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Originally Posted by shendison
1. I know because the mom was overheard in the airport before boarding, and the flight attendant verified.
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You asked the flight attendant about personal information about another passenger? Shame on you for being such a busy-body but shame on the flight attendant as well for saying anything. There's a Yiddish word for people like you. Yenta!
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2. The general "crappy parenting" opinion came in because she was ILL PREPARED - no toys, no distractions / books/ activities etc. and didn't even really seem to care that thihe kid was acting up and bugging others.
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It's a flight from Burbank, CA to Portland OR. Just under 2 hours long in a regional jet. How much "stuff" could she need? Perhaps she was traveling on last-minute notice and didn't have time to pack a lot of "baby crap."
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3. Yes, airline personel and all non-rev passengers should be (and ARE) held to higher standards because they are flying as a privilege. I'm related to some.
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It was a young child acting out. Travel is stressful for adults and children alike. Children just deal with stress differently. I guess if you report it to Horizon perhaps the kid's free flight privileges will be pulled!
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4. I didn't grow up believing "kids should be seen and not heard" - I leieve kids should be bhaved and parents should respect others by nsuring that they make the EFFORT. I wadn't appalled at the two year old, i was appalled that the non-rev passenger didn't seem to notice or care.
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Maybe not making a big deal out of the kid's behavior was a way of dealing with it. Sometimes when you make a big deal out of a kid's acting out they act out even more. Perhaps she thought if he just got it out of his system he'd eventually chill out. Maybe she had been scolding the kid since they left the house for the airport and she was just tired or lost her voice. Since you didn't post that the behavior lasted the entire flight perhaps her tactic worked.
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5. Videos / Pictures - legalities? Huh, don't know the law, but since i didn't post any, who cares?
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Exactly, who cares? Your only complaint was about another passenger...and a small child at that. That is just something the airline has little to no control over.