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Originally posted by Gattigap
Someone is in for a surprise (maybe pleasant, maybe not -- YMMV).
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If Taylor is over (say) 2, or if Mommy chooses to belt that shit out over the plane, I'm with ya, RP.
But I remember reading once that for the very early ages, high, sing songy, repetitive voices make a difference. My wife and I mocked my MIL with all that shit because it made her sound like the fifth Tellitubbie, but we noticed it had an effect, and then we read some such shit that suggested that it actually helps communication.
Like I say, it should be used only in moderation, and only with infants or with Sidd. And in public it should be whispered, so the chances of looking like a fucking idiot are raised no more than necessary.
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I hate, but realize I just have to tolerate, hysterical crying. Once crying gets to a certain point, there's nothing the parent can do, even if the kid is past infancy. Other than maybe smother it like the last episode of MASH -- which I think was on a bus, Slave.
I am short, and generally get a window seat and read for the entire flight. I did trade an aisle seat for a middle seat on a cross-country flight last fall because the woman in the middle seat had a UTI. What a fucking misery. She ended up standing most of the flight anyway. Anyway, I just wanted to point out I'm not all bad. I even offered it to her after she apologized for asking me to get up for the second time in 10 min after the fasten seat belts went off.
