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Post by Piccolo on Feb 17, 2013 23:20:24 GMT -5
I've found it pretty easy to ignore. Take an MP3 player and listen to some music. You won't hear a thing. Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? They're not. They are paying for a service, and the airline is rendering a service. The airline's service permits small children and does not guarantee you a silent flight. If you don't like it, don't use the airline's services. If you do, learn to put a pair of earplugs in or deal with it in another way, but you do not get to drug someone else's child because you can't lift your hands to place earphones or earplugs in your ears. And furthermore, a 2-year-old is not poorly behaved because it is crying from pain or fear.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Feb 17, 2013 23:30:02 GMT -5
I've found it pretty easy to ignore. Take an MP3 player and listen to some music. You won't hear a thing. Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? Geez, talk about taking the heel's point of view, good lord. I've travelled on many a planes, and I've heard a s*** ton of babies crying. With me, I always bring earplugs on the plane, for sleeping and for instances of travel. My most recent plane rides were going to and from Japan, a 13 and 12 hour flight respectively. Lots of crying babies at some point. In regards to a 2 year old crying for instance, the whole ear popping thing at times can be pretty painful. One time, I had pain in my ear from a flight for a couple of days. Yawning helps me, so if I'm in the direction of a crying baby or young kid, I'll start yawning in their direction, hoping to get the whole deal going where if you yawn in front of someone, they'll yawn. Basically, it was said best on an episode of Family Guy. The guys were in a carrier plane which some reason had a crying baby and a mother on it, which Peter complained about. The mother then said, "yes, it's a baby. Babies cry. And that's my response to you here. Babies cry.
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Post by King Ghidorah on Feb 17, 2013 23:32:10 GMT -5
I've found it pretty easy to ignore. Take an MP3 player and listen to some music. You won't hear a thing. Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? Because its a baby gawl
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Post by suave on Feb 17, 2013 23:50:19 GMT -5
Talk about a great heel turn...
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Feb 17, 2013 23:53:55 GMT -5
Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? Because its a baby gawl I know you're joking but...that's exactly it. It's a BABY. Babies cry. Doesn't necessarily mean it's poorly behaved or anything like that. I seriously doubt that the parent is thrilled that their baby is causing such a ruckus.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Feb 17, 2013 23:57:39 GMT -5
Well, I guess there are worse things you could do to a baby.
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Post by Cela on Feb 18, 2013 0:16:25 GMT -5
Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? Geez, talk about taking the heel's point of view, good lord. I've travelled on many a planes, and I've heard a s*** ton of babies crying. With me, I always bring earplugs on the plane, for sleeping and for instances of travel. My most recent plane rides were going to and from Japan, a 13 and 12 hour flight respectively. Lots of crying babies at some point. In regards to a 2 year old crying for instance, the whole ear popping thing at times can be pretty painful. One time, I had pain in my ear from a flight for a couple of days. Yawning helps me, so if I'm in the direction of a crying baby or young kid, I'll start yawning in their direction, hoping to get the whole deal going where if you yawn in front of someone, they'll yawn. Basically, it was said best on an episode of Family Guy. The guys were in a carrier plane which some reason had a crying baby and a mother on it, which Peter complained about. The mother then said, "yes, it's a baby. Babies cry. And that's my response to you here. Babies cry. Why is it a heel move to propose mandatory pacifiers or something to make the baby sleep through the flight? Or mandating that if your baby cries, you take it to the bathroom until it stops crying? Or someone invent a muzzle thing similar to a pacifier that does not constrict breathing but nullifies the noise. And yes, babies cry. They also poop everywhere, but we have things in place called diapers designed to catch that poop and prevent it from getting on other passengers. Why is it a heel move to want something invented or a policy implemented to prevent the shrieks of a glass shattering infant for hours on end?
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Post by Piccolo on Feb 18, 2013 0:22:32 GMT -5
Because you can easily take care of yourself, that's why. You're an adult. Why risk harm to an infant by drugs or muzzling when you can put earplugs in? (I mean, seriously, what kind of muzzle are you talking about? One that clamps its little jaw shut? Are you honestly comfortable with doing that? And if so, how? Because the thought of doing that to a person, much less a baby, turns my stomach.)
Also, taking the baby to the bathroom until it stops crying doesn't sound like a smart idea. I don't think the other passengers would be thrilled about being turned away from the bathrooms because crying babies have been in there for the last half hour.
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Post by Error on Feb 18, 2013 0:24:29 GMT -5
Geez, talk about taking the heel's point of view, good lord. I've travelled on many a planes, and I've heard a s*** ton of babies crying. With me, I always bring earplugs on the plane, for sleeping and for instances of travel. My most recent plane rides were going to and from Japan, a 13 and 12 hour flight respectively. Lots of crying babies at some point. In regards to a 2 year old crying for instance, the whole ear popping thing at times can be pretty painful. One time, I had pain in my ear from a flight for a couple of days. Yawning helps me, so if I'm in the direction of a crying baby or young kid, I'll start yawning in their direction, hoping to get the whole deal going where if you yawn in front of someone, they'll yawn. Basically, it was said best on an episode of Family Guy. The guys were in a carrier plane which some reason had a crying baby and a mother on it, which Peter complained about. The mother then said, "yes, it's a baby. Babies cry. And that's my response to you here. Babies cry. Why is it a heel move to propose mandatory pacifiers or something to make the baby sleep through the flight? Or mandating that if your baby cries, you take it to the bathroom until it stops crying? Or someone invent a muzzle thing similar to a pacifier that does not constrict breathing but nullifies the noise. And yes, babies cry. They also poop everywhere, but we have things in place called diapers designed to catch that poop and prevent it from getting on other passengers. Why is it a heel move to want something invented or a policy implemented to prevent the shrieks of a glass shattering infant for hours on end? Because not all parents like pacifiers or want to put chemicals in their child to stop them from doing something natural. It's easier for a grown ass man to put in ear plugs than try and mandate to a parent how to care for or raise their child. Maybe adults should grow up and realize they have more options at their disposal than a damned infant does. I've found it pretty easy to ignore. Take an MP3 player and listen to some music. You won't hear a thing. Why should 100 adults have to be beholden to one poorly behaved brat? You're right, why should we?
