Originally Posted by nikki1920 (Post 1389365)

People want to be friends with their kids, which IMO, is not the best approach to take when they are still kids. My mom and I are friends NOW, but I'm 30, out of the house and have a child. She taught me that parents are to be feared (to an extent) and respected. "I'm your MOTHER, not your FRIEND" was something I heard when I thought I was grown.

People also don't want to be seen in public as being mean to their kids. Negro, please. I took my daughter out to dinner as an early Christmas gift, and the child across the aisle from us was yelling, climbing on the booth, cursing (muthaf***er, repeatedly), and his mother and grandmother were just talking like NOTHING was going on. My daughter looked at him and was like, "Mommy, he is a baaad boy. He needs a spanking. That is not how you are supposed to act when you go out." and shook her head. Lesson learned.

If its a friend of mine, I'll tell the kid to use your indoor voice or what have you. If THAT doesnt work, they get the Mommy look. That works.

I mean, parenting should not be rocket science.

Originally Posted by TonyB06 (Post 1389231)

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for flying "Homegirl" Airlines. Your pilot today is Nikki1920, who, as you can see is hardcore 'wit hers. Now sit your azzes back and prepare to take off. That is as soon as you kick in some gas money to the flight attendants coming down the aisle.

Thank you again for flying HomegirlAirlines, where our motto is: "You ain't pay but $99 for the dayum ticket. Stop asking me what time the plane gon get there. We'll be there when we get there." :)

Originally Posted by SummerChild (Post 1389423)

Ok, so am I the only one that doesn't mind telling other people's kids how to act - in front of the parents?
Am I the only one training other people's kids? LOL.

SC

Originally Posted by nikki1920 (Post 1389365)

People want to be friends with their kids, which IMO, is not the best approach to take when they are still kids. My mom and I are friends NOW, but I'm 30, out of the house and have a child. She taught me that parents are to be feared (to an extent) and respected. "I'm your MOTHER, not your FRIEND" was something I heard when I thought I was grown.

People also don't want to be seen in public as being mean to their kids. Negro, please. I took my daughter out to dinner as an early Christmas gift, and the child across the aisle from us was yelling, climbing on the booth, cursing (muthaf***er, repeatedly), and his mother and grandmother were just talking like NOTHING was going on. My daughter looked at him and was like, "Mommy, he is a baaad boy. He needs a spanking. That is not how you are supposed to act when you go out." and shook her head. Lesson learned.

If its a friend of mine, I'll tell the kid to use your indoor voice or what have you. If THAT doesnt work, they get the Mommy look. That works.

I mean, parenting should not be rocket science.

Originally Posted by NiaX (Post 1389549)

Lady A: Hey girrrl, I'm tryin' to get a flight to Vegas next monf... you know I gotta be with the bawlass... Hook a sistah up!

Lady B: I know girrrl... I got us tix on Homegirl Airlines! Only $99 for the whole thang!

Lady A: DAMN! That is a hook up!

Lady B: Hayle yeah! But make sure you got money for gas... I keep a fitty in my bra just for that cause...


*truth be told... I cried at the mini commercial you made Tony... Soul Plane... all Soul Plane...* LOL!

Originally Posted by SummerChild (Post 1389423)

Ok, so am I the only one that doesn't mind telling other people's kids how to act - in front of the parents? I will tell a child that is kicking me in the seat on a plane to stop kicking me in a second...in front of the parent. Never had a problem b/c the parents are usually embarassed and don't try to defend that foolishness.

Shoot, I had to tell this young boy of about 12 or 13 to say excuse me when he kept reaching over my food to get napkins at the checkout line at the movies last week. It's not my fault - his Mother should have trained him. I figure if she won't do it, I will b/c I don't want him just out there not knowing how to conduct himself.

Am I the only one training other people's kids? LOL.

SC

Originally Posted by TonyB06 (Post 1389628)

u crazy!! :)

Originally Posted by lovelyivy84 (Post 1389694)

I will tell any blood relation to me to quit actin up in a minute, and probably most black kids too, but I just don't feel comfortable talking to "other" people's kids for some reason.

Originally Posted by MzDoctaKay (Post 1389192)

OK....I'm trying to understand two things:

1. Why did the airline give them three tickets to fly anywhere they wanted to AFTER reimbursing them their ticket money?

and

2. Why would the man assert he'd never fly AirTran again? Seems to me like they came out on top to me.

I would've kicked them off the plane too - without complimentary tickets!

And parents: Home train your children so that when they're in public, they'll know how to behave. How are you going to ask if your child can sit on your lap and you KNOW everyone must be strapped in? :confused: