She’s Obese And Bought Two Seats To Fly Comfortably On A Recent Flight, But A Mom Tried To Steal One Of The Seats She Purchased For Their Toddler
Those with larger bodies know how hard it can be to squeeze into a tiny airline seat when trying to travel. If you can purchase two seats and be more comfortable throughout the flight, it’s highly recommended.
But can you imagine if someone tried to steal the extra seat you paid for?
One woman, who is obese, bought herself two seats for a recent flight and upset a mom who tried to sit her 18-month-old son in her extra seat.
She’s 34 years old and describes herself as an obese woman on a weight-loss journey. She recently had to book a flight to fly across the country and visit her brother for Christmas.
“Because I’m fat, I booked an extra seat so everyone can be more comfortable,” she said.
“I know it sucks having to pay for an extra seat, but it is what it is.”
Everything went smoothly when she got to the airport, from getting through security to boarding the plane. Just as she got settled in her two seats, a woman approached her row with her young son, who she said was 18 months old.
Suddenly, the woman told her to squeeze over into one seat so that her son could sit in the other one. The woman didn’t even try asking her first if she could move. She told her no, that she had bought that extra seat for herself.
“She makes a big fuss over it, which got the flight attendant’s attention,” she recalled.
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“She told the flight attendant I was stealing the seat from her son. Then, I showed my boarding passes, proving that I, in fact, paid for the extra seat. The flight attendant asked me if I could try to squeeze in, but I said no, that I wanted the extra seat I paid for.”
She found out that the little boy was supposed to sit on his mom’s lap for the flight, so the flight attendant ultimately told the mom to do that. The mom gave her dirty looks for the rest of the flight and made aggressive remarks.
While she really needed that extra seat, she began to feel bad when she noticed the little boy was difficult to control during the flight.
Should she feel bad for keeping her extra seat, or was she right to leave it empty so she could be comfortable?
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