"Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Posted on 07/13/2007 2:03:55 PM PDT by Cagey
NEW YORK -- The Gwinnett County mother kicked off an airplane with her 19-month old son tried to tell her side of the story Friday morning, but her son's crying drowned out part of the interview.
Garren Penland, 19-months old, got so unruly during his mom's chat with 'Good Morning America' anchor Diane Sawyer, co-anchor Chris Cuomo had to take the toddler off the set.
While Kate Penland explained her child was well-behaved on the Continental Express flight, little Garren kicked, wiggled and squirmed out of his mother's arms.
At one point he climbed up on a coffee table and rifled through Sawyer's scripts.
When Sawyer handed him a model Space Shuttle to distract him, Garren rolled it off the table and onto the floor.
Kate Penland said she and Garren were booted from the flight last month by a flight attendant who suggested she use benadryl to calm her son down.
"Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Someone needs a good whack on the backside ... the kid could probably use one too ...
Now that’s funny.
Regardless of the kid’s behavior on the flight, bringing him on the air during a live interview was pretty frickin stupid. There’s no predicting how a kid that age is going to act.
> “Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Nothing that a dam’n good spanking couldn’t fix. Of course, tho’ — parents these days seem to have forgotten the fine art of corporal punishment.
10-4 on that!
The mom had to wait for 11 hours to get on the plane. The only one to complain was the flight attendent, and she all but told her to drug her kid.
> There’s no predicting how a kid that age is going to act.
At 19 months that child should be well enough behaved to sit quietly thru 2 hours of church, once per week. Both of mine did.
There was a time when a child, if he threw a tantrum, would get something from his mother that used to be called ‘an a$$ whooping’. Worked wonders.
Ain't that the truth.
LOL!
Mom didn’t help her case much with that interview. 3 adults couldn’t control the kid, and they finally had to carry her off camera. Hope the jury gets to see that when she sues the airline.
Well at least she didn't suggest that the child play outside.
Thanks for the warm memory. It was that speech which made me realize the Roberts family was as real as anyone in America.
Sounds like a good reason for keeping them off airplanes, too.
....but seriously, 11 hours waiting for a flight that was delayed. That is a damn long time for an adult much less a kid.
If she decides to sue the airline, you can be sure the defense attorney will introduce the video of the GMA interview.
Sounds like one of those “count to three” mothers. You know what that method teaches kids?
How to count.
LOL, case dismissed!
Exactly. If she was contemplating a civil case, she can probably forget it now - regardless of what actually transpired on the plane.
"Who told you to put the kid on TV? I didn't tell you to put the kid on TV! Our case is ruined. This is a public humilation!"
wHAT WAS REALLY FUNNY WAS the male anchor kept saying to the child...” I have the balls. I have the balls.
( we hope he does...ha. but not enough to shut the kid up.)
The Airline wins the case, lol!
These should be required for those kids that love to kick the back of the seat in front of them.
Hahahahaha!
Kids, esp at that age don’t like not having momma’s attention. They will do whatever they need to , to get it back, even if it results in a spanking. He sounds normal to me.
Good one! :)
Sad! I feel sorry for the kid with a mother as out of touch as she is.
The child seems to have confirmed the reports that he is misbehaved.
It’s Out-ra-geous!
It’s preposterous!
This child will be a brat from bad parents.
Better yet—remember the old days, where they had smoking and non-smoking sections of aircraft? How about a kid and a non-kid area? Chances are, the business people who need to get something done while on a flight could justify an extra 10% surcharge for a seat in the preferred section. And not having to listen to whining is one additional benefit that the harness you picture wouldn’t do anything about.
‘There’s no predicting how a kid that age is going to act.
Ain’t that the truth.’
Isn’t that a cute picture...such a nice family and cute kids...
btw, I saw the interview and well, maybe benadryl wouldn’t have been a bad idea...
The other night we were discussing discipline and my son said I should have spanked his sister more. I said I'm not sure it makes a difference. It didn't seem to with him.
He grinned and said, Sure it did. I didn't end up in jail, did I?
LOL! Betcha Diane Sawyer wanted to give the kid the same thing the flight attendant suggested...wasn’t it Benadryl?
How the child acted on the plane or on GMA has nothing to do with with any law suit that might go forward.
It’s definitely preposterous.
It’s just the latest of my many public humiliations!
LOL, cute young Master Roberts. But at least you saw his mom was about to burst a blood vessel... she was so pissed.
She didn’t know whether to move up and grab him, what would a pic or video of that do, or let him loose.
LOL
A restaurant once had a sign:
PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILDREN QUIET AND IN THEIR SEATS.
It should be the law of the land.
Maybe they should place a wall in front of the last few seats for kid problems. That way no one would hear them. I would rather hear a kid cry or scream any day than listen to a parent try to ‘reason” with them though. They are unreasonable.
An old Harry Hershfield joke.
Don't know. We never had that problem.
Yeah, sure. Are you a lawyer who specializes in screaming brats?
Even though she was "randomly selected" for extra security screening at the airport*, had an infant in arms and her 2-year-old was reluctant to keep the seat belt fastened throughout the flight, the flight attendants said the kids were well behaved. My daughter made sure they had plenty of snacks and coloring books.
This woman had ONE toddler and couldn't control him?
*She is always "randomly selected" for additional security screening. My daughter is dark-skinned and looks "Middle Eastern." I suggested that the next time she flies, she should wear a head scarf.
Maybe the child had a dirty bomb.
The network wins either way. If the kid behaves, they can point to the big bad airline. If the kid acts out, they can show the nation another stupid pig waiting at the trough.
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