Or porn.

Yeah. I'm more partial to the Badminton dynasty, myself.

I like your name. You can't pour syrup on it though.

Beats the heck out of me. At least I was able to reclaim my seat. Glass half full?

Yeah, back then, I'm sure it was common to drug kids. My own parents did some really questionable stuff in the 70s.

You would think that would work, but it did not.

I once overheard a South African couple bragging about how they had given Nyquil to their little ones before they boarded. I thought this was hilarious only because they were shitty parents who let their kids run around the airplane, harassing every passenger they could reach before they passed out. They just sucked…

Yeah, as already stated, not all grandparents are able to fly. Some can't even fly for legal/visa purposes. And sometimes families move and have to use public transportation to do that!

"why are you going to burden them with a newborn" —Because GM and GP want to see the newborn.

Because grandma and grandpa might not be physically or financially able to fly or travel. Or maybe the family is moving?

As a former nanny and professional babysitter:

Fly Turkish Air.

My issues with unruly, kicking kids is that they have asshole parents. Some kids are genuinely Damiens, but most are just the unlucky offspring of assholes and idiots. Similar to how I feel about unruly dogs —>asshole dog owners.

It's OK to trip the parents though.

I arrived to my seat to find a woman sitting in it. I am tall and really needed the aisle seat for leg reasons and special meal assignment. She insisted it was her seat even as I demonstrated my ticket. Finally she realized she was seated two seats over. Her child sat next to me and kicked the side of my leg for 6…

Yeah, it's no small coincidence that most of the females interviewed in the new KB documentary were mostly the copycat artists.

As a humongous, obsessed fan since the early 80s, I can't really feel badly for her. Folks who buy waterfront property know the deal they make will end some day in tragedy.

Aren't we all?

Starred for the excellent mini-essay on the unexamined Mindy Kaling dudebro.

ITA. Also, I found his story confusing. It seemed that at first, there were hints that he was closeted and overcompensating, but now the character seems to be a regular hetero dudebro.