Woman’s Reaction To Crying Baby On Plane Goes Viral, Shows Why People Who Complain About It Are The Worst
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Flying next to a crying child is terrible, but it’s even worse if the kid is yours. A mom named Kesha Bernard was flying from Seattle to Denver on July 29th when she noticed a single mom traveling alone with three little kids, and struggling to keep them all happy – most notably her fussy three-year-old daughter.
To make matters worse, take-off was delayed, making the plane full of grumpy passengers even less patient with the overwhelmed family. Bernard just couldn’t bear to stand by and watch the poor woman having such a hard time parenting, especially after witnessing a shockingly abusive act by another passenger. She stepped in to offer what the rest of the plane seemed to have forgotten the meaning of compassion.
After sharing her story on Facebook, Bernard went viral and has now earned over 193 thousand likes and almost 100 thousand shares. In addition to being an absolute sweetheart, she’s also a photographer and has two kids of her own. Read the entire touching story on random acts of kindness below, and share it with someone who might need their faith in humanity restored.
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This mom recently shared a different kind of ‘screaming kid on the plane’ story, and she’s going viral for it
“How we can ignore a human in distress beyond me”
“Please be kind. Please be considerate. Help one another… It makes everything easier”
As you’d expect, most readers gave this super-mom a standing ovation
Some people, however, felt her help was little misplaced
What do you think? Tell us in the comments below!
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It's not that she's not right about helping people, but I'm kinda sick of these self serving look at how heroic I was to be different than the rest of the dumb crowd stories on the internet. Great man, you helped someone, have a freakin' medal.
I think the point is not that she's heroic, that what she did is normal, and everyone else is a self-serving shit who needs to learn to human better.
Most here just assume that everybody who gets annoyed about this is an ignorant asshole. That's a serious lack of life experience. There are people with headaches, personal problems, PMT, stress or any other things etc out there. They are not assholes. It seems that a lot of folks nowadays nastily assume that if someone doesn't behave as they want them to, then they can swear at them and call them names. I'm not too impressed by that egocentrical righteousness. Life isn't black and white, there is an awful lot of grey in between.
just because someone doesn't want to listen to a kid scream or cry doesn't mean her or she is an asshole. we all have the right to NOT CARE, because this is not our kid (and please, do not compare that to first aid or some shit). we CAN help, we SHOULD be considerate, but that goes both ways.
all these people who feign their right not to care. it is your right. but does it really make the world a better place? I can see it if the person didn't care. but never ever touch someone else's child ever for something so light. Sure I can see stopping it but full on grabbing. No. I have had a severe head ache and there was a crying baby on the bus. I didn't find it "MY RIGHT" to bad mouth the mom for doing a shit job or my right not to care. I know how hard it is for a child to not comply and especially to be less so when you want them to listen.
Cherilyn I NEVER said is OK to grab a kid or that you should badmouth anyone, so...
Is true, or should be true. Often not how these posts come across to me tho. Maybe I've just seen too much like that and I got jaded x)
Little Menace, it's not the intolerance that causes the problem: it's the SCENE. People make a scene when disturbed by an annoyance, thus just making the annoyance larger. So please think before you comment :)
Many people won't help simply because they don't know 1) how to 2) how it will be received. I think her post is useful in the sense that it tells people that it's okay to step in and offer help. It's also *very* useful to point out that when you're mumbling / making face / complaining at a struggling parent, you're actually the one doing intentional harm.
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Like I said, it's not that I don't think she's right. I'm the mom with the kid, and people who give me foul looks when my kid is crying can suck my hypothetical balls. It was more the way she was sharing it and the attention demanding tone of it. Again though might just be jaded from all the other attention whoring stories on the web and maybe she really just meant to change the world in a better way. Who knows. Honestly I didn't think so many people would upvote me spewing my annoyance :p
I think you are missing her message Leni. To me this is nothing about 'how great am I' its about 'why didn't anyone else offer help'....she is making the point that she wasn't even that near the woman but everyone else around her was just sitting there, pulling faces or complaining...she is telling us all to stop behaving like 40 year old toddlers and do something useful.
