I’m not saying that the flight attendant didn’t over react, but the mother was extremely rude in allowing her toddler to interrupt the safety speech multiple times. One interruption would have been understandable, and I would have apologized, but multiple times, is ridiculous. Who knows what the woman said to the stewardess when she told her to shut the baby up. Neither one were using their best manners.
I’ve just been annoyed too many times by people with young children on airplanes. Last month, it wasn’t the kids on the plane, it was in the airport. The family was traveling with several young children who were running around the airport, eating and dropping food and trash everywhere. Then another woman showed up with shrieking twins, not crying, just shrieking, one would do it, and the other would answer. The mother was embarrassed, but the stupid grandmother thought it was cute. People need to get through their heads that no one thinks their kids are as cute as they do.
That is telling it like it is. Damn you're good!
When my son was small, I was mortified if I thought he was disturbing others. I flew with him at 18 months and I still remember how awful it was. Looking back I realize he probably did not bother others as much as I thought. I was just so aware. lol
I also can understand that after 11 hours, no one was happy. The child may have been a bit annoying but, really, everyone needed to just get where they were going. The flight attendant interrupted that when she decided to claim a threat had been made.
I do not appreciate it if I have to deal with an active child on a plane. If it gets too much, I will just use my mp3 player or my laptop with headphones and ignore.
They used to have smoking sections in planes. I wish they would have family sections.