her Nintendo with the kid she didn’t know, and more so, she brought it for herself.
That’s when the real scene began and it was clear that the mother was just not taking ‘no’ for an answer.
Recently, one woman shared how she was pressured by an entitled mom to ‘share’ her Nintendo with her child because the poor kid had nothing to do during a 2-hour flight
Image credits: Hanson Lu (not the actual photo)
Bored Panda reached out to Artlanta, the author of this story, who said that she has flown a lot in her life, but this was the first and only time she had actually encountered someone that acted like this. “I’m really thankful that the people around me agreed that this mother was stepping out of line. My situation would’ve been so different if the people around me wouldn’t have cared to speak up for me.”
Image credits: Erik Mclean (not the actual photo)
Artlanta said that “so many people fly in one day… so many different kinds of people get on one plane. You never know who you’re going to end up sitting next to, it really is a gamble. I think my story is one of those horror stories.” She added that no one wants to have to encounter someone like this. “I think that’s why so many people were interested in my story, because arguing with a stranger on your flight is often the worst-case scenario for travelers like me.”
According to the author, the incident initially ended when one of the women in her row tried talking this entitled mother down with logic. “It’s no one’s responsibility to take care of YOUR children but YOU. At the end of the flight when the mother felt the need to make that snide comment, it actually made me laugh pretty hard to myself. I knew that mother felt defeated or she wouldn’t have said something so nasty before she walked away.”
The author also added that she didn’t have a problem with the “entitled” woman initially asking her if her son could borrow her Switch. “I understand that completely… but when I said no, that should’ve been the end of the conversation. Her child could’ve learned a lesson somewhere in that interaction, but instead, it became an uncomfortable moment in my flight that I’ll likely never forget,” she concluded.
"Your failure to plan does not constitute and emergency on my part."
My favorite phrase right there...thinkin of getting it inked on my arm so i can just point to it and save my breath...lol
You honestly believe people like this can read?
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Liberal entitled brats have liberal entitled brats as children. This mother is today's typical progressive Democrat
Has nothing to do with being on the right or left, but if you want to go there, let us look at your position logically. .Most of those I meet and even read about in the news who are bringing religion into a discussion (like this mother), using religion as a weapon to hurt and discriminate against others currently tend to be on the right, and you know it. Nice try,, tho.
Bullsnort!
Right? The only ones who use God to try to win arguments like this are neocons and RWNJs.
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This situation never happened. This author just wanted to come up with something that will make conservatives look bad. It's so obvious only stupid innocent people wouldn't notice it.
Aww someone need a diaper change?
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I've been on 14 hour flights. Mom is an idiot.
So true.
I thought the same exact thing. Great minds think alike.
Hallelujah!
Is Entitled Mom the only person on the plane without a phone, or does she not want to share her own device with her child?
That would have been good! Say no & then let him play with your phone
My mom always kept her phone while my brothers wanted a phone to play with. I always gave them my phone to play with.
Out of the goodness of your heart?
Because the brat broke it!
Probably more than one...
Probably because her "nondestructive" child would probably bust it. If he hadn't already
In situations like these it's best not to "give reasons". A simple "No. Thank you." and not responding beyond that works best. Starting with reasons why somehow triggers these people into thinking they have a chance.
Yes. I’m not answering how old I am. That question is irrelevant.
I would have said, "I'm old enough to have basic manners and understand that no means no."
"And old enough to take responsibility for MY entertainment, as you should have for yourself and your child."
Or 'No. I'm 95, but I look young, thanks to Oil of Ulay. Shut up and learn some manners, you youngster.'
Or ".... Shut up and respect your elders!" Haha
Hahahah!! This comment section has me rolling. 🤣
CM Kar, you are the best! And so are all these comments.
Awww, thank you! 😁❤️
" I'm 95, but I look young, thanks to Oil of Ulay." It rubs the lotion on its skin.
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I’m old enough to know what NO means. Are you?
Or that I'm old enough to know to bring an 8 yr old something for him to do on a 2 hr flight
Right? It's like, "None of your business, ma'am."
Yes. The only thing I would have added if she didn't shut up is that she should have brought entertainment for her son like a good parent.
