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Stupid đ¤Śââď¸ Adult screams back at kid
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u/dag_darnit 5d ago
Noise cancelling headphones are great. I fly long haul a lot. It's still my favorite purchase after 10 years of travelling.... Ok maybe my handheld gaming PC beats that.
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u/polarbearsarereal 5d ago
Airpods + iems and the dongle to plug em in, dont fly without em!
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u/GamefaceJY 5d ago
Yeah the option to significantly overpay for noise cancelling headphones is always an option. I guess if you're a prisoner of the Apple ecosystem you don't really have free will anymore so it isn't even a choice.
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u/PetThatKitten 4d ago
in ear headphones is a absolutely THRIVING market in 2026.
You can buy audiophile quality for under 60usd, and noise canceling under 50usd.
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u/Impossible-Repeat577 4d ago
what if the kid starts touching you and playing with your headphones
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u/JSGFretwork 4d ago
They don't stop that frequency... just flew back from New Zealand to LAX. 12ish hours, and the 4 year old one row behind me screamed and screeched bloody murder for about 9 hours of it.
Kid started hitting his sister next to him, made her cry. He was a menace.
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u/Nefarious_Precarious 3d ago
Noise canceling headphones are a complicated problem. That's because it's usually the shitty parents with bad parenting skills that use the damn things and leave the public to suffer lol
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u/KittyZoeyx 5d ago
planes really bring out peopleâs worst impulses đ like weâre all trapped in a metal tube at 30,000 feet, maybe escalating into a scream-off with a toddler isnât the move đ
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 5d ago edited 4d ago
A flight is a public place FYI, so people do public place things. I find it a million times more annoying when someone near me is watching a video on their phone without headphones and with volume up near me on a plane, but what am I gonna do other than politely ask them to use head phones ? And these are adults who definitely know better and shouldnât need to have their behaviour corrected.
Kids cry. Ideally the parents deal with them effectively, lots donât which is super annoying, sometimes they deal with them and the crying still doesnât stop. In that case itâs as annoying to them as it is for us. Some things we just have to deal with when weâre in public transportation. Alternatively you can take that 1000 mile road trip you suggest.
Edit : by public I donât mean that airlines arenât privately owned by companies (who decide to allow families and babies on board, so you are also free to seek out airlines that do not, or create your own if you feel so strongly about the issue). By public I mean it is not your own private little space in which you can behave however you want and everything must be curated for your comfort. You are still in public even if you are on private corporate owned property and it is mass transportation. You will have annoying things to deal with just like everyone else on board
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u/lostpen11 5d ago
but what am I gonna do other than politely ask them to use head phones ?
Fight fire with fire. Play some earworm song on your phone on repeat at full blast so they can't concentrate on whatever video they were watching.
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u/breakpeace 5d ago
If they donât respond to you asking directly if theyâre nearby (100% has worked for me in a plane), you can very much call the attendant and have them turn their speaker phone off. Iâve done that several times and it too has always worked.
Thankfully, most airlines seem to preempt this by announcing itâs not permitted.
Letâs not normalize (which means not tolerating, too) speaker phone!
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u/Longjumping-Word8336 5d ago
True, attendant can work but I tend not to do it because it feels kind of like âIâm gonna tell on you !â lol but I agree itâs an option.
And yes I hate speaker phone in public !
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u/Danedelies 5d ago
No, it's more annoying for everyone except rhe parents. Don't fly with a poorly behaved toddler. You can drive.
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u/TamponBazooka 5d ago
"Raise them to be quiet or face no-fly justice!"
lol what a stupid take
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u/Catmip 5d ago
Tell me you donât have kids without telling me you donât have kids.
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u/stash0606 5d ago
I swear, the people here commenting all sorts of asinine takes have no clue about how humans work.
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u/Hypasurf 5d ago
"...about how parenting works". There, I fixed your comment for you.
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u/realboabab 5d ago
parenting or no, every single human was a child once.
