There are many arguments that can arise on planes: who does the arm rest belong to? To recline or not recline your seat? But, a new one has been born (ahem) based on an Instagram reel.
Aliza Carr, whose IG account is targeted at moms, posted a video of herself trying to get her her baby to sleep while on a 14-hour flight.
The little girl was 4-months-old at the time and the Australian mom can be seen bouncing the tiny passenger near the emergency exit row where travelers usually stretch their legs or wait for the bathroom.
“I know if my child’s life depended on it, she wouldn’t sleep in the plane bassinet, or even on us — standing, bouncing and aggressively swaying is the only way,” Carr wrote in the caption.
While most mothers will recognize the action, having probably used it themselves at some point, people in the comment section were far from empathetic.
“If I was sitting at that exit row and paid for the extra leg room… I’d be so mad having this happening in front of me the whole flight!” someone remarked.
The sentiment was shared by another who wrote, “No. A hard No! You can bounce your sweet babe in the back of the plane. I’d be pissed as a passenger that was forced to watch you bounce.”
Carr, who works as a midwife, pointed out that her fellow passengers would likely have been just as annoyed had she not comforted the baby and let her cry.
Can people just go back to complaining about keeping the window shade open it closed?