Yeh maybe. Like I said above to Jo I might just be jaded about it because there's so much of this shit around. I feel like she's way too judgmental about everyone else on the plane for this to be a 'positive inspiring story'.
Get over it Leni...
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Get over yourself, Mary.
So, lets break this down.....she is a self serving, attention seeking individual for being kind and sharing her story which may attract others to view the same situation differently if presented to them on their own flight.....But you, sir, share your opinion for what purpose??? To bring others down. Personally, I would rather read her story than your hateful opinion.
So, basically what's being said is Mothers with children who may or may not act up, shouldnt fly with their children? What about the adults we often hear about who act up on planes, shouldn't they know better than to act up? I know of many adults who have such difficulty flying they have to take a tranquilizer first, I doubt they offer them to children. Many people wouldn't choose to fly with their children, but sometimes things happen in life that turn choice into a "have to", such as an illness or accident in the family, or even worse, a death. We never know what a stranger may be going thru. So I say BLESS this woman & any like her who helped a struggling Mom. I offer a huge 'Shame on you' to all those who acted ugly!! Ohhhh, and to the woman who grabbed the leg of the child behind her...Thank your God profusely that the leg you grabbed didn't belong to one of my children or grandchildren, I'd need bail money & you'd need EMS!
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And why does everyone assume I'm a dude? :')
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She's not being kind, this is not to her to take care of someone's else children. She's just seeking attention. WHat she is telling on the internet is hateful. Because people don't want to take care of someone's else child they are bad ? The mom (and dad) has to take her responsabilities. SHe decided to take the plan. She had to plan to handdle her children.
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'Kind'. We read a different story. That's kinda my point. But reading comprehension is notoriously underdeveloped amongst native English speakers.
Bravo. Way to take a feel good story back to horrible again. We really needed all know what you are 'kinda sick' about. Improves everything.
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And I really needed to know that you're butt hurt about my opinion. If we're gonna talk about a 'need to know' basis, 90% of the internet is useless, so go take your useless hypocritical self somewhere else.
Wow. Why so many downsvotes on the actual reasonable, kind comments? Not much room for kindness in this world, it seems. Also, I don't believe it's a "look at me and how great I am" story, it's a "please help those in need, it will have great perks" story. Please think of all the kindness, effort, and pure heart in this story before you comment. Yep, here comes the downvote army, armed with their downvote pistols!
Some only comment to criticize! I Wish they had a life. But I'm with you, I don't think she was looking for fame or pats on the back either. I feel she was attempting to point out that kindness should win out over hatefulness or ambivalence every time it can. So, good for her for helping alleviate an already stressful situation, too bad there aren't more people who finding stepping up to be right thing to do.
*Downvotes. What is wrong with my keyboard?
With current adminsitration in the White House we need more human stories like this to remind us that individual people have value and are worth caring about.
yes too right she deserves a medal. And the rest of thos people need a kick in the ass. This wasnt about how wonderful she was. it was showing that it takes very little to help someone out and how we all need to do it more. I dont know why you would dis her for this.
It would have meant a lot more coming from the distressed mother than the person helping out and trying to validate how great they are.
You salty bro? Mad cause bad?
Agreed, these things are posted by the OP for accolades. I think if you are a good person and do good things you don't need shout it from the roof tops; leading by example includes being humble.
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Excuse you. I suggest you look up the word humble and study it really hard. Being judgmental of others is a far cry from being humble. Just wondering why you read the article?
Would have been a way better story coming from the distressed mother rather than someone trying to validate how decent of a person they are to themselves and the internet.
You obviously are an unkind person. You just can't wait to gripe about something. you're the kind of person who no one can depend on.