And we need children unless you want to break it to gen Z that they're going to have to be the oldest farmers / store clerks / utility workers / etc. in human history - right up until civilization ends and the species goes extinct.
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u/Impressive-Foot7698 5d ago
No it's about how humans work. Asking someone to somehow keep a child from crying by wrangling them is impossible lmao
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u/Impossible_Break698 5d ago
You aren't a bad parent because a kid screams. No amount of "parenting" will prevent a kid under like 3 from crying.
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u/stash0606 5d ago
coz parenting works with 100% reliability coz we're not dealing with sentient unpredictable little humans, but blocks of code, right? also forgot the part where babies have a 100% emotional and natural language literacy.
for the love of everything that's holy, go out and interact with someone.
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u/VeryNiceGuy22 5d ago edited 5d ago
Stupid heartless take. They're kids man, they can't control themselves, their brains aren't fully cooked yet. It's not always at the fault of the parent. I would say most of the time it isn't.
My parents had to fly with me regularly to Hawaii and guam for work when I was an infant. That sucked for everyone involved, they would have loved to not have to bring me. But it wasn't a choice.
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u/Lepidopterex 5d ago
Thank you! Try explaining to a kid under 3 what the fuck is happening when the room they are in suddenly rumbles super loudly, tilts, and then their head feela like it is going to explode.Â
And then try to explain to a scared kid over 3 why they can't sit in their parents lap while this very scary thing is happening.Â
Kids can't get good at following plane rules unless they experience them. There's no way to practice the overwhelming sensory stimulation of an airport followed by being forced to sit in one spot for an hour or longer. Â
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u/CuteLilPuppyBoy 5d ago
While this is a good point, I do also think that not enough parents explain to their child what will happen on the plane. How it'll feel. Apparently on my first flight my mom explained to me what would happen and I ended up not making a fuss. While I do agree not every toddler and below will understand, I think people underestimate their ability to know what you're trying to explain to them and just dump them in the pressurised tube and force them to ache and feel confined.
But honestly fuck that previous commenter. It's like saying hitting your child because they won't behave is okay. Some situations are purely out of one's control and when you literally don't know how to control your emotions because you're like 4 years old, that needs to be taken into account by others.
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u/John_Wicked1 5d ago
Sounds good to say âraise them to be quietââŚ.doesnât work so well in practice when itâs likely ages 0-4 be discussed.
Parents may try to redirect when they get settled but thatâs not guaranteed to work.
But honestly only a fool would expect a quiet flight and not bring headphones. Maybe if youâre in a private jet.
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u/Master_Chen 5d ago
100 percent this. My wife and I have been in this situation a few years ago where our son screamed the entire flight. He was so tired, not feeling good and couldn't sleep on the plane because of the unfamiliar environment so he balled and screamed the entire flight.
My wife and I were in tears because we felt bad for everyone around us and felt bad for our son too because he was having a miserable time.
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u/whiskeylover 5d ago
As a parent I totally understand that kids sometimes scream. If someone can't stand a crying baby on a plane, maybe they should charter a flight instead.
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u/TortexMT 5d ago
the parents know that their kid is a screamer 100%, still decide to go on a plane because they cant wait for next year to go to holidays. selfish pricks
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u/mister_empty_pants 5d ago
The first time an airline ends up on the news for banning a black family for their rowdy kid your whole idea goes up in smoke. Nice thought, tho.
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Black kids are threatened within a millimeter of their lives against being disruptive when flying. They're never the rowdy ones on a flight. It's always, and I mean ALWAYS rowdy white kids. Why are black kids catching strays?
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u/stelviovontrap67 5d ago
Literally, every single person has main character syndrome these days
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u/Bananapantsmcgeef 5d ago
Like people who think itâs fine for their children to scream in public.
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u/Fine-Froyo6219 4d ago
Same people who would bring a dog into a public space where it doesn't belong and think it's fine. There's something wrong with these people, and then they will say YOU don't have empathy LOL
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u/mycboi 5d ago
we shouldnât normalize flying with a screaming child in the tube
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u/bullettenboss 5d ago
Especially children.
