i still remembe needing to wait literal hours at the gate every damn time. we were never even close to late. they were always panicking. i don’t understand it…
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel. I’ve tried going places with friends that made it absolutely miserable as an adult because they were fucking panicking the whole time until we sat on the plane. i swear some people have never dealt with a deadline before or something. don’t know how to deal with a clock ticking down i guess.
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel.
Dude I flew out somewhere for a work training and it was 11x easier than my parents ever made it out to be. Just read the signs, follow the directions and get there about 1-2 hours before boarding. The biggest hassle was finding coffee in the Orlando airport (I ended up finding it tucked in the back corner of a bar)
The whole experience was more enjoyable than I ever remember flying being and it just comes down to going with the flow and being ready to roll with the punches
You flew by yourself, without taking care of a child, and you’re surprised it’s easier? Everything is easier without a kid. Your parents flew all over the place before you arrived. Planes weren’t invented when you were born.
Nah they would get freaked out by the smallest inconvenience and just getting to the gate was an odyssey for them somehow. With my own kids I’ve got plenty of things I look back on and go “oh yeah I understand why my parents did that now” but also plenty of things where its 100% “how the heck was this such a challenge for my parents to handle?”
It’s the complete loss of control which panics me. It’s quite understandable that people also get anxious over maybe forgetting to remove stuff (from their bags which the security wouldn’t let through) or rechecking if they’ve everything. Because if not, you have to run around a lot and potentially miss your very expensive flight with likely no monetary compensation
i still remembe needing to wait literal hours at the gate every damn time. we were never even close to late. they were always panicking. i don’t understand it…
it’s not just parents either. some people are just like that when they travel. I’ve tried going places with friends that made it absolutely miserable as an adult because they were fucking panicking the whole time until we sat on the plane. i swear some people have never dealt with a deadline before or something. don’t know how to deal with a clock ticking down i guess.
Dude I flew out somewhere for a work training and it was 11x easier than my parents ever made it out to be. Just read the signs, follow the directions and get there about 1-2 hours before boarding. The biggest hassle was finding coffee in the Orlando airport (I ended up finding it tucked in the back corner of a bar)
The whole experience was more enjoyable than I ever remember flying being and it just comes down to going with the flow and being ready to roll with the punches
You flew by yourself, without taking care of a child, and you’re surprised it’s easier? Everything is easier without a kid. Your parents flew all over the place before you arrived. Planes weren’t invented when you were born.
Nah they would get freaked out by the smallest inconvenience and just getting to the gate was an odyssey for them somehow. With my own kids I’ve got plenty of things I look back on and go “oh yeah I understand why my parents did that now” but also plenty of things where its 100% “how the heck was this such a challenge for my parents to handle?”
It’s the complete loss of control which panics me. It’s quite understandable that people also get anxious over maybe forgetting to remove stuff (from their bags which the security wouldn’t let through) or rechecking if they’ve everything. Because if not, you have to run around a lot and potentially miss your very expensive flight with likely no monetary compensation