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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:56 pm
Post subject: Aaaaaaack!
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| My 9yr old is flying from FL to TX with his grandma next month for 5 days.
I shall proceed to panic on here so I can stay calm for him and make it seem
an adventure and not scary.
Sasha the dragon (working from the kids computer because my is down and all
cash for fixing it is flowing to dentists and cars  ) |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:13 pm
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Megan <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> writes:
>On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:56:09 GMT, "Gerald Browning" > scribbled:
>>My 9yr old is flying from FL to TX with his grandma next month for 5 days.
>>I shall proceed to panic on here so I can stay calm for him and make it seem
>>an adventure and not scary.
>No worries. As long as your kid is not subject to motion sickness
>there is no reason for him to even start thinking flying is scary.
....and as long as grandma isn't going to be showing worry.
I'm somewhat amazed that my nephews don't have any problems with
flying since their mother certainly does. This is largely the
result of a flight while she was in college in which the airplane
flew through some extremely violent weather. To this day (50 years
later) as soon as possible after takeoff she buys a strong drink to
calm her nerves.
If the weather in the flight does turn out to be bad, hopefully
grandma can make it a learning experience about weather, rather
than a terrifying ordeal. If your kid is at all interested in
weather, then with or without a bumpy ride he might be nudged in
the direction of "gee, I can see the tops of clouds!" wonder,
and away from "Grandma, I'm scared."
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:14 am
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"Megan" <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:56:09 GMT, "Gerald Browning"
> <gbrowning4 RemoveThis @cfl.rr.com> scribbled:
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> >My 9yr old is flying from FL to TX with his grandma next month for 5
days.
> >I shall proceed to panic on here so I can stay calm for him and make it
seem
> >an adventure and not scary.
> >
> >Sasha the dragon (working from the kids computer because my is down and
all
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> No worries. As long as your kid is not subject to motion sickness
> there is no reason for him to even start thinking flying is scary. I
> flew at that age, and all was well. (And my mother, I found out much
> later, is like you. Panicky about flying. She hid it well, so you
> can, too.)
>
> Good luck with the not-visibly-panicking.
It's not so much the flying as my baby going far away. He went with Dad to
IL for a funeral in April while I stayed home with the little ones because I
had finals. Because of finals, I could concentrate on them instead of
worrying about my guys being gone. But I don't have finals to distract me
now.
He used to have motion sickness in the car when he was little, but hasn't
for a while now. I plan on packing lots of gum for the ride for ear
popping. He is just the type that worries even when there is no reason.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:18 am
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"Joe Morris" <jcmorris.RemoveThis@mitre.org> wrote in message
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> Megan <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> writes:
> >On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 23:56:09 GMT, "Gerald Browning" > scribbled:
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> >>My 9yr old is flying from FL to TX with his grandma next month for 5
days.
> >>I shall proceed to panic on here so I can stay calm for him and make it
seem
> >>an adventure and not scary.
>
> >No worries. As long as your kid is not subject to motion sickness
> >there is no reason for him to even start thinking flying is scary.
>
> ...and as long as grandma isn't going to be showing worry.
Grandma has been on enough flight to not really worry, but she does get
motion sickness and so tends to bury herself in a book with the minimal dose
of meds. My son is bringing his own cd player and some books. He just
discovered the Xanth series, so that will keep him busy for a while.
<snip>
> If the weather in the flight does turn out to be bad, hopefully
> grandma can make it a learning experience about weather, rather
> than a terrifying ordeal. If your kid is at all interested in
> weather, then with or without a bumpy ride he might be nudged in
> the direction of "gee, I can see the tops of clouds!" wonder,
> and away from "Grandma, I'm scared."
>
I can do some research online and find some pics to let him know what kind
of sights he might see from the plane.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:14 am
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:14:24 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2 DeleteThis @cfl.rr.com>
wrote:
>It's not so much the flying as my baby going far away. He went with Dad to
>IL for a funeral in April while I stayed home with the little ones because I
>had finals. Because of finals, I could concentrate on them instead of
>worrying about my guys being gone. But I don't have finals to distract me
>now.
>Sasha the dragon
Sasha - I hate to tell you this. You sound like a MOTHER!
(GD & running ----> )
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John Oliver
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:14 am
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"John Oliver" <aussiejohn67 DeleteThis @yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:14:24 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2 DeleteThis @cfl.rr.com>
> wrote:
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> >It's not so much the flying as my baby going far away. He went with Dad
to
> >IL for a funeral in April while I stayed home with the little ones
because I
> >had finals. Because of finals, I could concentrate on them instead of
> >worrying about my guys being gone. But I don't have finals to distract
me
> >now.
>
> >Sasha the dragon
>
> Sasha - I hate to tell you this. You sound like a MOTHER!
> (GD & running ----> )
"Hey, I resemble that remark!" Sasha replies lobbing a gob of gravy covered
rice at John as he runs. (BG)
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:27 pm
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:06:34 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2.TakeThisOut@cfl.rr.com>
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>"John Oliver" <aussiejohn67.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:14:24 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2.TakeThisOut@cfl.rr.com>
>> wrote:
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>> >It's not so much the flying as my baby going far away. He went with Dad
>to
>> >IL for a funeral in April while I stayed home with the little ones
>because I
>> >had finals. Because of finals, I could concentrate on them instead of
>> >worrying about my guys being gone. But I don't have finals to distract
>me
>> >now.
