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To: ilovesarah2012

I have a question ..??

If you have a child with this condition - why on earth wouldn’t you bring snacks with you .. instead of making demands on others to meet her needs ..??

Just asking ..?


2 posted on 05/11/2015 7:09:23 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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‘cuz the mother’s a whacko attention whore?


3 posted on 05/11/2015 7:11:06 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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I wouldn't travel in public with a kid that needed that much attention. Private travel in a car is one thing, but public travel on airlines is a step too far for me.

/johnny

5 posted on 05/11/2015 7:14:38 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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"If you have a child with this condition - why on earth wouldn’t you bring snacks with you .. "

That was my first thought.
We have an autistic daughter and ALWAYS keep snacks handy when traveling. And books/activities. That's just basic.

10 posted on 05/11/2015 7:17:11 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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I think the “hot meal” was the necessity. Those are hard to carry on an airplane.


15 posted on 05/11/2015 7:24:53 AM PDT by arthurus (it's true!)
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If you have a child with this condition - why on earth wouldn’t you bring snacks with you .. instead of making demands on others to meet her needs ..??

The article is missing some information: the mother did bring snacks, but her daughter refused to eat them.

There's more information here: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/United-Defends-Flight-Diversion-224056-1.html

19 posted on 05/11/2015 7:28:12 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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.. instead of making demands on others to meet her needs ..??

Demands? It was closer to a threath.

37 posted on 05/11/2015 8:01:38 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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You are really limited as to what you can bring aboard for snacks and liquids - can’t even bring a bottle of water, for cripes sake.


45 posted on 05/11/2015 8:16:32 AM PDT by maine-iac7 ( million ii, all)
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Cuz this is America.

Land of demands and home of the helpless.


50 posted on 05/11/2015 8:23:03 AM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (PS I live north of San Diego. Come & get me.)
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Have you ever worked with an autistic child? Then please, don’t judge.


60 posted on 05/11/2015 8:40:55 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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It took a hot meal to calm her. Which is what happened when the flight attendant brought her one.


61 posted on 05/11/2015 8:40:56 AM PDT by Pelham (The refusal to deport is defacto amnesty)
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Why not just stay home?


69 posted on 05/11/2015 8:55:20 AM PDT by stellaluna
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Good question.


130 posted on 05/11/2015 12:46:01 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Because you can’t take snacks through security, maybe? But I’d think there’d be a special request section of the reservations screen to indicate a child with special needs. They could have explained this to the gate clerk as well.


265 posted on 05/11/2015 6:37:29 PM PDT by rabidralph
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