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There's a baby in first class. (self.firstworldproblems)

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There should be rules, this isn't 'Nam.

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[–]lolarent 36ポイント37ポイント  (1子コメント)

Babies aren't allowed in first class in a lot of airlines in Europe...

[–]hadronox 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

That just makes good sense.

[–]blackinthmiddle 30ポイント31ポイント  (11子コメント)

That's why I just use my gulf stream!

Seriously, I've never flown first class. What I would suggest next time is a good pair of noise canceling headphones. I take the train every day and headphones make it bearable. Loud babies? People on cellphones? I don't have to worry about that anymore. If you have a super loud person? I guess you could use ear plugs, but I've never been in that situation.

[–]BinguniR34 24ポイント25ポイント  (0子コメント)

Gulfstream, get it right you poser peasant.

[–]mscndccnt 7ポイント8ポイント  (6子コメント)

Some Airlines (I know of Lufthansa) even hand out noise canceling Headphones (Bose QC in their case) for you to use during the flight.

[–]select1on 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

Singapore air do even in business class.

[–]spacetuxedo 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

Even United does that in business and first.

[–]lo_and_be 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Just flew British. They did it in their "economy-plus"-type section (whatever they're calling it these days. World Traveler Plus?)

[–]spacetuxedo 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Actual noise cancelling or just regular headphones?

[–]Skilled1 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

In the states we can fly an airline that charges for us for drinks and snacks, none are provided.... So we have that going for us.

https://customersupport.spirit.com/hc/en-us/articles/202097886-What-food-and-drinks-does-Spirit-offer-on-the-plane-

[–]Gravitational_Bong 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

OK, but Spirit is a terrible airline that even my broke ass refuses to fly.

[–]hy_quip 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

You really can't fly commercial these days without a quality pair of noise canceling headphones...

[–]SeekerInShadows 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Noise canceling headphones, especially wireless ones, have been my best purchase in the last few years, by far.

By now I probably wouldve been sent to Gitmo for killing all the annoying people on my train. Now with noise canceling headphones im a zen master and actually can ride the train in peace. Its absolutely wonderful.

[–]exoxe 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I flew first class once, but that was only after being bumped off of 2 other flights (group of us). Unfortunately I was only 22 and didn't take advantage of it (didn't care to drink much then)

[–]douggoblue[S] 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm only in the emergency exit row on my second flight, the horror!

[–]stonedmariguana 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

There are rules, Smokey. This isn't Nam.

[–]Karma_Turret 10ポイント11ポイント  (3子コメント)

Where's your personal jet?

[–]squigs 53ポイント54ポイント  (1子コメント)

This is firstworldproblems. Not oneperceproblems

[–]phoenixink 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

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I think you may have dropped those, but I'm not sure. If not I can send them to the lost and found.

[–]BigDildo -4ポイント-3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I would assume some sort of emergency maintenance. I can only imagine it was something along the lines of a factory recall that affected all private jet airplanes, because that would be the only explanation for why he's not flying in one of his backup jets. Of course, I haven't noticed any such announcement come across my desk, but my personal assistant handles the trivial matters.

[–]TheCrotchKnocker 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

This happened on our honeymoon. Family with shitty kids aged 4-8. We had to complain five times before it sunk in to tell them yelling isn't appropriate.

[–]akpak 1ポイント2ポイント  (33子コメント)

Yeah, I was that person this week. I used to be annoyed by (bad) kids in first class too.

When I have to travel, I have no choice but to fly. Someone is always going to be annoyed, whether in coach or first class. I paid a bunch for my seat too, and I don't think kiddo would have done as well in a more cramped seat.

If the parents plan ahead, babies don't have to be screaming messes on airplanes.

[–]lo_and_be 7ポイント8ポイント  (23子コメント)

Wait...how?

I'm not a parent so that may be an obvious question, but how do you plan ahead to make sure your baby doesn't cry? What sort of black magic is this?

[–]kraln 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

Benadryl.

[–]akpak 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

Kids tend to cry because they don't know how to pop their ears.

I gave kiddo a decongestant (on Dr's advice), and timed his feedings to takeoff/landing. He didn't cry at all on either 3.5hr flight.

[–]paisleyterror 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Vodka in their bottle.

[–]Thunderjugs 2ポイント3ポイント  (12子コメント)

You cannot plan away crying if they feel like crying. My daughter was 18 months when we took her on a plane in November. We took an early flight so there would be less people and she would sleep. Packed a bag full of activities. Loaded my Ipad with games and movies. Lots of snacks. Pacifiers and a bottle with milk for popping ears. Was traveling with my parents so we could move her around if she got fussy. I planned for everything within my contol.

What ended up happening was she wouldn't go back to sleep on the plane, was extremely cranky, pissed for being forced to stay in a small area, was interested in movies and toys for about 5 minutes, refused to sit with anyone accept me (mom) but wouldn't actually sit still, wouldn't eat and proceeded to make life hell for me and everyone around me. I apologized to the people around us but that's all I could do.