Treat her like a telemarketer or the solicitor that she is. "No thank you" or "I'm not interested but thanks for the offer" over and over until she gives up.
Serious. A 'no' would have sufficed. End of discussion.
Very true...Folks don't engage with unstable, nutty' strangers.
Yes! It took me a long time to realize that this is one of those "Less is More" situations. The more you talk, the more you defend, the more they argue. You don't have to explain yourself to random strangers, and when you do it invites more pushing from them.
Good point, it just starts an argument. Just, No. (Or ask how old she is. LOL)
Why "thank you"?
Maybe because it adds some confusion or makes it seem like she is offering something? Or it could mean that you didn't even listen to her request 😆 I sometimes say that and it works pretty well.
@king I agree. I believe that explanation often feeds entitlement, and can provoke a “debate”. That’s not to say the OP was wrong, it’s just there was no obligation on her part to explain. “No.” Is a complete sentence.
"Your failure to plan does not constitute and emergency on my part."
My favorite phrase right there...thinkin of getting it inked on my arm so i can just point to it and save my breath...lol
You honestly believe people like this can read?
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Liberal entitled brats have liberal entitled brats as children. This mother is today's typical progressive Democrat
Has nothing to do with being on the right or left, but if you want to go there, let us look at your position logically. .Most of those I meet and even read about in the news who are bringing religion into a discussion (like this mother), using religion as a weapon to hurt and discriminate against others currently tend to be on the right, and you know it. Nice try,, tho.
Bullsnort!
Right? The only ones who use God to try to win arguments like this are neocons and RWNJs.
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This situation never happened. This author just wanted to come up with something that will make conservatives look bad. It's so obvious only stupid innocent people wouldn't notice it.
Aww someone need a diaper change?
😹😹😹😹😹
I've been on 14 hour flights. Mom is an idiot.
So true.
I thought the same exact thing. Great minds think alike.
Hallelujah!
Is Entitled Mom the only person on the plane without a phone, or does she not want to share her own device with her child?
That would have been good! Say no & then let him play with your phone
My mom always kept her phone while my brothers wanted a phone to play with. I always gave them my phone to play with.
Out of the goodness of your heart?
Because the brat broke it!
Probably more than one...
Probably because her "nondestructive" child would probably bust it. If he hadn't already
In situations like these it's best not to "give reasons". A simple "No. Thank you." and not responding beyond that works best. Starting with reasons why somehow triggers these people into thinking they have a chance.
Yes. I’m not answering how old I am. That question is irrelevant.
I would have said, "I'm old enough to have basic manners and understand that no means no."
"And old enough to take responsibility for MY entertainment, as you should have for yourself and your child."
Or 'No. I'm 95, but I look young, thanks to Oil of Ulay. Shut up and learn some manners, you youngster.'
Or ".... Shut up and respect your elders!" Haha
Hahahah!! This comment section has me rolling. 🤣
CM Kar, you are the best! And so are all these comments.
Awww, thank you! 😁❤️
" I'm 95, but I look young, thanks to Oil of Ulay." It rubs the lotion on its skin.
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I’m old enough to know what NO means. Are you?
Or that I'm old enough to know to bring an 8 yr old something for him to do on a 2 hr flight
Right? It's like, "None of your business, ma'am."
Yes. The only thing I would have added if she didn't shut up is that she should have brought entertainment for her son like a good parent.
Treat her like a telemarketer or the solicitor that she is. "No thank you" or "I'm not interested but thanks for the offer" over and over until she gives up.
Serious. A 'no' would have sufficed. End of discussion.
Very true...Folks don't engage with unstable, nutty' strangers.
Yes! It took me a long time to realize that this is one of those "Less is More" situations. The more you talk, the more you defend, the more they argue. You don't have to explain yourself to random strangers, and when you do it invites more pushing from them.
Good point, it just starts an argument. Just, No. (Or ask how old she is. LOL)
Why "thank you"?
Maybe because it adds some confusion or makes it seem like she is offering something? Or it could mean that you didn't even listen to her request 😆 I sometimes say that and it works pretty well.
@king I agree. I believe that explanation often feeds entitlement, and can provoke a “debate”. That’s not to say the OP was wrong, it’s just there was no obligation on her part to explain. “No.” Is a complete sentence.