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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 27593" data-attributes="member: 3437"><p>I completely agree with your point of view, Terry. I've never flown with my difficult child, but if I did and he had a meltdown, I wouldn't have a problem getting off the plane and taking a later flight if he was disruptiive to the point of delaying the flight. I remember a lesson taught by my 5th grade teacher about this type of thing. Simply put, he taught us that one person's rights end where another's begin. Yes, these parents had a right to be on that plane just as the other passengers, but they were intruding upon the other passengers' rights to have a reasonably peaceful and timely flight. Therefore, their rights to be on the plane ended.</p><p></p><p>In all fairness to the parents, others may have offered their assistance and they may have accepted it. In the case of my difficult child however, the help from others only makes things worse. I don't know why, but when he is having a meltdown, if someone talks to him he gets even more angry and screams at them, stranger or not, just as he screams at me. So it's not that I don't want the help, I really, really do, it just makes matters worse.</p><p></p><p>Overall, there is way too much of a sense of entitlement for all types of reasons in this country. That is the very reason I won't call myself a "single mom". Too many women use that term followed by what society should do for them because they are alone. Sorry, but society did not get me pregnant, nor did society decide to abandon my child.</p><p></p><p>This sense of entitlement leaves me with a question. Where does this fit into the public school system? Our G'sFG are entitled to an education, but at what cost to the other children? My son will be eligible for pre-k next year and I am terrified that he will be a disruption to the other kids, and that is not fair to them. My easy child has had two mildly disruptive kids in her class in the past, and I know it affected her in a negative way. I know a 2nd grade teacher who has had to clear her classroom because of safety concerns of other students during a difficult child's meltdown. I know if this happened in my child's classroom I would be extremely upset, even though I understand the issues behind it. So, I'm looking at this issue from both sides of the fence. My difficult child has a right to an education, but my easy child (and difficult child) has a right to receive that education in a fairly peaceful, non-disruptive, and most importantly safe environment. Tough issue. I'm torn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 27593, member: 3437"] I completely agree with your point of view, Terry. I've never flown with my difficult child, but if I did and he had a meltdown, I wouldn't have a problem getting off the plane and taking a later flight if he was disruptiive to the point of delaying the flight. I remember a lesson taught by my 5th grade teacher about this type of thing. Simply put, he taught us that one person's rights end where another's begin. Yes, these parents had a right to be on that plane just as the other passengers, but they were intruding upon the other passengers' rights to have a reasonably peaceful and timely flight. Therefore, their rights to be on the plane ended. In all fairness to the parents, others may have offered their assistance and they may have accepted it. In the case of my difficult child however, the help from others only makes things worse. I don't know why, but when he is having a meltdown, if someone talks to him he gets even more angry and screams at them, stranger or not, just as he screams at me. So it's not that I don't want the help, I really, really do, it just makes matters worse. Overall, there is way too much of a sense of entitlement for all types of reasons in this country. That is the very reason I won't call myself a "single mom". Too many women use that term followed by what society should do for them because they are alone. Sorry, but society did not get me pregnant, nor did society decide to abandon my child. This sense of entitlement leaves me with a question. Where does this fit into the public school system? Our G'sFG are entitled to an education, but at what cost to the other children? My son will be eligible for pre-k next year and I am terrified that he will be a disruption to the other kids, and that is not fair to them. My easy child has had two mildly disruptive kids in her class in the past, and I know it affected her in a negative way. I know a 2nd grade teacher who has had to clear her classroom because of safety concerns of other students during a difficult child's meltdown. I know if this happened in my child's classroom I would be extremely upset, even though I understand the issues behind it. So, I'm looking at this issue from both sides of the fence. My difficult child has a right to an education, but my easy child (and difficult child) has a right to receive that education in a fairly peaceful, non-disruptive, and most importantly safe environment. Tough issue. I'm torn. [/QUOTE]
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