THE FINTONS

I keep coming across article like this one:

Parents who shouldn’t be allowed on planes

And I get upset.  There are constant comments about how children shouldn’t be able to fly etc. etc.  Erik has flown more than most people.  He has cried a couple times on a plane, but only for a few minutes.  We keep him occupied with movies (on my laptop) and coloring and such.  We bring tons of crap to keep him distracted.  Maybe he is used to flying so he stays quiet.  And those couple of times he does cry for that crucial minute?  I find him much less annoying than the guy with the headphones with really loud obnoxious music.  Or the really obnoxiously loud two women who are sitting behind me telling story of how Sally was sleeping with Billy.

I’ve been with crying babies.  They usually cry because their ears hurt on the way up and they don’t understand.  But it’s unfair of people to so quickly pass judgment and say people with kids should wait until their old enough to not cry.  Erik is well behaved.  And I don’t like getting the nasty looks when we get on with him.  Those people with the nasty looks are always the ones who say to me “I didn’t even know he was here!  How well behaved!”  I just look at them and nod.  I don’t even bother saying “Thank you” because I know it’s a completely loaded compliment.  Jerks.