In Reply to: My youngest posted by flossie on Monday, 5. October 2009 at 07:27 Bali Time:
Flossie, you are a model of good parenting...to pay extra for your son's comfort and the comfort of others is amazing.
I totally understand both sides of the story. I have a physical condition that includes anxiety and panic attacks. The one thing that sends me off on an attack is children screaming yelling continuously. Anxiety attacks kick in on this almost immediately, and I can tell you it's a horrid experience. Takes me several hours to calm down. I take my Ipod wherever I can in case there's noise etc that's likely to send me off. (supermarkets and shopping centre's of course!)
While I'm able as an adult to try my best to deal with it...there are some TRULY disgusting parents out there. I once took a flight to the Gold Coast where 2 school age kids yelled and kicked my chair non stop from behind for the entire flight. Parents did nothing to stop them. Just as well for the parents there was no open window or the kids would have had a nice view over NSW. From outside the plane.
I blame the parents, not the kids however. Punish the parents if the kids are monsters! There is however, a big difference between your average over excited kid and a badly behaved child with inconsiderate, stupid parents.........