to put the children in economy while DH and I fly business class?

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Testing name change.

Agree with northernwreck, it doesn't seem right to leave them alone somehow. I understand dh needs a rest and this is a good compromise.

I would:
a) fly economy and let OH fly business on the way back
b) fly economy both ways and return earlier in time for OH to rest before work
c) fly economy both ways and let OH return a day earlier to rest before work
d) fly business to a cheaper destination
e) for the price of a business ticket, buy OH two or three seats so he can sleep and stay close to the family.

BTW, I have flown economy for up to 15 hour flights the day before important work meetings. I'm sure your OH will be fine.

My ds is 16 and over the years we've only had a few holidays where we flew.
But, strangely enough, I wanted to sit beside him. I like him and like his company,especially on a long flight. It's all part of the holiday.
Op obviously feels differently, and prefers the company of her frankly pathetic husband and comfy seats.
Some people just have odd priorities.

Don't think so Lueji because are you sure:

• you work as hard as OP's DH
• have you just deferred your bonus (and hence are already feeling a bit sorry for yourself?)

Otherwise you cannot assume OP's DH will be fine. All pointers are that he won't be.

I wonder where OP is going? I hope it is somewhere where they don't need to do lots of stuff with the kids/to entertain the kids?

no, lu

op's DH is much more speshul than any of us

There's no point though in resenting people who can still afford expensive things. If they stop spending it makes the economy even worse for the rest of us.

U should not have asked about this on MN.
You're the parent, the buck stops with you, it's your call, you know what they would be like on the flight, stop deferring to the madness of MN.
U should have just gone ahead & done it. I would.

I would be mighty pissed off if I was sitting to children whose parents did this. My 2 DDs are 10 and 14 and very well behaved, but I would never do this. Things happen, they drop colouring pencils, they want their bags down, they want the loo, they blare their ipods, they get sore ears, they don't like the food, they act the goat.

On the way back from NY, DD2 had, unbeknow to us, contracted swine flu, and projectile vomited, in her sleep, all over me It was bad enough that I knew her, never mind a strange child doing this!

Oh spend away. Just don't present this as a 'problem'.

I don't resent this at all. Its fine for people to spend lots of money on luxuries. But I don't agree that the what the op is proposing is okay.

I think you are missing the point, Quen

It's a bit mean. But do it anyway .

I think the resentment is not of what people have/can afford but it is how they behave towards their kids and others in the process.

Can I just ask, what flights do you people take that are such an enjoyable part of your holidays that you would liken them to the theatre or going to a really nice meal?

I mostly take Virgin when I do long haul flights, and although I like the seat back TVs, it's certainly no Les Miserables (even in business).

Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I am stuck on the flight that is nothing but breathing recycled air and mostly stuck in a seat for hours on end while your experience of flying is more enjoyable than the holiday itself. And even more so when it's business class.

If that's the case, then you are totally being unreasonable OP. You should all have the same seats on your theatre and michelin star flight, obviously.

But Quenelle the whole point of the thread is they can't afford to do this kind of thing as a family anymore.

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Mind you, I find this hugely entertaining though (and cheap at that).

Your DH sounds incredibly wet.

I'm completely getting the general point AnyFucker. My post was in reference to comments like: Nice to see the recession is hitting the 1% though.

quenelle - fair enough, there were a few posts that sounded like jealousy. Although I think most posts saying yabu are about a difference of opinion about how you treat children.

Still not getting this unfairness idea. Should a wealthy woman take her daughter to the same hairdresser and buy her thousand pound bags? Aren't luxuries something to aspire toward and learn to appreciate? I think kids in biz or first class are spoiled.

Ha ha ha @ Plank

Yes he is a bit of a plank isnt he?

well my final words on the subject

I have flown Executive premium, first class , business class,ordinary

I've never really found THAT much of difference , but I always feel safer towards the back of plane.

Statisitcally , it's the one's in the front who die on crash landings

As an aside I would actually like to be near/next to my children in the unlikely event the plane does crash

I'd be bloody annoyed if I ended up next to some unaccompanied kids because their parents were in business tbh. I'd feel some responsibility towards them being the nearest adult. Weirdly I wouldn't feel the same about being next to an UM. I'd feel the same responsibility but wouldn't be pissed off about it.

Your DH really does sound incredibly wet. If mine tried to pull a stunt like this (and yes he does work very long hours as do I) I'd have to tell him to get a grip.

or fall out of the sky