This thread, the stances, the utter selfishness, the complete and utter rudeness of some of the posters, the idea that the world only revolves around me and what I want, is troubling, it's actually disturbing............especially from so called professionals. People who mostly have a college education and are working in a profession where they are exposed to other people from all over the planet. Yet, what has been gained and learned from these experiences? Apparently, not much.
There is no compassion, no understanding, no sympathy, no self-control, and no heart. The over the top ridiculous scenarios and hyperbole and the exaggerated b.s. is unbelievable. We are talking about little babies and toddlers, not monsters, not members of ISIS, not evil people, not criminals, not someone with ebola, but little children. Beautiful, innocent, wonderful children experiencing a little journey of discovery. Because you cannot or refuse to understand/comprehend this says a lot about you, not the parents or the baby. And guess the hell what? You are not more any more important than they are. Deal with it.
I can only hope that these children will be raised better and grow up without the sense of I am the only human being in this world that matters and that everyone has to cater to me 24/7. I hope they will grown up to know tolerance and compassion, to know kindness, empathy and perspective instead of being selfish, egocentric, self-absorbed, self-centered, tantrum throwing adult morons.
There are adults who may sit next to you who snore like hogs, claim the armrest, constantly eat snacks they brought, get up and down many times during the flight, take their shoes of, bump into you constantly, need a shower, listen to music or watch a movie and sing along, laugh too loudly, are sick with the flu or a cold and sneeze and cough on you, want to talk to you constantly, watch what you are doing on your laptop, someone who is sad an tearful because of something they are experiencing in their lives, and a hundred other annoyances that you have no control of and can do nothing about. Yet, is it the fussing or the crying of a little baby that completely undoes you? Get a GD grip and suck it up. If you cannot even tolerate something unpleasant that a baby might do, how the hell do you plan on getting along in this world with other adults? How to you plan on handling something very serious and tragic in your life if a little baby crying or fussing completely undoes you? Is your own behavior so perfect 24 hours a day? Have you never ever been a huge pain in the ass to anyone ever? If a baby fussing on a plane is the worst GD thing that happens to you that week, then count your blessings, be grateful, get a grip, gain a perspective and just an ounce of human decency, understanding and compassion. If you cannot muster any of that, then I feel sorry for you, really sorry.
If you want other people to be something other than what they are because everything they do that is not in alignment with you, and you want the world to exist in a way that it does not exist because you are so delicate, and never want to be inconvenienced, then go build a cabin deep in some woods in the middle of nowhere, where you never have to come into contact with any other human beings. You'll also be doing others a great service because they won't have to tolerate your b.s. either.