Maybe airlines should market "family friendly" flights and "flights for the child-intolerant," I dunno? I'm sure they could make a buck off of the idea, there seems to be demand for both (and the bonus if that people who just don't care can fly whatever they like!)

Ugh. I hate giant strollers. We live in Las Vegas, which is incredibly crowded in tourist-y areas. We bjorn/kokopax her whenever we can, but sometimes the stroller has to come. Black friday, we were in the Fashion Show Mall on the strip and our stroller, which we think is HUGE, was the smallest one we saw. One lady…

There is no dealing with it. Baby cries are designed by evolution to be irritating. This is why shaken baby syndrome happens. Baby cries are so horrible that an adult will lose their mind in a mad shaking rage to stop it.

In my experience it's really interesting to note where my flight is to/from when thinking about kids. For example, I lived in the Dominican Republic for a while and every flight I had to or from the DR had babies on it, and on those flights, the whole plane pitches in to help the kids feel better; they hold babies…

More often than not it's not a meltdown, it's case of them not being taught to behave properly. Or they need more attention.

Infants are different, but once they reach tiddler age, they can learn to behave.

I'm sorry, but imagine the scenario here. Your child kicks my seat, so I politely ask them to stop. Your child keeps kicking my seat, so I glare at them. Why didn't you stop them from CONTINUING to kick my seat after I politely asked the first time?

Did it look anything like this?

I would much prefer your dogs to children on the planes. Can we have your dogs on the plane and put the children in the cargo hold?

Fine, but I can't imagine there aren't other dog owners who'd like to travel with their dogs, so how is there not a viable option out there?

We "Childless People" actually prefer the term "Childfree."

It's not the fault of the kids or the parents. It's the airlines that have made flying as uncomfortable as possible. It means that when we're all sitting one on top of the other, all those little annoyances add up.

At least you can bring your children with you everywhere. I'd take all the nasty glares in the world if I were just allowed sit my two cattle dogs with me on the plane so I can bring them to see my Mom across the country. It is just terrifying to contemplate ever putting them in the cargo hold, and I don't want to…

We went to Florida a few years ago to visit my Mom. Seated right in front of us was a Mom, Dad and cute little girl about 5 or 6 years old. We got settled in our seats, the plane was full. Everything was good, we taxied to the runway and we took off. As we climbed into the sky, the little girl started screaming…

5) People who put their seat backs (do people realize that magic is not the explanation for the sudden increased space?).

As someone who really, really dislikes children, I have to ask: Why not just designate 10-12 rows of the plane's coach seating as "quiet flight" seating, in the same way that many public trains have a quiet car?

But seriously, if "Paris: Fun to Read About, But No Place for a Kid" actually existed I would frame it in my house.