Is it normal for a young adult to take a teddy and a comfort blanket on a plane?

[YourAmplePlumPoster]

Seen this a few times while travelling. The staff just stick the fluffy toys and blankets in the overhead locker so defeats the object. Maybe just try biting the seat in front of you to calm your nerves or take some valium. I'm a nervous flyer so just havd a couple of drinks.

It absolutely baffles me when people get themselves so worked up that someone else likes something completely harmless that they aren’t personally interested in. Who fkn cares if someone likes to bring a blanket or a teddy? How does using drugs in place of those comfort items make you so much better than they are? People are bewildering sometimes. The world would be a much nicer place to live if we all just minded our own business and let people like what they like without feeling an overwhelming urge to stick our noses in.

You sound extremely unpleasant, uneducated and intolerant.

There are plenty of reasons why someone might want a blanket and/or teddy on a flight. The very obvious two would be neurodivergence or mental health issues.

I would much rather be sat next to them than next to someone who thinks people with those conditions shouldn’t fly.

I’m cabin crew, I was at work earlier today

If you had a blanket over your knees in an emergency exit row, I’d ask you to put it round your shoulders for taxi, take off and landing. And if I couldn’t see your seatbelt while I was securing in, I’d ask you to lift it or move it so I could see. Unless it was a hazard, I wouldn’t put it in the overhead locker. Same with a teddy bear.

In my experience, you don’t see many adults with soft toys and comfort blankets anyway

So they will instruct you to buckle the seatbelt over the top of the blanket, not take the blanket away.
And they might instruct you to place the teddy under the seat in front for take-off.

Think you've over egged the pudding tbh.

You’re very aggressive and judgmental. You seem to want everyone to have the same crutch as you in alcohol and not anything else. It’s bizarre that this triggers you so much.

I suppose it's better than taking a pet alligator on as a support animal.

You seem to have a real problem with anyone doing or thinking anything differently to you, going by this and your other posts.

Have you seen the thread where the OP's colleague brings a support teddy to work and in to meetings?

I wouldn't be able to keep in a giggle if I saw that.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5586795-aibu-stuffed-toy-in-the-office

Today, however, she started walking around the office with a stuffed toy. She brought the toy-a crocheted horse- into the meetings and had it on her lap, with the head poking onto the table while she was typing, and was hugging it to her body when walking back from meeting rooms like a child and talking to other team members.

Or a support cactus for cuddles.

DC2 age 22 will not go on a plane without cuddling their childhood toy. AuDHD and generally rather anxious. What’s the harm?

Using 'thinking' in it's loosest possible sense there.

I'd rather have my own blanket. Airline blankets are thin and scratchy.

My son's girlfriend had a comfort toy with her on an 8 hour flight. She's terrified of flying, so much so that she spent some time in tears.

I couldn't be prouder that she did whatever it took to get through that flight and come on holiday with us.

It's not that much different to those squishy head/neck pillows really, but brought her a lot of comfort when she needed it.

Id be happy to sit with somebody with a palm size teddy and a blanket over the tosser I had to sit next to all the way home from new York draining the bar

I think what is wrong with the world now is that people can’t just mind their own business. Whether or not the person is ND, if its not hurting or annoying anyone, does it matter?

If I was sat next to Paddington I’d ask him why he talks with a posh southern accent when he’s from Peru.

That's actually a good question.

Why? I wouldn’t choose to do it but if it helps someone then whatever.

A lot of the women I work with wander round looking like they are cuddling toys this time of year but they are heated microwave things as they are always cold

I worked as cabin crew for over 10yrs. Completely normal. Many seek comfort in different things. I have done many flights to & from Orlando. Disney adults always have the mickey/ Minnie mouse ears or a teddy. Or both.

Is the blanket for confort or because it can be cold on planes?

And tbh teddies are cute, I wouldnt judge

Are you being deliberately snidey and unkind, how does this even concern you, if anything is put overhead for take off then it gets taken out again.

Who said the person would punch the teddy.
That is not normal behaviour

But you would rather see someone drunk and high 🫪

The crew dont take teddies or blankets off of you

Rage bait

I always have a cuddly friend with me. They're not necessarily being clutched to my bosom, but I do have my buddy with me

@YourAmplePlumPoster are you the regular 100k inheritance poster? The tone of the posts are very similar....