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u/stelviovontrap67 5d ago
Everybody these days likes to talk about emotional intelligence, but donât realize children are still learning and people expect children to act like theyâre a 35-year-old office worker with perfect decorum even though their brain is going all over the place
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u/Dizzy-Revolution-300 5d ago
Young children are naturally solipsistic, because how else would it work. Adults should know better though. That said, clip is funny as hell
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u/Leather-Arachnid-417 5d ago
I sat beside a woman on a flight with an inconsolable child once. I played with the baby for the entire flight just to keep him occupied. She looked exhausted. She was ok as long as I was sliding her Cheerios and stealing her nose. I felt so bad for that woman because everyone was sneering at her and it was all out of her control. Try to show these folks some grace. They are just trying to get there like you.
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u/Swan_Parade 5d ago edited 5d ago
I give you credit for being patient and kind and your actions were very nice and more people should act as you did
But also most people who are traveling are stressed and exhausted as well not just parents, and it should not be on them to take on the burden of entertaining someone elseâs kid because they canât keep them under control
Edit: getting a good laugh at some of the replies here, some people are quite touchy to say the least to my comment essentially stating âitâs not on strangers to watch your kid if theyâre acting upâ lmao - Maybe my phrasing wasnât specific enough but obviously nobody is implying that kids can just be easily kept under control, my comment was to imply the parents at least make effort and try and are unable to do so.
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u/Leather-Arachnid-417 5d ago
I totally understand where you are coming from. Its a valid point,
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u/Swan_Parade 5d ago
Youâre a good person, keep it up
When people are stressed itâs hard for them to be their best selves, you did great with your actions
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u/Lumpus-Maximus 5d ago
If you can pull it off, helping is golden. I almost certainly couldnât (and donât fault others who canât), but FOR GODâS SAKE DONT MAKE IT WORSE
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u/I_Galactus 5d ago
I was once on a 6 hour flight with a couple of kids behind me kicking the seat and screaming the entire time. The parent absolutely had no control. During the last 15 minutes, one of the kids threw up all over the back of the seat. As sympathetic as I was, I also have bad anxiety and had to endure an onslaught for 6 hours.
I mention this because there is no easy answer to this. Kids will be kids but that means everyone else will have to pay.
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u/The_Hoopla 5d ago
There is an easy answer. Kids under the age of 5 shouldnât fly for non-essential reasons.
Itâs bad for them. Bad for you. Bad for everyone involved.
The only benefit is itâs cheaper for the parents who now donât have to pay for a sitter.
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Finally, someone who gets it. Itâs not others burden because you chose to reproduce!
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u/TopsailWhisky 5d ago
But we DO live in a society!
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u/BedBubbly317 5d ago
Yes, a society that not long ago adults didnât take their children on things like planes because parents understood that as a society the needs and wants of other working adults has more importance.
If you canât control your children on a plane then you either need to drive or wait until they are old enough to control themselves on a flight. It is nobody elseâs responsibility or obligation to listen to your child holler for 5 hours all because you chose to have a kid. Thatâs not a valid excuse in any way
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u/Any_Constant_6550 5d ago
Then stay home. Most grown people understand that we may have to deal with children in public places. We cope just fine
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u/Muted_Buy8386 5d ago
Turns out you're my burden just by existing. We all exist around each other and there's a certain amount of obligation that comes with that. Acting like a normal human.
Humans that are anti-natalist are the furthest things from well functioning humans.
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u/BioExtract 5d ago
Right cuz you with your AI looking username are probably fine with having AI children thatâll have jobs and not fight in the resource wars. Us humans tend to worry about the future of our offspring when things get rough and game breaking
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u/jmb456 5d ago edited 5d ago
We live in a society. Theres some innate compassion, or there should be, because you once were allowed to exist in society as a child, who likely made noise at times
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u/CommonComfortable247 5d ago
Nobody said itâs your burden. The guy above was just being incredibly nice and understanding.
