Family kicked off plane because of squalling brat

[SummerChild]

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 nikki1920

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.

[NiaX]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

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."

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!

[nikki1920]

Originally Posted by SummerChild

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

No, you aren't. It takes a village, right?

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by nikki1920

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.

co-sign this ^^.

I can still remember getting "the look" from my moms, live and direct from the choir stand at the GNL Baptist Church back in the day.
Your boys would be like, " uh, Tony can I get your baseball cards, cause from the look on your mom's face, you ain't gon be playin' with them no time soon."

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by NiaX

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!

u crazy!!

[lovelyivy84]

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 SummerChild

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

[NiaX]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

u crazy!!

LOL!!!

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by lovelyivy84

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.

LOL

I'm scared to tell other people's children to behave, especially in front of their parents. Black parents would probably curse me out, and white parents would probably call the cops.

[Jill1228]

I SO agree it takes a village.

When I worked retail, I had no problem giving someone acting like Bay-Bay's kids THE LOOK. If I am shopping in the grocery store, I still have a tendency to give bad azzed kids THE LOOK

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by MzDoctaKay

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?

'Nuf said!

[RedAngel]

I agree.

[BlessedOne04]

How about they learn to manager their child's behavior instead of being mad at the airlines. The airlines was doing their job, how about the parents start doing theirs.

[Rain Man]

LOL @ TonyB's posts.

Now I know that TonyB is short for "TonyB Crackingmeup"