'I want the window! I want the window!': Entitled 6-year-old tries to force passenger out of her assigned seat on plane, passenger won't budge

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 9, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Just because someone throws a fit does not mean you have to give in to their demands. On the flip side, just because you threw a fit does not mean you have earned what you want. You would think that these sentiments would be common knowledge to any decent, empathetic human being. But alas, you'd be surprised. 

Here, we have a Redditor who specifically booked a window seat for her upcoming flight because the one thing she genuinely enjoys about flying is looking at the clouds. Of course, this experience was ruined when a family of three approached her seat and the entitled six-year-old son started having a full-blown meltdown because he wanted the window seat his parents had not purchased. 

Thankfully, the Redditor refused to back down despite the fact that everyone else on the plane had turned their heads to watch this fiasco unfold. While the kid's parents proved to be unhelpful and aggressive to the passenger, hopefully the kid learned a valuable lesson that day: you can't scream and cry your way into everything you want.

For more stories like this, take a look at this one about a husband who confronted his wife over her Taylor Swift-themed Holiday decorations around the house.

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    AITA for not giving up my window seat on a plane to a kid just because she threw a tantrum?
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    I was on a domestic flight, and I had specifically booked a window seat because I love looking out at the view, it's one of the few things I actually enjoy about flying.
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    After I settled into my seat, a family boarded: a dad, a mom, and their little girl, who looked about six years old. The dad had an aisle seat, the mom was in the middle, and the kid was
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    supposed to sit in the other aisle seat. Everything seemed fine until the girl realized she wasn't sitting by the window.
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    She immediately started complaining: "I want the window! I want the window!"
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    Her parents tried to calm her down, but she quickly escalated into a full-blown tantrum, crying and yelling about how she wanted my seat.
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    At this point, the dad leaned over and asked, "Would you mind switching seats with her? She's just a kid."
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    I politely explained that I had booked the window seat in advance because I really wanted to enjoy the view. The dad insisted, saying it would be "nice of me" and that "it wouldn't hurt" to switch.
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    I reiterated that I understood his frustration but didn't think his daughter's tantrum was a valid reason for me to give up a seat I specifically reserved. He sighed and tried to push further, but I stood my ground.
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    The girl cried for about 10 more minutes before her mom managed to calm her down with a tablet. However, the tension lingered. Throughout the flight, I
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    could feel the parents throwing me judgmental looks, and when we landed, I overheard the mom muttering something like, "Some people just have no heart."
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    This made me wonder if I had been too rigid. I know kids can be a handful, but I also feel like giving in would've taught her that throwing a tantrum gets her what she wants. Still, I couldn't shake off the guilt. So, AITA?
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    Edit: Thank you all for the comments, they helped me a lot to realize that I really wasn't the TH, and for those who said it's fake, I can't change your opinion, but for those who have doubts, the seating arrangement was 3x3.
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    YeeHawMiMaw • 7h ago Top 1% Commenter Readers, if this happens to you, the best response is, "I know mom, but don't beat your self up for not reserving a window seat for your child. You didn't know she'd throw a tantrum."
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    Sure_Freedom3 .7h ago • I am a mum of three. Kids get explained that they can't have that seat as it's already occupied, end if it. Time for a game.
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    74Magick 7h ago Top 1% Commenter And my response would have been "Some kids just have no home-training" (Southernese for manners and discipline). NTA
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    DiverQuiet1381 · 7h ago NTA life isn't fair and her parents are just setting her up to be a spoiled brat u did a good thing
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    MizzyvonMuffling • 6h ago . Stop discussing this sh with those people, you booked and paid for the seat, they can go cry elsewhere. I'm a former flight attendant and if a passenger wouldn't voluntarily give up their seat
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    we won't make you unless we have a better seat for you. You want a window/aisle seat, book it. Otherwise shut the f
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