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u/kingraw99 5d ago
Itâs also not up to others to teach you basic coping skills if you canât handle a little noise when youâre âstressed.â
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u/Aggravating_Ocelot19 5d ago
This. My god what entitled spoiled fucking brats these people sound like
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Thatâs not a little noise. Thatâs a brat screaming and yelling while his failure of a parent doesnât do anything. I donât care about giggles and kids playing, I do care about a bratty snot nosed kid doing whatever it wants with zero parental guidance.
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u/Artaxbeforehegotsad 5d ago
You donât know that kids a brat, you donât know what the kid OR parent are going through, and an inability to exist in public around other people in wildly different stages of life or situations is a sign of YOUR immaturity. Not the childâs. Theyâre a child.
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u/Aggravating_Ocelot19 5d ago
Reproducing brought you into this world and your parents werenât perfect and you were an asshole too. Itâs life big guy. Youâll be ok.
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u/smBarbaroja 5d ago
Kids can't just be "kept under control" at all times. Society needs to be accepting that kids exist around us.
The USA is the most non kid friendly country I've ever been to.
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u/Mr_HandSmall 5d ago
Get these kids back working 16 hour days in a factory so we don't have to hear 'em scream anymore!
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u/randomlygendname 5d ago
Good god, this thread is such a nightmare lol. Thank you for saying this. Clearly a lot of people in here have never been around young kids, let alone actually parented any.
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u/smBarbaroja 5d ago
Everyone becomes a child development expert the moment they are annoyed by someone's kid for existing in public
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u/FartsbinRonshireIII 5d ago
Now imagine the stress and exhaustion and amplify that by x10. There are some shitty parents out there, sure, and you would obviously be one of them based on your understanding of just easily âcontrollingâ another human being, especially one with the emotions and intelligence of a child.. Parents have just as much of a right to travel as any other tired bag of dicks out there.
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u/Both-winkyandblinky 5d ago edited 5d ago
When I was traveling as an 18 year old with my newborn and 5 year old, it wasn't hell. But I was separated from my child's father and my mom on the plane đ but there was a lady who sat next to (babys father) who rocked and held him for over an hour. I will never forget that woman! It was such a long flight that we had no choice but to go on. God bless patient people. She was so sweet to my baby
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u/Tigerpower77 5d ago
If the kid is like 5 year old or something than sure, sometimes it's spoiled 8 year old and that's "under their control"
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u/MeatwadGetTheHoneysG 5d ago
I had the same thing happen on a three hour flight once, and the kid would only be quiet if I blew bubbles with my gum. He was fascinated by it, and would just stare silently in wonder. It worked really well and the flight was quiet, but wow my jaw hurt after chewing gum that long.
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u/thewhorecat 5d ago
I super appreciate your grace and kindness. Having children is both incredibly rewarding and incredibly hard. Once you have them you become much more understanding and sympathetic. You might get lucky and have a baby that travels super well. But you may also have a child that has a hard time getting their ears to equalize naturally and are in pain or may be in discomfort in many other ways.
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u/Professional-You4950 5d ago
Yea, i've taken my 3 year old and 1 year old on a plane. We had to go visit the great grandparents because lets be real: They weren't getting any younger. One of them is having their 100 year birthday in 1 month.
We did everything in our power to go around nap time, and get their energy out before hand. They did pretty well for most of the flights we had to make a connecting flight there and back, but one flight it was about 15 minutes of screaming. Apologized profusely. But we eventually got everyone settled.
Very sorry everyone, but it happens.
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u/Hegecoin_Rules 5d ago
I've done many many trips 15+ hours with my toddlers. Most of the time theyre fine til the end, and on several flights strangers saw my exhaustion and offered to help. One old old woman held my son and hummed some chinese song and he calmed down. Another time our seatmate offered to take him (its always him tbh hes insane) and my son fell asleep on him haha. Had him for an hour and said it was fine as he missed having his son be that age, as hes a teen and doesnt talk to him. When everyone went to get off my son didn't wanna leave him so the guy gave him something (can't recall) to satisfy him.
