Reply #178: How do you know that for sure?

[Zavulon]

We hear allegations of a lie, I have not seen proof, I have yet to see a recording.

I truly mean you no offense, I'm not trying to be snide, but as for the mother showing "solidarity" I believe that mothers just stick together. You, for instance, are a mother and believe every pro-mom account you've heard, essentially convicting the FA without hearing her side. The "solidarity" mom may well have been a mother who sided with a young crying mother out of instinct.

Full disclosure: I freely admit that I do not like being around children and am the exact opposite of your "now I enjoy sitting beside other people's young children on airplane flights." I find small children on flights so annoying that I usually get on the plane last so as to see where I'll be sitting, and if there are infants near me I leave the plane and take another flight. As such, I'm not exactly innocent of what I'm sort of implying about you (kneejerk support of the side you would tend to support instinctively), but the fact remains that we've only heard one side.

If it turns out that the FA was in fact a bitch, I will be the first to say I was wrong - but if it turns out that the kid was anything like he was on that morning show, I'd find it hard to sympathize with anyone but the FA.

In the meantime, I wish I had your patience for kids. As it stands, I'm one of those who wishes for all-adult airlines and restaurants, so...at any rate, one way or the other, I hope we get to hear the other side someday.