I wonder how old the 2 of you are.
I have a special-needs daughter. We try NOT to have to travel with her in anything but a private conveyance (family car), but sometimes we have to. Yes...I have been THAT parent that took a child that cried almost the entire flight (Houston-Seattle), but there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it...and Benadryl doesn’t work on her.
I understand that there are some people that simply don’t like kids. I would hope, however, that some shred of compassion, no matter how small, exists in everyone, and would govern their actions accordingly.
Don’t take it personally. My goodness, let’s get a sense of humor, can’t we?
If you think that a special needs child applies to ALL children in this category, you are mistaken. Special needs children are a whole forgiveable category. I doubt highly, however, that most of the problems are with “special needs” children, but on the contrary, with those who are simply undisciplined. And btw, simply because they may be on some meds does not disqualify them from certain behaviors in public. Additionally, one or two times does not make a problem child. You should know that we are speaking generally of undisciplined children. BTW, God Bless You!