Well behaved children welcome

[MarillionFan]

Yep agreed. I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people tut and shake their heads for the smallest thing no matter what you try to do... the type of people who prefer if children are seen and not heard. Just ignore them and carry on. No doubt they popped into this world as fully grown (and intolerant) adults.

I find people who tut irritating and it's guaranteed to get an immediate response of me.


When my daughter was about 18 months she went on a plane for the first time, and from about 20 minutes in her temperature went up and she had a meltdown. Now it could be ear pressure, but she was distressed and cried. Being a crap Thomas Cook flight, they wouldn't let us in the galley and the toilet was tiny, and it was stressful for both me and the wife as having a screaming child isn't fair on anyone around, and so puts the stress back on you.


So up and down we went, trying to stay at the back of the plane, then coming back when it looked like she might calm down. Spent ages in the bogs at the back, but to no avail. Most people were sympathetic, but the woman in front of us, kept turning around, looking at my daughter, shaking her head and tutting.


After the about the forth time of these disgusted looks, she turned around, stared again, loudly tutted, and so I leant over and in no uncertain terms told her 'If you turn around, look at me and tut again, I'm going to pluck your ******* eyes out'


Took three years before we ever went on another flight, and I've never flown Thomas Cook again.

[d000hg]

Flying is a tough one. It is HORRIBLE being trapped near a screaming kid on a plane but there's realistically nothing much the parents can do and (if they're not awful people) they're probably rather embarrassed and hating it as much themselves. Maybe planes should offer free ear-plugs?

I do find it annoying when you stump up to travel 1st-class on a train and in the quiet coach there are people with kids. Young kids can't be blamed if they haven't learned volume control properly but their parents can be blamed for being thoughtless.

[LondonManc]

I do find it annoying when you stump up to travel 1st-class on a train and in the quiet coach there are people with kids. Young kids can't be blamed if they haven't learned volume control properly but their parents can be blamed for being thoughtless.

Correct. Up there with parents taking their kids to decent restaurants on Feb 14th or after 9pm.

[BrilloPad]

I've never flown Thomas Cook again.

Don't Thomas Cook have first class flights to the West Coast?

[BrilloPad]

I was on a train about a year ago where some parents were getting stressed at their(obviously bored) children.

I arranged for the twins to amuse them for an hour - which gave the whole carriage some peace.

[MarillionFan]

Don't Thomas Cook have first class flights to the West Coast?

This was when I was still a poor contractor and had to travel Economy.

[BrilloPad]

This was before my sledges deal and had to travel Economy.

FTFY

[TheFaQQer]

I was on a train about a year ago where some parents were getting stressed at their(obviously bored) children.

I arranged for the twins to amuse them for an hour - which gave the whole carriage some peace.

Please tell me that's not a euphemism.

[NotAllThere]

I carry a set of cards with the number 1 to 9 on them and then grade the tantrum. Arms and legs thrashing and screaming are necessary for full points, as are parents who have completely lost the ability to control their child.

My children seldom had tantrums. When they started, one of us would pick 'em up, hold any flailing arms and/or legs, and take them out. If shopping alone, then the shopping trolley was abandoned. The main point was to demonstrate that all times mum/dad is in control.

[BrilloPad]

The main point was to demonstrate that all times mum/dad is in control.

Bollox. Children know you better than you know yourself. They push you to your limit - and just a bit beyond.