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sidhe_faerie22. Thump
Thumpty Thump on the back of the seat.
The young man turns to see a small child. He looks at the parent sitting beside the child. They look drunk and harried.
Does he call them out or offer sympathy to their plight?
“Madam, could you please keep your child from kicking the seat?”
“I am sorry my child is such a pain in the ass.” The woman took another drink. “Suck it up.”
“Madam please. It’s a long flight and I need to be well rested. I have a meeting as soon as I get off the plane.”
“I paid same as you. Deal with it.”
The man sighed. He turned around and went back to reading the report in his hands.
Thumpity Thump.
The man flagged down the flight attendant.
The flight attendant leaned down. “May I help you?”
“The woman behind me won’t stop her child from kicking the seat. Would you speak to her?”
“Of course.” The flight attendant smiled. She moved to the row behind and leaned down to speak to the woman. “Madam, you need to keep your child from disturbing others. She isn’t an infant so we do expect her to behave properly.”
“I paid to fly but I didn’t pay for you to tell me how to parent my daughter. if he doesn’t like her kicking the seat then he should be asked to be moved.”
The flight attendant straightened up and looked at the little girl. “Young lady, if you don’t behave I will have to put you and your mother in the bottom of the plane with the luggage.”
“You can’t do that!” The woman complained.
“I can do it and I will.” The flight attendant folded his arms and glared at the woman. “You are cut off too.”
“Cut off?” The woman looked angry.
“No more booze and she behaves or you both go in the luggage compartment.” The flight attendant cautioned. “I will be around to check.”
The flight attendant turned to walk off. She patted the man on the shoulder.
“I will complain to your supervisor!” The woman called out.
“Mama, will she do it?”
The flight attendant turned around and nodded.
“Mama, I don’t want to go to the luggage compartment.”
“Then you better behave yourself.” The woman sighed.
The man smiled. He went back to reading his report.
Thumpty Thump on the back of the seat.
The young man turns to see a small child. He looks at the parent sitting beside the child. They look drunk and harried.
Does he call them out or offer sympathy to their plight?
“Madam, could you please keep your child from kicking the seat?”
“I am sorry my child is such a pain in the ass.” The woman took another drink. “Suck it up.”
“Madam please. It’s a long flight and I need to be well rested. I have a meeting as soon as I get off the plane.”
“I paid same as you. Deal with it.”
The man sighed. He turned around and went back to reading the report in his hands.
Thumpity Thump.
The man flagged down the flight attendant.
The flight attendant leaned down. “May I help you?”
“The woman behind me won’t stop her child from kicking the seat. Would you speak to her?”
“Of course.” The flight attendant smiled. She moved to the row behind and leaned down to speak to the woman. “Madam, you need to keep your child from disturbing others. She isn’t an infant so we do expect her to behave properly.”
“I paid to fly but I didn’t pay for you to tell me how to parent my daughter. if he doesn’t like her kicking the seat then he should be asked to be moved.”
The flight attendant straightened up and looked at the little girl. “Young lady, if you don’t behave I will have to put you and your mother in the bottom of the plane with the luggage.”
“You can’t do that!” The woman complained.
“I can do it and I will.” The flight attendant folded his arms and glared at the woman. “You are cut off too.”
“Cut off?” The woman looked angry.
“No more booze and she behaves or you both go in the luggage compartment.” The flight attendant cautioned. “I will be around to check.”
The flight attendant turned to walk off. She patted the man on the shoulder.
“I will complain to your supervisor!” The woman called out.
“Mama, will she do it?”
The flight attendant turned around and nodded.
“Mama, I don’t want to go to the luggage compartment.”
“Then you better behave yourself.” The woman sighed.
The man smiled. He went back to reading his report.