You may have seen the story floating around: the pregnant wife of an MLB player was made to clean up the mess of their youngest child while on a flight. A fury of responses followed as sides were taken. Some agree with the MLB player, as there’s a cleaning crew specificly responsible for cleaning the cabin after passngers depart. Others disagree, as it should be the parents responsibilty to clean up after their own kids and it shouldn’t be placed in the hands of others.
Full Story: Blue Jays Pitcher Slams United Airlines After He says Pregnant Wife was Forced to Clean on ‘hand and knees’
I’ve worked in retail since 2011. This has included working in a children’s clothing store, where parents would bring their little ones with them. There was the occasional tantrum, meltdown or small mishap, but the children were usually well behaved. Occasionally, there was one who would reek havoc in the store, but it wasn’t often. There was one specific one that I remember quite distinctly. A mother was in with her little one. As she was roaming the store looking for clothes for her little one, he was left to his own devices. Atone point, he had his sights set on one table that was primarily set with shirts. He managed to completely obliterate the display after he got his hands on it and the staff, myself included, were left to clean up his mess as his mom chose to ignore the mess. While the MLB player in question may have had his concerns about the airline staff making his wife clean a mess caused by his child, I honestly believe it was within reason for them to do so. I have a 5 year old and there is no way I would make someone else clean up a mess my child made. From my standpoint, it’s a good time to teach personal responsibility (if the child is old enough to understand). If the child makes th e mess, the child should help clean the mess (with the parents help).
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