Trust me people with little kids on planes are having a worse time than anyone. It's stressful, embarrassing and frustrating. Unfortunately there are many times when we have to fly. In our case if we don't visit my sick, aging grandparents in another state they will never meet my daughter. We don't know how much longer they have.

[–]gloryholeguilt -5ポイント-4ポイント  (0子コメント)

You're a self entitled bitch. You should've had an abortion.

[–]Melkath -3ポイント-2ポイント  (5子コメント)

The best gesture ive seen is the parents who prepared bags of candy with a note in the bag that said something like:

"I am so sorry.

This is my first flight! It is very exciting, but also very scary and overwhelming, so I will likely cry and fuss at least a little bit. My parents are going to do their best to keep me comfortable and happy, but please accept these treats as reparation for any stress or annoyance I may cause you during the flight."

And they walked around the people near them and had the baby hand people the bags.

That is the only story I have heard that has disarmed my instinct of wanting to put the parents of an infant on a plane's heads on a stake.

But ya... the black magic is some sort of tranquilizer. Or keeping the baby up and exhausted beforehand (which can backfire and just make the kid more cranky instead of sleepy).

Parents of infant children should travel in minivans or not at all. Period. Its a 3-5 year stretch depending on how quickly you can civilize your little savage that you just lose as part of the cost of reproducing.

[–]akpak 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

You should try living in Alaska or Hawaii where you have no choice if you're going to go anywhere.

[–]Melkath -2ポイント-1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Then you don't go anywhere. I thought I was pretty clear about that.

[–]prince_of_tacoma 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

I got a dunkin donuts gift card from a couple with small children once. They were in the row behind me. It was only $5 but like, that's a couple coffees and I'm not going to complain about that. Even that small gesture made the flight much better.

But also, I understand that babies are crying to equalize their ears. They're not doing it because they're uncivilized.

[–]Melkath -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ya, I mean, I'd look more for a demo of forethought than a payoff.

And my ears equalize on a plane too. I don't start screaming and crying because civilization comes with age and education, the things the two year old doesn't have yet.

[–]akpak -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

I brought earplugs for my neighbors in case the worst happened.

[–]SkiingLunatic -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

Sleeping pills and wodka

[–]Melkath -3ポイント-2ポイント  (7子コメント)

Why do you "need" to travel?

I hear that a lot "I hated babies on planes too, then I reproduced and became an extreme hypocrite and flipped my polarities".

From the ages of 1-3, when you have a kid that you have not raised far enough to ensure that they behave for 1-5 hours of sitting in a stressful situation, if you cant not fly, you don't travel. Ive heard a lot of "but I had to fly to my mom's house to show off my baby to her!". Well no... no you didnt.

So, I mean, unless you are the only person who was capable of disarming the nuke in Prague, I'm pretty sure you didn't "need" to bring a baby into first class. You really wanted to and decided fuck everyone else on the plane, your life is so much harder than theirs.

[–]akpak 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

I had to attend a family emergency. I live in Alaska, so flying is the only way out that doesn't take a week.

Yes, I disliked crying kids on airplanes but I also realized it wasn't fair to expect people to be home bound for 5+ years.

I've encountered more obnoxious "adults" on airplanes, honestly.

[–]alleigh25 -1ポイント0ポイント  (3子コメント)

Why do you "need" to travel?

Your grandparent died, your sibling is getting married, your spouse got very sick or injured while on a business trip, you're moving overseas...there are a lot of possible reasons.

[–]FISH_MASTER -3ポイント-2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Once you become a parent you get this overwhelming sense of self entitlement.

[–]jodansokutogeri 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Your only plan now is to crash the plane with no survivors.

[–]DarkSideofOZ 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Three words. Ass seat cushion.

[–]isle_say 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You should post this to /r/sixwordstories.

[–]my_lucid_nightmare -5ポイント-4ポイント  (5子コメント)

It used to be socially expected that kids either behave during air travel, or parents not fly with children. You'd never see kids younger than about 5 on planes. Unless they were sleeping (probably given something to help them sleep the whole trip)

Why and how that changes into self-entitled parents who have no idea how morally wrong they are, I do not know. But it has, and it's really pathetic seeing people defend their selfish actions.

Your child does not give you a right to annoy 20-30 people. Doubly so on an airplane. Stay home until the kid is able to fly properly. Or be hated by everyone around you who is more polite and more civilized than you are. Not that you care, clearly, by your actions.

[–]akpak 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

How do you know? How old are you?

My parents flew with me when I was a baby/toddler quite a few times.

I've flown somewhere probably every year of my life (almost 40), and there's always been a baby on the flight. Screaming the whole flight? Maybe twice.

[–]Chairboy -1ポイント0ポイント  (1子コメント)

/r/childfree is leaking again. Someone check the DINK Seals please.

[–]my_lucid_nightmare 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Best way to win an argument is attack the speaker.

[–]alleigh25 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You'd never see kids younger than about 5 on planes. Unless they were sleeping

Bullshit. My grandmother flew to Germany alone with a two year old and an infant decades ago, and that's way too long of a flight for them to have been asleep the whole time.