Been very lucky but im flying from Asia and they live babies.
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u/elevntoes 5d ago
Parents, do not bring your child on any bus, train, or plane if it does not yet comprehend how to act in public.
The "feel so bad for the parent" comments on this thread are fucking idiotic. That was a choice they made on many levels.
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u/kukenellik 5d ago
Nah, parents have to travel too. Your flights may be trivial, but a lot of people fly because they have to.
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u/unholycurses 5d ago
How do you think kids learn how to behave in public if they never go out in public? You want all parents to just stay home until the kid is 5? The best parents in the world still have kids that have tantrums. Itâs like the most developmental appropriate thingâŚ
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u/Neolombax 5d ago
It was also a choice to write down this fucking idiotic take, that must mean you really are a fucking idiot.
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u/Wobblestones 4d ago
Do not use any public transit at all if there is a risk of a child crying?
Do you realize how idiotic that take is?
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u/spilly_talent 5d ago
The thing is children have a right to exist in public spaces. Also âno children on a bus or a trainâ is an idiotic take. People need public transit to get to doctorâs appointments or public libraries or any manner of spaces.
I cannot imagine telling a parent not to bring their child onto a fucking bus.
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u/Muted_Buy8386 5d ago
You don't have to ride the bus, train, or plane. Not one of us will miss you lol.
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u/smBarbaroja 5d ago
Kids can't just be "kept under control" at all times. Society needs to be accepting that kids exist around us.
The USA is the most non kid friendly country I've ever been to.
Babies have to get places too.
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u/RareLeather00 5d ago
We have a saying in Turkey, something like
"Kids are like farts, you only like your own."
Fucking parent your kids!
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u/creuter 5d ago
The adult that just screamed in a child's face? That adult? Because they are in the wrong. Jesus Christ you guys are fucking mental.
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u/morbidteletubby 4d ago
I mean⌠how are they not? 𤣠A well-adjusted adult should have impulse control; something a babe is still learningâŚ
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u/Ok-Grade3116 5d ago
15 hour flight to Spain and of course, we just had to be right behind a screaming child, who screamed or cried for about 10 hours of the 15 hour flight. What made it so bad is that the family really wasn't doing anything to help, they just wanted to keep seated and let everyone else suffer. They didn't attempt to walk the kid around, or do anything other than just hold him while he was going nuts. At the end of the flight, everyone in the immediate area looked like they all had headaches and were staring daggers at the parents.
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u/Just-Cry-5422 5d ago
Best way I found to shut up my baby back in the day. Of course you make sure they're changed and not hungry and tried holding them for an hour. Show them that you're fine and can wail louder than they can. Finally got some sleep.Â
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u/Dae85 5d ago
As a person who suffers from PTSD, who wears noise cancelling headphones to block everyone else out⌠it is completely ok to be annoyed or bothered by uncontrolled crying/screaming or tantrums. I am a mother of multiple so I have understanding; however, the parents who donât even bother to address the issue are the problem. Parents should definitely know how to soothe and pacify their children by the time they want to fly with the child. Itâs not fair to those who paid their money to have to hear your inconsolable child. I have impeccable hearing and it doesnât matter the class the screaming is annoying. Parents should travel with snacks, toys, supplies in general to help calm their kids.
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u/jdaddy4280 5d ago
I always love how people with children think that their children are everyone's children and everyone thinks they're wonderful and cute and just adorable. I f****** hate kids. Load that kid up with some Benadryl and shut him the hell down. Where's The Ether when you need it?
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u/chaseacheck100 5d ago
Me the last flight I had was so terrible. The mom was singing ABCs 1 million times over and over on a 2 1/2 hour flight and almost lost it.
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u/Narrow_Economics_466 5d ago
What we're all thinking when there's a screaming child (or unruly adult for that matter)
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u/K-Motorbike-12 5d ago
Having very recently flown on a 12hr flight with a screaming kid in the seat next to me, I would pay extra for the privledge of being on a teens and above flight. Or Airlines note which seats have young kids or something so I can get seats far away.
