My Daughter Has Been On 30 Flights–And She's Only 3
"Can we go back to Cyprus?I liked all the swimming we did there," my 3-year-old daughter asks."And when are we next going to Sweden?I want to see our friends in Stockholm.I was last there… when I was 2...so how about now that I'm 3?" I never expected to have a jet-setting preschooler (never mind one who is able to debate the relative merits of different destinations and who can find them on the map),but I'm really glad I do.In fact,giving her itchy feet is one of…> >阅读更多How We Survived a Cross-Country Car Trip With Three Kids Under Age 6
It was a good idea in theory.My husband and I were itching to get out to Colorado for some fresh mountain air,hiking,and scenery.But with three young children in tow–a 5-year-old son and twin… 2-year-old daughters—the idea of flying seemed not only expensive,but unfeasible.After all,how would we ever manage to schlep all of the toddler gear we needed onto a plane,plus our suitcases,plus enough in-flight entertainment to keep the little ones from screaming their heads off the entire time?No,flying just wasn't a…> >阅读更多Brooklyn Family of Five Kicked Off Flight,as Airline Madness Continues
A family of five from Brooklyn were recently taken off a JetBlue flight in Florida last month.Apparently,according to JTA, Tamir Raanan and his wife,Mandy Ifrah,were about to fly home with their… three children from Fort Lauderdale when their 1-year-old daughter kicked the seat of the passenger in front of her.While the parents apologized,the woman was so angry that she "told her she should tie her child's feet down before switching seats." The airline says the incident turned ugly when physical threats became involved.This…> >阅读更多My United Flight from the Same Airport as David Dao's Was Insulated by White Privilege
Very recently,I was sitting at the airport gate at Chicago O'Hare Airport,unencumbered.It was rare,pleasant even,to be alone with the nagging anxieties of mothering left at home with my… husband and toddler.I was tired,having lost sleep the night before in a mad dash to pack.But once at the gate,an opportunity to sit still and enjoy the scenery appeared while reclined in my seat with my feet perched on my carry-on bag presented itself.The sun was shining through the plate…> >阅读更多Home Delivery
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