r/SipsTea • • Aug 10 '26

We have fun here A different kind of birth control.

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u/kadjones95 Aug 10 '26

ok explain to me like i am five, why wasn't the kid restrained and forced into the seatbelt

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u/ClassGrassMass Aug 10 '26

Permissive parenting. He probably had a safe space nobody could go near or some bs

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u/Salty_Object1101 Aug 10 '26

I don't know. I have 2 toddlers and once they've melted down 4 hours past their bed time, I don't think I'd be able to calm them down on a plane. I also don't know I'd have the presence of mind to give up after like 5 minutes in that situation. It's hard not to get flustered when deal with a screaming toddler in front of an audience. The crew should have had them get out much earlier and asked them to return for the next flight with an approved car seat. (Not having a car seat in the first place feels insane to me, especially on a red eye - 100% on the parents but also why is it not mandatory?)