| Am I wrong for not letting my 8 yr old fly...ALONE? | | I am divorced with sole custody of my eight yr. old little princess. I was very easy going with visitation because I feel it's important that she spend a good deal of time with her father and his parents who I adore. I live in Buffalo, NY and they live in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. I spend a great deal of time and money driving half way to Amsterdam, NY to meet them four to five times a year. It's 4 hrs to and from Amsterdam and I do not complain. I really don't mind. My daughter enjoys herself a great deal and I get a break.
However, my x-husband feels it's too much to drive and wants to put my eight year old on a plane by herself.
Of course, being the over protective mother that I am- I said no way. She is not old enough. I have several reasons. The biggest being- PEOPLE ARE CRAZY!
My next one- is no one is going to take care of your child in an emergency situation like you would.
He says she will "probably" be safe... but for some reason... "probably" just doesn't work for me.
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| | flying with an infant. | | We are getting ready to fly back to my hometown in Ky and the kids are flying with me while my hubby drives.(for medical issues he cant fly) My 11 and 7 year old fly all the time so that is not a big deal. However, I have an 8 month old who will be flying for the first time and I am nervous. I know that 1. people are going to be annoyed that they are on a flight with an infant 2. he probably is going to cry.
Generally he is a very happy and playful kid and does not cry very much. But i would appreciate any tips that you may have for flying wiht a child this age. I did not start traveling with the other 2 kids untill they were at least 1. Help I dont want to be the idiot on the plane with the crying baby....He says she will "probably" be safe... but for some reason... "probably" just doesn't work for me.
Am I wrong? | |
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