A while ago, Erik and I were travelling from Amsterdam to Spain. As we were heading to the gate in the crowded airport, a little girl caught our attention. She was about 1.5 years old and looked like an angel in her pretty dress, all blue-eyed and curly blonde. As toddlers do, she had her own ideas about where to walk and what to see along the way, and her parents ran around after her, looking flushed.
Not surprisingly somehow, we ended up sitting across from the parents and the little girl in the aeroplane. Although many people dread finding themselves next to a baby in an aeroplane, I quite welcome the distraction, given that I love children and flying makes me long for the ground more than anything else I can think of.
At first everything was fine. Blondie sat with her Father and stared around at all the unfamiliar things in an aeroplane and the kind faces around her. It was when the engines started, that she panicked and started screaming and squirming. Whether you are a parent or not, you can imagine the parents’ horror at causing this disturbance in the whole plane.
Not surprisingly somehow, we ended up sitting across from the parents and the little girl in the aeroplane. Although many people dread finding themselves next to a baby in an aeroplane, I quite welcome the distraction, given that I love children and flying makes me long for the ground more than anything else I can think of.
At first everything was fine. Blondie sat with her Father and stared around at all the unfamiliar things in an aeroplane and the kind faces around her. It was when the engines started, that she panicked and started screaming and squirming. Whether you are a parent or not, you can imagine the parents’ horror at causing this disturbance in the whole plane.