Yet....you knew everything about the woman who helped the mom on the plane & felt super free to judge her? What's that old saying....Judge not, that ye be not judged? Which I take to mean, "If you insist on judging, then be real prepared to get the exact same I return" ....but if you must judge, then I'd suggest acquiring a much thicker skin if one can't handle the fallout. Brightest Blessings🌞
Yep you know everything about me by an internet post, you're just that amazing of a person. You must have a great life.
Get a life. She deserves the thanks. You would be thanked also if you were not so judgmental.
I'm not sure you understand that you can't tell someone to get a life and to not be judgmental in the same post without being about a hypocrit.
*being a hypocrit. Damn phone.
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You're making a wild guess that the author's motives for writing this are "self serving." If I were to guess at them, I'd say she's 1. Opening herself to public criticism, not very self-serving. 2. She Addresses A Social Interaction ALL American mothers will face, so it's a social-service.
I don't know why that posted as a reply to you, sorry.
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And you Leni deserve a medal for being a douche. Because you were a kid once, and you'll probably have kids in the future. And because maybe if we were more humane, our world would be a better place...
so, just because she was a kid means she HAS TO like kids screaming and crying? how is that relevant?
VNem, why do you have downvotes? You're a friggin' GENIUS. And VNem deserves a medal for being one of the very few remaining people in this comment section with actual human knowledge!
If you'd actually read my post you'd see that I agree with her that we should help. But go on, show us how dumb you are, makes it easier to know not to take you seriously.
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It must be cold up on that high horse! You want a blanket? :)
Nah mate I'm good.
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YOU...are an idiot to the NTH degree!!! They are not sharing their story for a medal. They are sharing the story to remind people who are MEANT TO BE ADULTS, to act like ADULTS!! And remind these ADULTS not to be assholes!! AND to practice self-control and patience! They are FULLY capable of doing so! While a toddler, IS NOT! People ARE assholes, and NEED to reminded as such!!
How to tell if someone is an idiot: completely miss someone's point, insult them for it, and then make your own completely unrelated point. Well done! Have a medal.
You, madam, are SMART. That may seem like a normal compliment, but one in a millon actually remains smart in this comment section! Kudos, Melody!
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I'm pretty sure that you've never helped anyone in distress. The story wasn't so much about how one woman went out of her way to help a fellow traveler in distress; it was about all the assholes on the plane who not only did nothing to help, but went out of their way to make that young mother feel even more miserable. I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and say you'd be the old woman covering her ears and making faces.
You're a remainder of what used to be reasonable people. They all became idiots except for you and a few others. Keep it up, Eric!
I'm gonna go not so way out on a limb here and say you're a dumbass - hence all the dumb assumptions :')
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You're a Trump fan, aren't you. Perhaps if people were a little more patient, kind, compassionate and considerate, not to mention helpful, instead of bitching like you are, we might be a little bit better off as a country.
Well I'd say you're probably a Trump fan since you're so self absorbed that you think I need to have an opinion about your dumb American political mess :p get over yourself, there's more countries than the US.
It's great she helped the helpless single mom, which was doing her best to calm down her children. Unfortunately, I can't take a side. I have had lots of bad experiences with toddlers on the same flights with me. The problem is that as long as there are shitty parents who don't give a damn that their kids are misbehaving and let them do whatever they want(Invading my personal space and pulling my hair? Hello, I'm not their toy, make something about your kids' actions, don't let them ruin my flight for no reason), few people would be on the young parents' side.
I think both sides have a point. Passengers have the right not to be bothered by screaming kids, and yet sometimes parents really can't control their kids despite their best efforts (as in this case). The parents who should be condemned are the ones whose kids are flaking out and yet they do NOTHING.
Agree! Parental response has a lot to do with reactions (sometimes). On flights though, people are not very understanding on a good day...
