[clamper1797]

Was the trip necessary ... have you ever had to sit next to someones screaming child for a long flight ?

I have and it ain't fun

[OldFriend]

Ah, my son had a screaming child on his flight from Philly to Frankfurt, Germany. He still talks about the trauma! LOL

[MotleyGirl70]

I've only flown once (a long time ago) so I'm not an expert at what people go through when flying. However, I've sat next to screaming kids when out to dinner and it makes for a very unpleasant meal.

[trillabodilla]

I have, too; I always try to put myself in their shoes. Sure it's irritating, but being a parent, you try to understand.

Same at the supermarket and restaurants- when a child is throwing a hum-dinger, I usually think- been there, done that, poor mom.

[toldyou]

Try working a flight to or from Disneyworld! You just shake your head. Yes, I'm sure that sitting next to unruly children is worse than being in the aisle!

I think the worse complaints I had, on a six hour flight, was, "The kid behind me is kicking my seat."

You don't know how hard I tried to get the parents to stop the kid....I'd even reprimand the child...to no avail. I'd just give the poor person, whose seat was being kicked, free drinks.