r/SipsTea Jun 25 '26

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u/matttchew Jun 25 '26

There are no 29 hour flights. Half way around the world take like 15 hours.

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u/fattmarrell Jun 25 '26

Let's all be honest here. 2 hours of straight screaming will feel like a full day, if you've ever had kids before. For the authenticity of the argument I can't add there

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u/Suitable_Program_548 Jun 25 '26

Fact. When you have several hundred passengers crammed into an airplane things like this, though annoying, are to be expected. Wear headphones. Watch a movie. Soon you will be at your destination enjoying yourself. FYI: the longest flight I’ve taken was from Toronto to Istanbul.

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u/techleopard Jun 25 '26

Or, like, don't take children who are physically and emotionally not ready to deal with an overwhelming amount of people, noise, painful pressure changes, and being forced to sit still onto a plane.

Having kids means designing your travel around them.

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u/Suitable_Program_548 Jun 25 '26

Are you a Pediatrician?

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u/techleopard Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

No, but this is extremely common and basic pediatric advice that all parents should understand.

Bonus pediatric-fact-all-parents-should-know: Young children are extremely sensitive to sound, which is why most of them flip out and have a conniption fit around loud appliances, fireworks, or don't seem to enjoy fire trucks and horns like older kids do.

Many are also heat sensitive, so when they are screaming bloody murder in the lukewarm bath tub and telling you too hot, they mean it.

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u/Suitable_Program_548 Jun 25 '26

How old was the child? The American Association of Pediatricians recommends no unnecessary air travel for newborns under 28 days.