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MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: DavidnHartford on February 27, 2007, 04:02:15 pm ---My Aunt used to have a better idea. When a car load of chatty kids became too unbearable, she'd pass out grapes and tell the kids to have a contest to see who could keep the grape in their mouth the longest without biting it. LOL.
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That one is great...although my kids would tell me they don't like grapes. LOL...
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David In Indy:
I must admit I get rather annoyed when I'm on an airplane and children start screaming and acting up; especially on long flights. And I LOVE kids. I try to sympathize with them. They are young and probably very bored or frightened.
My parents often told me a story about something that happened when I was 2 years old (around 1964). We were flying back to Indianapolis from West Palm Beach, Florida. I began screaming and carrying on; in fact I was so loud, the pilot actually came out of the cockpit, picked me up and held me. Nothing worked. They assumed I was frightened because we had just flown through some storms and turbulence.
Later, my doctor discovered I had something wrong with my ears, and he lanced my ear drums to relieve the pressure. So, I probably wasn't screaming on the airplane because I was frightened. I was screaming because I was in pain. The pressure and altitude was probably hurting my ears.
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: David on February 27, 2007, 04:33:15 pm ---
Later, my doctor discovered I had something wrong with my ears, and he lanced my ear drums to relieve the pressure. So, I probably wasn't screaming on the airplane because I was frightened. I was screaming because I was in pain. The pressure and altitude was probably hurting my ears.
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You poor thing...and incidents like this go on more than anyone realizes. For years, people didn't believe that children experienced pain. I can't tell you how many fillings I got without novacaine because the dentist believe that the risk from the injection was greater than the pain I might experience. And we wonder now why many adults are dentist-phobic?
southendmd:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on February 27, 2007, 04:45:09 pm ---You poor thing...and incidents like this go on more than anyone realizes. For years, people didn't believe that children experienced pain. I can't tell you how many fillings I got without novacaine because the dentist believe that the risk from the injection was greater than the pain I might experience. And we wonder now why many adults are dentist-phobic?
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Leslie, I had the same experience with many unanesthetized fillings. Years later as a young adolescent, I needed a little filling. My dentist looked at the chart, and said, "I see you don't do novocaine." I said, "I do now, bring it on."
Actually, when little kids scream on a plane, it can help relieve the pressure that builds up behind the eardrum.
Jeff Wrangler:
Hey, modern travelers, let's not forget that nobody likes a screaming baby or an uncontrolled, misbehaving toddler on a train, either. ;)
Or, for that matter, that other annoyance of modern travel (not an issue on planes, I guess)--someone speaking LOUDLY on a cell phone. >:( :P ;D :laugh:
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