- The unnamed woman took to Reddit to describe her recent travel experience
- She revealed that she flew with her three-year-old child
- The mother said another woman on board made a shocking request
A plane passenger has sparked outrage after revealing that another mother demanded she take away her daughter’s iPad during the flight because her own child is not allowed to use technology.
The unnamed woman took to Reddit to describe her recent travel experience, which involved a conflict with another parent.
In a thread with the title Am I the asshole?she said another mother on her flight kept giving her “dirty looks” after she distracted her daughter with an iPad.
The anonymous Reddit user explained that she and her three-year-old daughter were sitting across from a family with a son who appeared to be about the same age.
When the boy saw the woman’s daughter playing with an iPad, he burst into tears. The other family demanded that the mother put the technological product down.
A mother has sparked outrage after revealing another parent demanded she take her daughter’s iPad away while they were away on holiday (stock image)
The woman then took to the discussion forum to ask if it was her fault for refusing to remove the distraction from her daughter.
The post was titled, ‘Am I an asshole for not taking my daughter’s iPad away from her?’
In the thread she explained that the other mother became enraged when she continued to let her child use the technological product.
She wrote: ‘I was on a plane with my three year old daughter and there was a family sitting across from us with a child who looked about the same age. The little boy saw my daughter’s iPad and tried to get it and started crying when the mother said no.’
The mother remembers trying to block out the boy’s cries by putting on her headphones.
However, the other woman was not willing to let the situation rest and made a shocking request to the other mother.
‘My daughter and I both put on headphones and just blocked it out. The woman got my attention after a while and said that they didn’t allow their son to use his iPad on their vacation and was it okay if my daughter put hers away. I said I was sorry, but no.
“The child cried for most of the flight, which lasted about two hours. The parents kept giving me dirty looks, which I just ignored. Am I the asshole?”
The unnamed woman took to Reddit to describe her recent travel experience, which involved a clash with another parent
People online jumped on the comments and came to her defense while criticizing the other family for their outrageous request.
Someone said: ‘Not that bastard. If they don’t want their child using a tablet on holiday, they need to be prepared for these kinds of tantrums as he learns to understand that other people have different rules and experiences to him.
“I feel for them. I know how hard it is to travel with a moody toddler, but that’s just not a reasonable request to make of a stranger.”
Another user added: ‘NTA. The only time I do NOT hate seeing a child with headphones on staring at a glowing rectangle is on an airplane. You were prepared, you had a calm, happy child who did not disturb the other passengers. You did everything right.
‘If the other child was unhappy, it was because the parents had not prepared.
People online flooded the comments section and came to her defense while criticizing the other family for their outrageous request
‘I know it sounds crazy, but there was a time before the digital nanny era, when parents would give their child a new coloring book and crayons and expect them to sit quietly in their seat, buckle up, and leave everyone else alone.
“You did well. Don’t doubt your choice. Their failures are not your responsibility.”
Someone else wrote: ‘If you ever want to give a child an iPad, wouldn’t it be best to do it on the plane?
“As a parent, you are responsible for entertaining your own child on the plane. They failed, not you. Not that asshole.”
“Not the asshole, but the other parent. Just because they don’t let their kid use their iPad for vacation doesn’t mean you should take it away from your daughter. Justice is strong on this one,” one user commented.