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Post by 67 more on Feb 18, 2013 7:58:04 GMT -5
I don't understand the concept of getting a kid to stop crying by hitting it. While I believe that sometimes a kid does need a smack on the arse and then being sent to bed when it's being naughty, crying in pain is not naughty. Crying in pain or fear is a natural reaction that can not be helped. Also, if a kid is crying in pain, why the f*** do you think more pain will stop that crying?
Also, Cela, mandatory drugging? Muzzles? How about we remove the baby's vocal chords before the flight just to make sure? That way the kid can be in distress and will have no way of alerting anyone, so it can silently suffer all because an adult can't be bothered to block the sound out themselves.
I'm sorry, mods, if I've gone too far in my reply but I had to say it.
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Post by Celgress on Feb 18, 2013 10:30:24 GMT -5
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Post by trollrogue on Feb 18, 2013 10:46:12 GMT -5
To answer the earlier question no I wasn't trolling (as that would be against the rules of the board).
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But I will agree that white racists are generally more eager to make their racism known to the public. Confederate flag flying, anyone?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2013 11:14:09 GMT -5
I would never advocate slapping a baby, or saying anything racist.
That being said,. I have no problem with yelling "Shut that EXPLETIVE baby up!" I would even pay you twenty dollars to do it for me.
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Post by salsashark on Feb 18, 2013 11:25:07 GMT -5
Cela's methods are extreme, but if you travel on enough flights with awful children, you begin to feel that way. If I ever have kids, I'm going to try to think really hard about taking them on flights when I do and figure out any ways to keep them calm if I absolutely have to. Speaking of grown-ass people, the grown-ass parents should do their best to be considerate of others and do pleasant things for the people around them, especially if their babies are acting like demons. For example, doing a gesture like this should become a social standard: Also, headphones don't always work the entire way. Certain babies can really, really shriek. Being on international flights with kids freaking out and constantly crying is absolutely one of the worst things in the world.
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Post by zeez on Feb 18, 2013 11:42:42 GMT -5
I may be way off on this but I'm pretty sure that slapping a kid won't stop them from crying.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Feb 18, 2013 11:48:44 GMT -5
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Feb 18, 2013 11:49:25 GMT -5
I may be way off on this but I'm pretty sure that slapping a kid won't stop them from crying. Yeah, it'd probably increase it more.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Feb 18, 2013 12:16:21 GMT -5
This topic isn't going to end well is it? End well? It's well now? We've already had suggestions of drugging or muzzling your child. What's next, plastic bags to keep over their head to keep them from making noise.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Feb 18, 2013 12:26:56 GMT -5
Geez, talk about taking the heel's point of view, good lord. I've travelled on many a planes, and I've heard a s*** ton of babies crying. With me, I always bring earplugs on the plane, for sleeping and for instances of travel. My most recent plane rides were going to and from Japan, a 13 and 12 hour flight respectively. Lots of crying babies at some point. In regards to a 2 year old crying for instance, the whole ear popping thing at times can be pretty painful. One time, I had pain in my ear from a flight for a couple of days. Yawning helps me, so if I'm in the direction of a crying baby or young kid, I'll start yawning in their direction, hoping to get the whole deal going where if you yawn in front of someone, they'll yawn. Basically, it was said best on an episode of Family Guy. The guys were in a carrier plane which some reason had a crying baby and a mother on it, which Peter complained about. The mother then said, "yes, it's a baby. Babies cry. And that's my response to you here. Babies cry. Why is it a heel move to propose mandatory pacifiers or something to make the baby sleep through the flight? Or mandating that if your baby cries, you take it to the bathroom until it stops crying? Or someone invent a muzzle thing similar to a pacifier that does not constrict breathing but nullifies the noise. And yes, babies cry. They also poop everywhere, but we have things in place called diapers designed to catch that poop and prevent it from getting on other passengers. Why is it a heel move to want something invented or a policy implemented to prevent the shrieks of a glass shattering infant for hours on end? Pooping as well is kind of a basic human function, where the crying maybe a reaction to stimuli around him/her. On a plane, it could be from a many number of reasons. Some babies or older infants may not be using a pacifier just because they're getting a bit older. As for the muzzle thing, that's not going to stop a baby from crying, as it would probably make things a lot worse and stressful. Why would you want to put a baby through that, good lord. Take to the bathroom to stop crying. What if the baby is constantly crying, then boom, bathroom is held up the whole trip. What if it's a small airplane, and say, me, for instance, needs to piss like a race horse? The bathroom isn't just for crying babies. What if there are multiple crying babies at the same time, and they all hold up the bathrooms. See, the logic falls apart. Just put in ear plugs, or listen to music. I guess with me, I'm ultra prepared for a plane ride. So I have tons of game, videos, music, podcasts, audiobooks and everything on my iPhone. Not to mention of course, tons of earplugs that I swipe from work. But, they still sell earplugs are pharmacies and numerous places around the world. They sell them at airports too, but they can be a tad expensive.
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Post by jagilki on Feb 18, 2013 12:31:54 GMT -5
It's a known fact, all parents should be locked in their house never to leave until their baby is at least 11 years old.
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