I get this man's frustration and pain, and do feel bad for the parents, the one I was next to tried to calm their kid but not enough that I was awake most of the flight (that was overnight and I had hoped to sleep on. )
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u/AlwaysForeverAgain 5d ago
I feel the exact same way inside when I am in that situation. I wonât do it myself, but I will die laughing at someone else doing it.
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u/rustyleftnut 5d ago edited 5d ago
I'm sorry but if you have a kid that can't be quiet on a plane, you should not be flying. Kids crying is insanely triggering for like 29% of the population, it literally hurts to hear, it makes everyone feel awkward even if it isn't triggering, among many other factors. It is practically torture for everyone on the plane, including the child and parents. Kids shouldn't be permitted to fly until they're like 8, simple as that. If you have to get somewhere, drive. If you can't drive there, don't go.
I 100% would be the person who screamed back. I am not listening to that for one to 12 straight hours, and I don't care if "they'll tire themselves out after an hour or two". You don't torture people for an hour or two, so don't bring your shrieking child on a plane because that's what you're doing.
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u/Katops 5d ago
Has anybody in here taken their kid on a flight and had them scream like that before?
A genuine question. What was the occasion? A wedding? Holiday?
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u/Dogbold 5d ago
Why the fuck do they all turn on the person that screamed but it's totally fine the kid does it?
People are so fucking stupid. Even made the little shit shut up.
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u/Crazy-Weekend7961 5d ago
I would pay an extra 100 if I didn't have to fly with screaming kids . The last time we endured 6 agonizing hours
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u/PomegranateHot9916 5d ago
why dont airlines offer age restricted flights?
I am sure sone would pay extra for that.
it doesn't even have to be a lot. just a few per day or something.
they have the data they can select routes and times that already line up with a lower than usual number of toddlers. then simply ban certain age ranges from those flights, jack up the already heavily inflated price, and advertise it as a luxury in short supply
there is money to be made
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u/BriscoCounty-Sr 5d ago
For everyone saying that this is just how kids are; At what age do you expect people to be able to control themselves from screaming in public?
A six year old is a kid, are they allowed to scream for hours?
Is the cut off diaper age?
What about a twelve year old? I mean still a kid but almost a teen.
And when do the parents come in to play.
And before you try the smug âyou must not have kiiiiidsââŚ
Youâre right I did, but then she grew up and I never had to deal with screaming on the plane, train, or bus.
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u/DepletedPromethium 5d ago
I just can't stand people who fail to discipline their children and feel the need to use public transport whilst just letting them bug out and disturb others.
I vibe with the person screaming back at the little shit.
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u/Square-Formal1312 5d ago
Itâs one thing when the parent is actively trying to deal. Itâs another when theyâre doing the âignore it till he stopsâ bs
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u/Own_Ambition_2631 3d ago
Probably not but am I the only one who thinks this man looks just like Jerry Springer??
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u/KennyWeeWoo 5d ago edited 5d ago
Itâs like people think the parents donât hate it as much as everyone else.
Edit: You can 10000% tell who is a parent or not. When your child is good 99/100 times, sometimes that 1 time happens at the worst moment. Sometimes thatâs on an airplane, sometimes itâs at the grocery store, and majority of the time itâs at home. Trust us, itâs embarrassing to the nth degree.Â
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u/Barney_Weasley 5d ago
Iâm astonished at the heartlessness of some of the takes in this thread. Of course it is common courtesy to not be a hindrance (and to not let your kids be a hindrance) to the general public.
But thatâs only 50% of the social contract. The other 50% is the public giving each other the grace to deal with unfortunate situations as best they can. If the parent is making a good faith effort to calm the child the public has to make a good faith effort to be gracious and understanding.
By overreacting negatively to the situation the adults are no better than the children. And in fact they are worse because the adults (should) have control over their emotions unlike the kids.
If the parents are being lazy or inattentive then fine thatâs their fault. But in my experience thatâs usually not the case.
Everyone in this thread was once a screaming child.
