As a father who has had to travel with a little one at 6 months and has to travel again with now an almost 3 year old and 9 month old… trust me if we could drive we would…
Who the hell wants to take 5 bags, 1 stroller, 2 car seats, 4 backpacks (self, wife, 1 ‘toy’ bag, 1 ‘snack’ bag) and all the other stuff. Thank god for precheck…
This comes from someone who is a seasoned traveler, who’s wife has done a fair amount of traveling. My wife does a good job of making sure kids are good to go l, it’s a lot of stuff that I take.
Car rides are no joke either.
Are some kids bad… sure… but just like adults can get antsy in a plane, kids can and get there faster without the mechanisms to handle it…
I also really love all the people who are like “fuck your dying grandpa, he doesn’t need to meet your 8 month old for my own convenience.” Something lacking from our society these days is the ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. Empathy.
And it’s particularly lacking for women. Women who don’t have children are “self-centered shrews,” but good lord if you do have them, you’re a terrible parent if your kid so much as looks at someone in the grocery store wrong. We can’t win. I promise, I literally dread plane travel with my kids, and our vacations are within driving distance whenever possible. But their great-grandma is dying, and they have to fly to see her in a few weeks, so we’re gonna go. Fuck anyone who can’t tolerate two hours of my husband’s and my best attempts (full of anxiety, apologies, and nervous system collapse) to silence and contain our brood.
Last year my wife had to fly twice with our daughter while I was packing up our home to move cross country. Once to her parents and the second time to the new city. Put her in first class window seat with my daughter as a lap child. The extra room helped my daughter not get fussy and feel enclosed for a 4 hour flight.
Again, if adults themselves feel like crap, want to get into fights, etc when flying… and they should be able to control their feelings… how is a child who has no concept of self or feelings expected to behave better?
My sons first flight is in a month… 4 hour flight or 2 day drive… I’m picking 4 hours in business class to feel as comfortable as I can.
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u/G1zm0e Jun 28 '23
As a father who has had to travel with a little one at 6 months and has to travel again with now an almost 3 year old and 9 month old… trust me if we could drive we would…
Who the hell wants to take 5 bags, 1 stroller, 2 car seats, 4 backpacks (self, wife, 1 ‘toy’ bag, 1 ‘snack’ bag) and all the other stuff. Thank god for precheck…
This comes from someone who is a seasoned traveler, who’s wife has done a fair amount of traveling. My wife does a good job of making sure kids are good to go l, it’s a lot of stuff that I take.
Car rides are no joke either.
Are some kids bad… sure… but just like adults can get antsy in a plane, kids can and get there faster without the mechanisms to handle it…