Kicking kids and kids pulling hair can be stopped but it is nearly impossible to stop a baby/ toddler from crying on a plane since they are almost always crying because their ears haven't popped and there is a lot of painful pressure. You can try to distract them but it may not work and actually crying is one of the few ways they can pop their ears since it works similar to yawning.
Neasha do I read your comment as saying that you think your kids can scream as much as they like in public and you don't have to do anything about it? Cos I clearly say at the end that the ones who shld be condemned are those who do nothing.
That is exactly the point I'm trying to make. :)
I'm sure most parents would never want to expose their children to most of the hateful people commenting on this thread. I expect my children to behave, but children are very intune to the negativity around them & respond the only way they know how. And while, like most, I'd prefer not to have to listen to an irate child...Id prefer it to an irate childish adult any day.
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How do you have to the right to not want to be bothered in public on a public flight? You want to not be bothered...drive your own damn car with no in it but you or stay the hell home.
Agree with this, I used to travel a lot and children often kick the seats in front of them. While it may be a more difficult issue to calm a crying kid down, it should be manageable to stop a kid from kicking the back of a seat. This is also about teaching your kids some decent manners and I've seen so many parents that never told their kids anything, when they started screaming or kicking seats, which is not ok. At least you can minimize the noise by wearing earphones, but there isn't much you can do about the kicking issue, except for asking their parents to tell them to stop.
I once had a kid do that. I got up, turned at him and gave him a glare that would make sauron proud and said STOP. KICKING. didnt bother me again.
I'm with you on telling a child to stop, Leni. I generally prefer to deal directly with the child. Some of them listen to strangers better than to their own parents. Plus parents sometimes tune out their children or are tired or jaded.
I totally agree. My husband had a 4 year old kicking his seat for over 10 minutes and the mother did nothing. She wouldn't have had to yell or punish but just tell her daughter that the seat kicking was disturbing someone else. And then there are the parents with two boys who sat across from us, the boys did anything they wanted, and wound up sitting facing their seat backs, no seat belt, as we landed. And I'm sure the parents would have sued if their boys had gotten hurt.
Amen!
The mom wasn't doing her best at all. She was acting like the paying customers were an inconvenience to her unruly family.
She had THREE kids! How in the world do you have a clue if she was doing her 'best'?
You have to discipline your kids. You or your 1,2,3 year old kids don't have right kick anybody seats - end of the story. No silly boredpanda article will change these basic rules. You might not be able to control of crying, but doing nothing about kicking is not acceptable!
Whats not acceptable is grabbing a kid's leg... i would be the first to tell my kid off for kicking and there'd be consequences if she didnt stop. But if a stranger grabbed her leg she can expect a kick somewhere else - from me.
Why? Cause it's not your damn kid, that's why.
grabbing a kids leg is physical assault. The same as grabbing an adult limb is physical assault!
What the heck is so hard to grasp here?? We even have those who have differed so much on views agreeing. So myself, as a Mom, Grandmom, Godmother & retired Law Enforcement...let me explain. You never, ever, ever put your hand (or any other body part) on a child that isn't yours and especially not on a strangers child! It is a physical assault punishable by law. Kicking the back of a plane seat however is not an assault to anything but your feelings, which is not an assault.
An adult laying their hands on anyone without permission is legally battery. It is a sue-able offense although in this situation the mother wouldn't be awarded much money so it would be nearly impossible to find a lawyer willing to represent her but she could try to represent herself. Just saying it is legally considered battery to grab a toddlers leg and this person could have been escorted off the plane by the police if the mother had wanted to push it.
Leni, I can at last agree with you. All I can say is A M E N.
The stranger that is :p
Grabbing the leg is not assault - it's simply keeping the child from continuing to kick and getting the childs attention. The kicking is the assault.
