AITA

<p>When this tired traveler is conflicted, they ask <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/xyqqzg/aita_for_refusing_to_unrecline_my_seat_on_an/?sort=controversial">Reddit:</a></p><h2>&quot;AITA for refusing to un-recline my seat on an airplane after a mother with her child asked me to?&quot;</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a fifteen hour flight that began at 8 PM and had been planning to sleep throughout the flight to help the time go by, as well as catching up on sleep after traveling for 24+ hours.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>On the flight, there was a mom, dad and a child that was about three years old (older than the under 2 limit for a child to sit in a parents lap for free, for sure).</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Throughout the first two hours, the child kicked my husbands and my seat, stood up on their parents lap to grab my hair and pull on my shirt and shoving the papers in the back of the seat in between our seats, poking us with the papers.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Occasionally, I got a break from the child kicking me when she switched to her fathers lap, though at that time she began kicking my husbands seat. We remained quiet as we know it probably is difficult traveling with children.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>Finally, when the child was sleeping, about four hours into the flight , I decided I, too, could rest. I reclined my chair, about three quarters of the way, not fully, but enough to be comfortable for my sleep.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>But, since the child was larger than the normal under two years old for lap-sitting, it wasn&rsquo;t as comfortable for the mother. Immediately, she tapped my shoulder asking me to move my chair up so she could be comfortable. And I&rsquo;m sure having a child in your lap is not as pleasant, especially when they&rsquo;re larger and on a long flight.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I, however, remained in the reclining position, as I felt that I had put up with her child making me uncomfortable for hours and preventing me from sleeping when I was in need of it.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>However, in doing so, I made the mother more crammed in her seat, as she needed space for the both of them. AITA for refusing to move up my seat?</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Let&#39;s find out.</h2><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/murder_maven/">murdermaven</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>Soft YTA. You were very patient with the child but I&#39;ve flown for 30 years and any reclining makes it super uncomfortable for the person behind, regardless of the kid situation. I know it sucks we all want to recline our seat but you make it awful for the person behind...</p> </blockquote><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/In_need_of_chocolate/">inneedofchocolate</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>NTA. If your child is too big to comfortably sit in your lap, get it a seat.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>If your child is a pain in the arse to other people, don&rsquo;t expect favours from them in return. My parents would have kicked our butts if we behaved like that on a plane.</p> </blockquote><h2>Well, is OP TA? Hard to say. What do YOU think?</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Plane passenger refuses to un-recline seat for 'cramped' mother and child behind her.

When this tired traveler is conflicted, they ask Reddit:&quot;AITA for refusing to un-recline my seat on an airplane after a mother with her child asked me to?&quot; I had a fifteen hour flight that began at 8 PM and had been planning to sleep throughout the flight to help the time go by, as well as catching up on sleep after traveling for 24+ hours.  On the flight, there was a mom, dad and a child that was about three years old (older than the under 2 limit for a child to sit in a parents lap for free, for sure).  Throughout the first two hours, the child kicked my husbands and my seat, stood up on their parents lap to grab my hair and pull on my shirt and shoving the papers in the back of the seat in between our seats, poking us with the papers.  Occasionally, I got a break from the child kicking me when she switched to her fathers lap, though at that time she began kicking my husbands seat. We remained quiet as we know it probably is difficult traveling with children.  Finally, when the child was sleeping, about four hours into the flight , I decided I, too, could rest. I reclined my chair, about three quarters of the way, not fully, but enough to be comfortable for my sleep.  But, since the child was larger than the normal under two years old for lap-sitting, it wasn&rsquo;t as comfortable for the mother. Immediately, she tapped my shoulder asking me to move my chair up so she could be comfortable. And I&rsquo;m sure having a child in your lap is not as pleasant, especially when they&rsquo;re larger and on a long flight.  I, however, remained in the reclining position, as I felt that I had put up with her child making me uncomfortable for hours and preventing me from sleeping when I was in need of it.  However, in doing so, I made the mother more crammed in her seat, as she needed space for the both of them. AITA for refusing to move up my seat? Let&#39;s find out.murdermaven writes: Soft YTA. You were very patient with the child but I&#39;ve flown for 30 years and any reclining makes it super uncomfortable for the person behind, regardless of the kid situation. I know it sucks we all want to recline our seat but you make it awful for the person behind... inneedofchocolate writes: NTA. If your child is too big to comfortably sit in your lap, get it a seat.  If your child is a pain in the arse to other people, don&rsquo;t expect favours from them in return. My parents would have kicked our butts if we behaved like that on a plane. Well, is OP TA? Hard to say. What do YOU think?

When this tired traveler is conflicted, they ask Reddit:  &quot;AITA for refusing to un-recline my seat on an airplane after a mother with her child asked me to?&quot;   I had a fifteen hour flight that began at 8 PM and had been planning...