I would pay extra to do a ton of things that specifically excluded kids. Restaurants with no kids? Trains with no kids? Holy shit if they had grocery stores that banned kids... I’d pay a 20% mark-up. I wouldn’t even care.

Horrible person? I have two and would gladly pay more to be on flights without kids. Flying with my own children sucks. Fuck, I’m having flashbacks just talking about it.

Believe me on this—there is an age at which no discipline of any kind will prevent a kid from kicking the seat in front of them. None. Especially if they are in an FAA-approved car seat (and thus their legs are closer to the seat in front).

I’ve been really interested in CAREs for a while now, but held off on it because of the lack of a lower body harness to keep kids from sliding out the bottom.

Thanks for the suggestion! I am actually going to move him into a CAREs harness for our next flight, so that should take care of it (he won’t be able to reach the seat in front of him).

You might want to try searching for a car seat footrest. There’s a zillion of them out on the market, from official branded attachments to DIY ones with pool noodles on fabric straps. If the feet are comfortably supported up so the knees are a little elevated, it really helps stop kicking. (The kid is more comfortable…

me too, but then i think about things like this happening:

I had a flight recently with a mom and two sons assigned to the row in front of me and their delightful patriarch taking the window seat in my row. However, he was not occupying that seat, he was standing in front of my aisle seat, and because he was tall, the upper half of his body was leaning out into the aisle…

It’s not enough to turn around, you need to nicely say something to them. Try “I’m sure you didn’t realize this, but your kid has been kicking my seat a lot and it’s really uncomfortable. If there’s any way you could help, I’d appreciate it, thanks.”

Order coffee and a double Mountain Dew for the kid. The parent will be so appreciative!

I actually like sitting next to kids with good parents. Shitty parents are the problem, not the kids.

If your child is kicking the seat in front it is your responsibility to stop your own child. Do not make me have words with your kid!

was thinking she must have a pet sole fish?
(the kind they tend to filet)

Uhhh, hello. They're scratching you because they want you to do a cat eye with black eyeliner.

I don’t really mind it so much... except she is clearly lying because cats don’t wear makeup or get piercings. I know this because every time I have tried to do a smoky eye on my cats, they scratch me.

When she reaches this level of commitment, we can talk...

Right?

Are you made of porcelain?

What harm comes from supplying people with birth control, condoms, Pap smears, and cancer screenings?

I am DYING to hear what T.Rump’s response to this guy’s question would’ve been! Probably, yes, does involve internment camps.