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2026-10-16 (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (3 children)

Everyone else can put on their ANC headphones. The parent(s) of the baby have to try and calm down the baby. That ought to be fun on an airplane. As a parent I'll tell you that the only way I'd have flown when my kid was still in the crying every time something is wrong phase would've been if there was truly no other option.

If you go on a long flight and don't bring ANC headphones, that's kind of on you.

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  • [–] 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

    ...I did say "literally", this isn't a blame situation.

    Modern air travel is already basically no fun for anyone. Everyone's restless, cramped, and inconvenienced. The baby has the usual baby issues that can make it cry plus the same uncomfortable pressure in their ears we all experience without knowing what it is or how to cope, loss of routine, unfamiliar noises and lights, even less opportunities for a diaper change, etc. The parent(s) have to deal with that in addition to themselves, other passengers have to endure extra noise... Again, everyone is less happy in that situation, but the baby can't suck down 4 Bloody Marys and put on headphones to stay zonked for several hours!

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  • [–] -2 points 12 hours ago (1 child)

    How about you don't bring kids that young on an airplane?

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  • [–] 0 points 10 hours ago

    Literally said that I never did and I suspect no other parent would do it willy-nilly either, so there's almost certainly a good reason. But seriously if you fly without proper headphones you're asking for noise anyway, a baby crying isn't even that much noisier than the airplane itself. You can also just upgrade to first class if you think you're more important than everyone else.

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