Parents with unruly Kids doing nothing about it is the worst. I mean how can those parents stay silent looking at their kids being an ass. Bcs the parents don't have manners of course, they don't educate their child before flight, and they can tolerate it bcs its their little monster. They don't have manners to educate or at least saying sorry most of the times and letting their kids being a monster. What is the usual excuse "they are kids" so they can scream and jumping and kicking as they like with the parents doing nothing with that kind of excuse. Iguess its the parents that thinks their child is a monkey that cannot understand what they said at all.
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Why though? Grabbing a kids leg won't hurt it.
First of all- referring to a human being as "it" is reaaaaally not okay. Second of all- an adult touching a kid that isn't theirs without permission is still legal trouble, no matter where they touch.
most adults need to discipline themselves. i've been kicked, had a seat thrown back in my face, had people reach over me to turn out my light, had to listen to yak yak yak on phone from ADULTS. rather fly with a kid any time.
Yes, parents need to discipline their children if they are over the top or out of control....the problem with this is, people's expectations of what is acceptable behavior from a small child is way out of proportion for what is normal for children that age. As adults, we are supposed to have attained a certain level of maturity, and should be able to deal with a certain amount of noise/movement from a small child. It's ludicrous that people expect a child of that age to sit perfectly still, not move, or make a peep yet the adults who are expecting that are showing showing their immaturity by how they react to them in the first place. OMG, that child is moving! Why isn't their parent beating them into submission!? Children are children, not little adults. You acted that way when you were that age, I did, we all did. Get over yourself. Just because some of you don't like children doesn't mean they are being unruly. They are just being normal, young children.
( replying to Robyn, it's hard to tell )
I say this too much here, but A M E N. This is as real as organic fruit!
My response was not to Leni, not sure why it showed up here.
Maciek Ravs...I'm sure you are sitting on a plane in charge of three young kids, on your own all the time right? Toddlers don't just do what mum or dad tells them....if they did no one ever would talk about what a nightmare they are. I was a real disciplinarian....didn't take any crap from my kids...(I had three children under two and a half years of age)....but were they always well behaved? absolutely not....because they were kids!
Carol Norwell you speak the TRUTH!! They're called the Terrible Two's & Even Worse Three's for a very good reason. Obviously this isn't so bad of a problem that they have made separate flights for those with or without children. Going by some of the comments here, some need to be glad they don't require a test of mental health be passed prior to boarding, or maybe tests of humanity or empathy.
Sure, ok, but there's a right way to handle it and a wrong way.
Your child is not my responsibility.
Actually you're not paying for tranquility, you're paying to travel WITH people and EVERYONE have to be patient and make it work. You can't put your hair on the other one screen, taking of your shoes with smelly feet or put your feet on the armrest, taking pills to support the flight AND drink alcool so you become a pain in the ass, you can't either invade your neighbour, you can't throw a tantrum because the person that paid for the window seat don't want to let you the window seat,(I assit 4 of these comportementsby adult... plus the lady shitting on her seat in first class) and you don't freak about your neighbour not speeking english, you can't either grunt because a delay flight make a baby nervous(they calm down when the plane take off usually), you don't point out 10 time that thay didn't have YOUR usual drink... It's a collective responsabilitythat the flight is OK. And as my father used to say "Don't bitch about the problem: either you solve it, either you ignore it"
It takes a village to raise children, so you either travel with the number of children you can handle alone, or you bring caretakers with you. There is just as much chance that a mother would flip out if a co-traveling stranger offers to touch (hold) one or her children. Yes, if you are traveling with the number of kids you can handle if things go badly (and they still go badly) I have a great deal of sympathy (one baby crying). If you're traveling with a pack of kids, you have no capability to deal with any one of them having a difficult time.
Zeno. Zeno. I couldn't say it better.
