A lot of the comments focused on the belief that the kid’s parents needed to set better boundaries with their kid:
“I am a mum of three kids. If I were in this situation, I would explain to my kid that they couldn’t have that seat because it was already occupied, which would be the end of it. Then, I’d distract them with a game.”
“You teach your kids how society works and that not everything is always at their disposal. If you fail as a parent for something as simple as this, you know and deal with it. Other people shouldn’t suffer because you screwed up. I’m a father of a 4-year-old.”
“I learned when my kids were toddlers that the best policy was ‘we do not negotiate with tantrumists.’
No matter how petty the demand is, giving them what they want when throwing a tantrum teaches that tantrums are a viable way to get what you want. If tantrums never generate positive results, people stop throwing them.”
