A story on the radio caught my attention this morning. It summarized the results of a recent Trip Advisor Survey, taken by 8,000 travelers worldwide.
Did you know we as mothers and our wonderful darling children, are considered CASTOFFS? People to be (NOT!) seen and (NOT!) heard. Apparently, 77% - let me type that again – 77% of the respondents felt families with small children should sit in their own section of the airplane.
Yes, my friends, we are the lepers of the traveling population. We are the unwanted, the unclean.
You know what I say? Bah! And to add on to that – Pfft!
Let’s really think about this. These people used to be children. They had mothers. Would it have been alright for their own mothers to be banned to the back of the plane? Furthermore, I suspect at least a few of these folks have had children of their own. Perhaps their nannies kept them out of site and mind, or perhaps they have just forgotten what it is like to have little ones.
If I had the money to travel by plane and I was asked to sit in the back with all the other children and mommies, I would smile and say, “Certainly!” After all, that would be the most fun I’ve ever had on a flight. Children playing together, mothers passing babies around to keep them occupied, and cheerios all around. Come to think of it, they should be paying US the extra money to sit alone!
Now I have to admit… I am no saint. And because of that, I’m sure at some point on the flight I would strongly encourage the children – ALL the children – to belt out,
“This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend
Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was
And they’ll continue singing it forever just because…”
Ahh, sweet revenge.
