What a great idea!
Flying with kids, especially toddlers is pretty much universally stressful for all mums. Mostly we worry about our kids disrupting the passengers sitting near us, but we need to get from A to B, so what can we do?
And while we understand why passengers would become irritated, we reckon a little understanding and tolerance is really needed here. Weren’t we all kids once?
However, this mum and dad have a very clever way to soothe passengers before they get annoyed – good tactic that! – by doling out goodie bags stuffed with chocolate treats, earplugs and a sweet note apologising in advance if their twins disturb them.
The goodie bag was posted to the feel-good Facebook page Love What Matters by fellow passenger and bag recipient Christina Galese.
“As I was boarding a flight from EWR to Orlando today, I noticed most people pass up two rows of seats about half way down the plane,” wrote Christine.
“As I got closer, I found one row with a father and his 18-month old daughter and the other row with his wife and the daughter's twin. Because I don't mind children (and knew I had my headphones for later on, just in case) I opted for the window seat next to the father and one of the twins.
“The rest of the passengers boarded and the middle seat in between us was eventually occupied. Before the flight took off, the parents passed around these goodie bags to the other passengers around them. Such a thoughtful, simple act of kindness that I am so happy to have experienced.
“And for the record, the twins were the most adorable and well-behaved little girls ever!! I never had to reach for the ear plugs once – the only time I opened the bag was to have a piece of chocolate. I hope this family has the most wonderful vacation!”
We love this idea. What a fantastic way to diffuse any tuts and sighs of annoyance before they even happen. We’ll definitely be trying this out on our next holiday with the littles.