>>
>> >Sasha the dragon
>>
>> Sasha - I hate to tell you this. You sound like a MOTHER!
>> (GD & running ----> )
>
>"Hey, I resemble that remark!" Sasha replies lobbing a gob of gravy covered
>rice at John as he runs. (BG)
>
>Sasha the dragon
Motherhood seems to be an incurable disease! (Running faster ---->)
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:27 pm
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"John Oliver" <aussiejohn67.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:06:34 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2.DeleteThis@cfl.rr.com>
> wrote:
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>>"John Oliver" <aussiejohn67.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>>news:8u4vg1h84mdi70n65jo607r3ratpsogm6l@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 03:14:24 GMT, "Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2.DeleteThis@cfl.rr.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
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>>> >It's not so much the flying as my baby going far away. He went with
>>> >Dad
>>to
>>> >IL for a funeral in April while I stayed home with the little ones
>>because I
>>> >had finals. Because of finals, I could concentrate on them instead of
>>> >worrying about my guys being gone. But I don't have finals to distract
>>me
>>> >now.
>>>
>>> >Sasha the dragon
>>>
>>> Sasha - I hate to tell you this. You sound like a MOTHER!
>>> (GD & running ----> )
>>
>>"Hey, I resemble that remark!" Sasha replies lobbing a gob of gravy
>>covered
>>rice at John as he runs. (BG)
>>
>>Sasha the dragon
>
> Motherhood seems to be an incurable disease! (Running faster ---->)
you can borrow one of my cannon if you like Sasha  they range in size
from painball to 2" caliber
rex
> --
> John Oliver
> aussiejohn67.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:34 pm
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Megan <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> writes:
>Hmmmm. Like me. Maybe some plain nuts and/or pretzels in case he
>gets the munchies and doesn't like the food the airline offers?
You're saying that airlines these days offer paying vict^Wpassengers
objects that can be described as "food"?
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:42 pm
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"Sasha Rowan" <Mholman2 RemoveThis @cfl.rr.com> writes:
>"Megan" <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> But if he isn't usually allowed copious quantities of gum, that may
>> reinforce the notion of "flying is fun". :>
>Yeah, unlimited gum is usuallyreserved for long trips anyway, so it will be
>a treat.
Sigh...I just got reminded of my age: my initial response to the above
was to recall the days when the airline stewardesses routinely offered
chewing gum to every passenger. (For the curious: the reason was that
in the days before today's well-pressurized cabins which seldom reach
a cabin altitude higher than 5000' except at higher airports, chewing
gum helped passengers equalize the pressure in their ears.)
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 3:50 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 9:10 pm
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:23 pm
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>>>Sasha - I hate to tell you this. You sound like a MOTHER!
>>>(GD & running ----> )
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>>"Hey, I resemble that remark!" Sasha replies lobbing a gob of gravy covered
>>rice at John as he runs. (BG)
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>>Sasha the dragon
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> Motherhood seems to be an incurable disease! (Running faster ---->)
If you wait a while (preferrably over 21 years) the disease mutates to
Grandmotherhood.
> --
> John Oliver
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:11 pm
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Joe Morris wrote:
> Megan <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> writes:
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>>Hmmmm. Like me. Maybe some plain nuts and/or pretzels in case he
>>gets the munchies and doesn't like the food the airline offers?
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> You're saying that airlines these days offer paying vict^Wpassengers
> objects that can be described as "food"?
>
> Joe Morris
When they even do that. A lot airlines have gone back to charging for
their.... food.... if they offer it at all. Nowadays it's half a can of
Coke and a bag of pretzels or chex mix unless you're desperate or flying
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:21 am
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"Megan" <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:34:04 +0000 (UTC), Joe Morris
> <jcmorris.RemoveThis@mitre.org> scribbled:
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> >Megan <m_thomas[nummovies_LoTR]@earthlink.net> writes:
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> >>Hmmmm. Like me. Maybe some plain nuts and/or pretzels in case he
> >>gets the munchies and doesn't like the food the airline offers?
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> >You're saying that airlines these days offer paying vict^Wpassengers
> >objects that can be described as "food"?
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> Well, they do attempt to toss those noxious flavored cooked peanuts at
> me. If Sasha's son is a fan (and some people are), they might be a
> reasonably sized snack for a 9-year-old.
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> For flights of over 5 hours, I think they are legally required to
> offer a meal. Though, as Kat says, these days it is "free, but
> consisting of tiny packaged items, only half of which are tolerable to
> most people" or not-free.
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> Somewhere, there used to be a WWW site where you could see photos of
> airline meals, to compare airlines and meals on different plane
> routes...
Well, this is with Southwest, so I doubt they offer much if they offer
anything. When my dad has flown, he comes back with spicy peanuts which the
kids won't eat. I'll make sure to pack him some snacks he likes.
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