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One's child isn't your "responsibility" but don't we all know that even the best-raised kids are simply kids & as such WILL throw the occasional tantrum or have some legitimate upset? We forget that kids up to a certain age DO NOT know how (and you can't speed up this process no matter how much you wish) to regulate their emotions and expression. Do we sequester them from public until they can play nice 24/7? Besides the cruelty of doing so, it isn't PRACTICAL; it is exactly the process of living/interacting out there in the world & MAKING MISTAKES that helps kids learn. OF COURSE, there are parents who lack skill or patience & utterly fail THEIR CHILDREN. Society lazily forgets to make the connection that for children, bad behavior is ONLY a reflection of the parent, not the child. Ok, be mad at the parent; fine, but WHAT does that accomplish? How about being an example? Be the compassionate, disciplined human who demonstrates HOW to parent and regulate emotions! Village...!!
Can't reply to my own post anymore, but no, it really isn't. I don't try to be in people's faces, and I try to keep my kid out of people's hair too, but reality is that if you're in public, you might be uncomfortable by the existence of others. It's part of the package. Don't like it? Get a private jet. You didn't pay for a tranquil flight, you paid for a flight. And so did I. And for the record I'm always uncomfortable around people, and you don't see me expecting they all abandon the plane to accommodate my needs.
Nor is it the parents responsibility to expect a 3 yr old to behave differently than. 3 yr old.
I hope people were kinder to your mother.
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Your comfort isn't mine.
actually it is. if you go public, that's not just your space. it belongs to others too.
You're right Lenny, my comfort is the responsibility of the people I'm paying for a tranquil trip, meaning if you're ruining everyone's flight and are unwilling to at least try and fix the problem, you should be banned from flying in the future.
The only bit that makes me uncomfortable about this is her description of the woman with her hands over her ears making faces. People with SPD (often as part of autism or other neurodiversity) quite often do this to cope with noise. Plane travel is really friken hard if you have SPD, and noises like babies crying can feel like knives in the skull. It is not usual for a 'grown ass woman' to do this but quite normal for a 'grown ass autistic woman' to do this. So if she's on a non judgemental rant, it would be good to take that into consideration.
Her whole rant drips with judgment tbh.
Oh absolutely. As I mentioned somewhere else, it sounds very "holier-than-thou".
Yes! I was thinking the same thing, because I would be the one covering my ears and trying to not have a panic attack >_<;
If I were there as an autistic person I would have been that "grown ass woman". And I would have been holding my ears (or really wanting to) and looking around for a way out/trying to avoid a full on meltdown.
If I don't cover my ears during the flight, I can easily get barotrauma. And even IF I cover my ears, it still hurts. So I can totally understand this poor woman. :(
Completely agree. I have hypersensitive hearing - I need to wear earplugs when I go to concerts! - and a screaming child does feel like having a screwdriver shoved into my ear. Babies cry, it's normal, we all have to cope with it, but there is no reason to judge people for whom this crying is actually physically painful.
Earplugs!! They are very inexpensive & anyone who has auditory issues should never not have a set with them. If they don't have the wherewithal to get their own then someone who cares about/for them should help them acquire a set or two. And no I'm not judging any with handicaps, ever. I'm just saying they should be provided with necessary things to help them thru the day. But I also know, there's plenty of people out there whose only handicap is the hatefulness lodged in their soul.
Idk why my post duplicated itself. Was only meant to show up under Emma's post.
Noise cancelling headphone used in combination with earplugs. It's called adulting.
Also I can't use earplugs. It's a sensory issue for me. That will just further a meltdown for me.
I guess I am not a decent human being, as I believe no one has to put up with a child kicking their seat.
It's not about putting up with that, it's about how the person handled not putting up with it.
The woman was trying to calm her kid, there are people who dont, they just ignore the screaming child and make evrerything worse for everyone, cero consideration for others. If thats the case, I'm going to complain. If the person is trying, well, ok, i'll endure. But if the person is not evern trying, please.
I would normally be afraid to help because I wouldn't want to scare a baby and make her cry harder but this has inspired me to try to help.
