aaronandterri
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- Sep 4, 2006
lol just read all of this thread...all i can say is i hope none of you lot are on our flight this christmas
Also a stewardess dropped a can of beer which sprayed all over us
Lisa x
You can get problmes in UC too
One flight back, there were some pax who were being picked up at the airport so sleep was not a problem for them, so they stayed at the bar all night talking away and drinking.
I ended up wearing my Bose QC2's to reduce the noise!
Plus the flight where a person was complaining about everything, the food, the seat comfort, the pillows, the cabin temperature, the wrong gin etc etc. It was their first flight in UC too!
If accompanied by an explanation (ie "I'm sorry, my child is autistic"), then at least I can have some understanding and give a reply of "I understand, no worries".
We are very mindful of having well behaved children. I would never dream of letting them misbehave.
I am sorry but that reads as you have to explain and apologise for a disability. No one should ever have to apologise for a disability.
So my son gets distressed, he cries and cries and takes ages for him to stop. By you reasoning, I would be expected to tell you he is disabled, just for your piece of mind? You see how offensive that sounds?
Maybe a bit of tolerance is required? Not all children can help their behaviour. Lord forbid when or if you have children, that you have to discover this for yourself.
As the parents of an autstic son we do explain to people, normally if our son does something that could be misunderstood as naughty, the reason why it has just happened. Without fail this always calms the situation and makes it a more pleasant environment all round - especially in such an enclosed area as an aircraft.
I didn't think the comment sounded offensive at all - especially as autism and other conditions like it are often seen as 'invisible' disabilities.
No-one should ever have to explain or apologize for any disability, but how can people be expected to be tolerant if they aren't aware of what the problem may be.
As the parents of an autstic son we do explain to people, normally if our son does something that could be misunderstood as naughty, the reason why it has just happened. Without fail this always calms the situation and makes it a more pleasant environment all round - especially in such an enclosed area as an aircraft.
I didn't think the comment sounded offensive at all - especially as autism and other conditions like it are often seen as 'invisible' disabilities.
No-one should ever have to explain or apologize for any disability, but how can people be expected to be tolerant if they aren't aware of what the problem may be.
As the parents of an autstic son we do explain to people, normally if our son does something that could be misunderstood as naughty, the reason why it has just happened. Without fail this always calms the situation and makes it a more pleasant environment all round - especially in such an enclosed area as an aircraft.
I didn't think the comment sounded offensive at all - especially as autism and other conditions like it are often seen as 'invisible' disabilities.
No-one should ever have to explain or apologize for any disability, but how can people be expected to be tolerant if they aren't aware of what the problem may be.
We are very mindful of having well behaved children. I would never dream of letting them misbehave.
I am sorry but that reads as you have to explain and apologise for a disability. No one should ever have to apologise for a disability.
So my son gets distressed, he cries and cries and takes ages for him to stop. By you reasoning, I would be expected to tell you he is disabled, just for your piece of mind? You see how offensive that sounds?
Maybe a bit of tolerance is required? Not all children can help their behaviour. Lord forbid when or if you have children, that you have to discover this for yourself.
Maybe a bit of tolerance is required towards people without kids too?
People with kids often don't realise how painful it can be to say such a thing to other people. For all you know they might be desperate to have kids and such comments only rub it in that they don't have any. Or worse, they might have lost a child.
Maybe a bit of tolerance is required towards people without kids too?
Neoshoegal, im so glad you said this, I had to second Pegasus' comment and found it hard not to go into the exact thing you mention above.
Without going into too much detail about my personal life, I too would love a child but its not going to be easy for me, if at all.
A lot of people with children throw this comment around like its nothing...so yes...''Maybe a bit of tolerance is required towards people without kids too? ''
I think we all need to calm down