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"Demon Child" holds plane hostage for 8 hours
- Thread starter BWoog
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Unless this is completely atypical behavior from the kid, the parent really should've brought some drugs along to help him sleep because F that noise.
Maybe the kid is claustrophobic and was having a panic attack the entire time, or its satan's yougest spawn.
This is literally one of my worst nightmares and why I hate kids in general. Control your spawn parents!!
Trust me when I say most parents number one fear traveling with kids, is the kids losing their minds.
99.999% of kids on planes won't be like the one here. Obviously as a parent you know your child the best, will they manage on a flight? If they lose their mind, do you have the right tools to bring them back. Sometimes you do everything right and something sets them off in mid flight. It happens
99.999% of kids on planes won't be like the one here. Obviously as a parent you know your child the best, will they manage on a flight? If they lose their mind, do you have the right tools to bring them back. Sometimes you do everything right and something sets them off in mid flight. It happens
Now I know why so many people compliment me on having pretty well behaved children. I never know how to respond to it. I'm usually just like 'thanks?' Keeping your kids from freaking out all the time seems to be the healthy thing to do for everyone involved (even the kids).
I wonder if he had a mental disability and literally nothing would work.
I wonder if he had a mental disability and literally nothing would work.
Lol yes...I have no problem with a very young child crying on a plane even if it is super annoying. Demon spawn raised by parents who have never said no....different story.
That has to be an autistic child. ..
Also, as the parent of a "difficult" 5 year old, AAAAAAARRRRGHHH!!!!!
Also, as the parent of a "difficult" 5 year old, AAAAAAARRRRGHHH!!!!!
They work great for engine and wind noise.
Demon children, not so much.
Children are sentient beings with their own emotions and opinions. Don't blame the parents.
....Also, all children spend part of their day being fucking terrible.
100%. I'd be willing to pay 100+ more just to have the luxury of avoiding crying babies and toddlers throwing temper tantrums
i dont know, pretty sure some people would even pay a premium to have a flight designated as "kid free". i imagine that kid is the same way at home, and the parents put in the same amount of effort at home as they did in that flight.
This was hard to watch. As a parent who has flown with a toddler myself I'm looking inside myself for any kind of sympathy for the mom. But as soon as she said "Turn the WiFi on." I'm like nope, she's one of those parents.
I'm sure the child is on the spectrum, but even if that's the case this parent was unprepared for this flight. I hope she learns from this.
And I hate that high pitch child scream. It really triggers me.
I'm sure the child is on the spectrum, but even if that's the case this parent was unprepared for this flight. I hope she learns from this.
And I hate that high pitch child scream. It really triggers me.
You really don't know how this kid is being raised. Not every little brat is the way he is because their parents never said no. There are many other factors, believe it or not.
Not saying that what is happening on the video is the only way to deal with the kid though, don't get me wrong.
Also, for everybody suggesting different drugs like valium.... I will assume you guys are from the US? Hahah :P
DEMONS AREN'T REAL, NOTHING TO SEE HERE.
*Crab walks back upstairs*
I know I already posted once in this thread, but that WiFi moment... I can't deal with that. I cannot fathom *needing* WiFi to get my child to calm down. That is beyond the fucking pale for me.
And the mom knows this will help him. She already knows and she didn't prepare at all for it. She's apparently got a smart device to soothe the savage beast, but no offline content. How does this happen? My son was two the first time he flew and he had an iPad full of stuff to do that didn't need WiFi (he did quite well and even I was a little surprised).
I'm a parent and I'm sympathetic to those who try, but damned if there isn't just zero evidence of a parent trying in this video. Maybe this was a last minute flight - maybe a family member died or was in the hospital and they had to leave town ASAP. Maybe this is a portrait of the worst day of that mom's life. For her kid's sake, I kind of hope it is. I hope that isn't the type of parenting he gets daily.
Going to be awesome in about 3 years when that kid is in school
- No boundaries
- Not used to being told no
- Not used to being subject to structure or discipline
Good lord whatever teacher gets that kid I pray for them
- No boundaries
- Not used to being told no
- Not used to being subject to structure or discipline
Good lord whatever teacher gets that kid I pray for them
Hmm...the kid was climbing on top of the seats and running up and down the aisles while screaming.....
To an extent, but the kid is climbing on top of chairs and running down the aisles. It's not just screaming that's going on; the kid is flat out let loose on a moving airplane.
EDIT: Sorry for the double post.
That's the first thing that came to mind for me. Strange that everyone just assumes that it's just a bratty kid with shitty parents.
The problem is we rely on technology wayyyyy to much these days as a solution to what shouldn be a problem. When I used to fly with my parents I knew what was up, if I said I was bored mt dad said go to slesp if I said I didnt want to sleep he said use my imagination or draw. This lady doesnt have a clue of control or how to parent their child and the failure is also letting them access technology at such a young age that there threshold is shit.
Parents should be charged an extra fee for causing grief or users given incentives for next flight.
If your kid will be like this, might as well drive out to your location and keep the suffering between your family only.
If your kid will be like this, might as well drive out to your location and keep the suffering between your family only.
Eight hours is pretty fucking hefty, if it's to be believed - there's only one source right? -, but I'm with Box on this one.
LMAOAs an outside this is hilarious to watch. I would hate to have experienced this being on the plane though.
That kid really sounds like some kind of demon lol. The flight attendant took the wrong approach, should have done this:
You bring up a good point. We don't know her circumstances. A close loved one could've died and she was so grief stricken on the way to the funeral that she lost herself and after hours of trying she just stopped caring. It's grasping but it's possible. Or she could be a mom with no control over their child. We don't know.
But my issue is shoving an ipad in your kids face every time they blow up. It's something I don't agree with, and I see it often. Not that I'm against using them for keeping a bored kid entertained ( I do it), but not for deescalating a tantrum. Now the parent relies to much on the device and it'll get worse and worse unless you figure out another way to calm them down.
Again I want to be sympathetic but her initial move was to go to the ipad. Oh, and the 8 hours of banshee child whaling away.
I only watched the video and I can't unheard his scream, it's lingering in my head.
What a nightmare could that be to hear it for 8 hours.
What a nightmare could that be to hear it for 8 hours.
Part of being an adult is knowing that when you fly, you're in a confined space with other adults and sometimes youth or children. And sometimes youth and children deal with the same stress you're under (or other stressors you don't have to deal with) differently because they don't have the life experience yet to know they really should listen to their parents and clam up. Maybe not to save their own face, but for the sake of others. So when I see someone record a kid having a rough time yelling and screaming, then post it on social media, I think 'Wow, here's an ADULT who doesn't know how to handle their own peace and tranquility.' Garbage person taping that kid. I do blame the parents here as there must be shit they're not doing to corral this kind of behavior. But, I also don't agree with taping the kid and uploading it to social media, that seems very scummy to me.
Hard to handle your peace and tranquility after 8 hours of that.
Life isn't easy it's hard. Look at all the others who managed to suppress the urge to record and publicly shame a kid having a rough time. Adults need to be more in tune with being adults in times like this. Part of the gamble of taking a flight somewhere is having to deal with this. Every time I've flown I've mentally prepared myself before the flight for just an incident like this. Thankfully it's never happened but if it did I would sit there thinking 'This sucks, yes this sucks. But no matter how irritated I get, I won't video tape someone else's kid and put it online.' Not that hard to do. Remember I'm taking issue primarily here at the moron who filmed the kid and uploaded it. No excuse, fuck is that person doing?
Part of being an adult is also being a parent when you have a kid. Maybe some adults need to learn how to control their kid and not let them throw a big tantram for hours on end. Maybe.