Same here. I always wanna help, but I'm so afraid I'd mess up even more, or just stand there like a fool for not knowing what to actually do. I guess I'm a bit of a panic type, and it takes rational gestures to solve a problem and help somebody for real.
Having said that, I want to add I really appreciate what this woman did. Not only for obvious reasons, but also because she can do something I wish I could (and maybe can, but need to stop being such a coward?)
Word of warning: sometimes it makes it worse. I mean my toddler is hsp and when she's off, people being nice always makes it worse :') I personally still appreciate the kindness from other people but I figured I'd warn you that some kids might respond adversely xD
"and everyone must read it" fuck off.
Everyone must read it so that they (very well hopefully) learn kindness and learn not to be a crapsack in public.
More like "Everyone must read it so I can show them how great I am and how guilty they should feel for not liking babies on airplanes".
Markus, you truly are a master... of missing the point entirely. It's a story that people will actually start finding the brain in their heads and know that it's never bad to help. Yes, people need to read it, because the people of society today are corrupt minds too scared and prissy to lend a hand. The writer is hoping that they can change that. Now, fetch your sympathy. 💝
Nobody acted like a crap sack but the unruly family.
Yes, so much better to read angry bitter replies like yours than a story about helping others! Tanks so much for spreading your hate and vile attitude on the internet! Everyone is better off because of it (just so you are aware I am being sarcastic).
Amen, Stephen. This, forever this.
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Obviously people performing acts of kindness has no effect on you. Must suck to be such an asshole. You read the story just so you could make a dumbass comment. How nice for you.
Im not an a asshole, I'm not gullible like you though, I would rather be an ass than be a gullible bitch that thinks the world is just sunshine and Strawberries. It's not. This person wanted attention and gloat over the parenting skills. That's the truth. Stop being stupid.
I didn't have kids because I don't like them. If yours is kicking my seat I will hold you accountable to control your crotchlings. My anxiety on a plane is on overload and I expect my rights to be respected as much as you and your brats. If you can't control them you should be escorted off the plane just like any other disruptive person would be. Agitating a plane full of people is in no ones interest.
You're an adult get over it or don't fly. Kids have more to learn, you should know better.
"crotchlings"?!? Thank god at least some people figure out they are not meant for parenthood beforehand...
Too bad more people don't figure it out and not have kids they can't afford or handle, or even want for that matter. I know quite a few people who are so sorry and miserable they had kids, just out of societal and family expectations. Children are the biggest responsibility you can have, and a lot of people fall short as parents because they didn't really want them in the first place. At least I didn't make that mistake!
You must have had an awful childhood. To call a small human a name like crochling :/ their only error is being born before you.
I think people with great childhoods are more likely to choose childfreedom, so that the rest of their lives can be as pleasant as their childhoods were. And please don't think we need your approval for being childfree. The peace, quiet and flexibility are their own rewards. And yes, we do have and express opinions on other's kids. You take them out in public, their bad behavior is fair game.
Lots of child-insulting names when you were once a child. Soooo, basically biting back to yourself. Check yourself before you wreck yourself, bro.
Aww, is little Missy Prissy angry? Adorable!
You don't have kids so you really don't get to have an opinion about how to handle them honey.
Her not having kids is not the issue here. If you can't control your kids, then your parenting really lacks something. Just because a person doesn't have kids does NOT mean they have to put up with your brats and not say a word about how you handle them.
It's awful you feel anxious on a plane. Have you thought about taking action about that so you don't, such as a course on managing your anxiety. It may help. Given I don't get anxious when flying, I also don't get anxious when children cry. You could help yourself and others.
Of course I manage my anxiety. I take responsibility for my end of things in life. I expect others to do the same, that's all. There is no such thing as screaming kids not bothering an airline flight. I find your reply to be both patronizing and nauseating. I also think that most people who say they have endless patience in the face of screaming brats to be more than a little hypocritical . Part of an overall "correctness" mentality that everyone is supposed to embrace.