Originally Posted by retmil46

Sometimes letting the parent hold the kid makes no difference whstsoever.

Back in '08 I was on a nonstop flight from San Antonio to Charlotte - a Delta subsidiary using a smaller jet, only 2 seats on either side of the isle, a real cigar tube.

Woman seated directly behind me had a kid under 2 sitting in her lap. From the moment we took our seats in SA, until we were able to get off at the gate in Charlotte, that kid was kicking the living crap out of the back of my seat like he/she was practicing with a soccer ball - a constant tattoo like someone beating a drum - and pitching intermittent squawling fits as well.

And neither the attendants or Mommy Dearest would do a damn thing to make the little brat stop - mom just kept on chatting with the person beside her, acting as if everything was perfectly normal. And when I went to use the restroom, a polite word to the attendant, asking her if she could talk to the woman, at least get the kid to stop kicking my seat or sit sideways for a while, just earned me a cold stare as if I were a registered child molester.

Most miserable flight I've ever had to experience by far.