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u/HansDeBaconOva 5d ago edited 5d ago
"It takes a village to raise a child" is not just some random saying. Sometimes an interjection from a stranger can help rectify a situation way faster. I have tried to get my child to quit being an asshole a time or 2 whole in public and then someone comes along and says something to them aligning with what I'm saying. All of a sudden my child feels embarrassed enough that they actually shut up and behave. Not saying screaming back at the kid in the video is the answer, but sometimes helping a parent or makes a world of difference.
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There's definitely a difference between a screaming baby and a bratty 3 or 4-year-old screaming because they didn't get their way.
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u/Notorious__APE 5d ago
Everyone in this thread is acting like it's normal that this emotionally-stunted ghoul screaming into a literal child's face, is not IMMEDIATELY being checked and put in their place. I guess some people need a swift experience to understand why it doesn't matter what the circumstances are, you do NOT bring aggression to someone else's kids; you address the adult, or you keep your fucking mouth shut. Holy crazy pills.
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u/anotherspacedong 4d ago
Kid deserved it 100% and the parents deserve to have it happen to them. Please don't have kids because we know you won't control them in public.
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u/meatygonzalez 5d ago
It's tough being a little kid, and it's tough to travel. Won't be surprised if I get downvoted for saying just that. Just did a 6 hour flight with a baby that was inconsolable the whole time. Felt worse for the parents than anyone else, they were trying like hell the whole time. It sucks when it happens but that's part of living in a world where every adult you depend on has to grow from a shrieking larva.
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u/stelviovontrap67 5d ago
People expect people with young children to not fly for five years or drive everywhere or theyâre considered the worst parents in the world..
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u/MissingBothCufflinks 5d ago
Or learn how to soothe or discipline a kid. This kid sounds OLD
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u/yourenotmykitty 5d ago
The kid definitely isnât a baby, and shouldnât be screaming bloody murder. Lots of people itt defending shitty parenting, but there are a lot of shitty parents so it makes sense.
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u/Lurakya 5d ago
How do you guys fly every 5 years? I understand emergencies, of course. But an emergency every 5 years?
Maybe its a cultural thing, but over here its normal to take trains or drive even to your holiday destination.
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u/infinitesquad 5d ago
I sure wouldnât unless itâs to visit a dying relative or something.
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u/TheGreatZephyr 5d ago
Plenty of kids fly and dont act like that. So no not really.
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u/edWORD27 5d ago
There was a skit by Tim Robinson in I Think You Should Leave where years later, a guy on a flight gets his revenge on the kid (now an adult) who disrupted his flight years before.
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u/DeityOfYourChoice 5d ago
As a parent, hearing this from a child that you aren't responsible for is euphoric. Not my problem.
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u/TheOGGhettoPanda 5d ago
Its not funny but I would also laugh at the absurdity of someone actually yelling back at a screaming child
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u/TheOGGhettoPanda 5d ago
Its not funny but I would also laugh at the absurdity of someone actually yelling back at a screaming child
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u/hipkat13 5d ago
This is exactly why I always have noise canceling headphones. It wonât block it out 100%, but it helps a lot.
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u/smBarbaroja 5d ago
What I learned from the comments here is that many people truly despise children and their parents for having them.
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u/unintellisense 5d ago
I thought Chuck was sensitive to electricity, how did he tolerate being in a modern passenger jet?
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u/Tasty-Reserve-8739 5d ago
I took my first flight with my daughter solo when she was about 1.5 yo to see my dad who was dying of cancer. I was so stressed and close to crying but everyone had been kind to me and understanding at the airport. When we got on the plane, we had the window and middle seats. The man in the aisle seat across the way looked at us in disgust and said âawwww shiiiiiitâ and made me feel like crap. Luckily my daughter was an angel and never cried and close to landing he said âhey thatâs a good baby.â I said thanks and then he and the others close by started talking to her and making faces. I was so relieved. But yeah, the stress and worrying about other people being annoyed by my daughter was horrible.
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u/Difficult-Fan-5697 5d ago
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