A dad’s ‘savage’ response to a nine-year-old boy who wouldn’t stop kicking his daughter’s seat on an overnight flight has been hailed online.
The 14-year-old girl recounted the ordeal of trying to sleep on their return trip from India, which was disrupted by the child sitting behind her constantly kicking her chair.
Taking to Reddit, she shared: “When my dad and I were on a flight back home from India. Behind us there was a family of three, with their son behind me, and the mum behind my dad. It was a nighttime flight and everyone was beat. It was also a small, budget airline with not much legroom.”
She continued: “About 10 minutes into the flight, the kid behind me starts kicking my seat. To be clear, he wasn’t very little, maybe nine or 10. I let my dad know and he politely asks him to stop, and he does… for about 10 seconds. We tell him again (more firmly this time), but no luck.”
In retaliation, her father reclined his seat fully, restricting the young boy’s space. She added: “When they ask him to put it up he doesn’t. They call the flight attendant and the jerk’s dad talks to him.” The flight attendant sided with the father, acknowledging his right to recline his seat after witnessing the boy’s antics.
She recounted: “He walks away with the dad left spluttering and cursing under his breath. Fun times!” and “The parents realised what happened and after a few harsh whispers, got the kid to stop kicking. But that didn’t stop them from glaring at both me, my dad, and the flight attendant who walked by.”
The woman also shared: “My dad did keep the seat down for another hour, but got up once he was sure those parents learned their lesson.” On her post, one user commented: “Your dad gets an A+ in petty revenge. Some people can’t be reached unless they are directly impacted. As long as the kid was kicking someone else’s seat, they couldn’t be bothered. People like these and the little sociopath they are raising should be dropped off on their own deserted island.”
Another added: “He should have waited till they had drinks (hopefully cold) then reclined rapidly – oops sorry!” And a third person chimed in: “Well done. Made them make the kid stop kicking, and got the added benefit of making them seem crazy. Two thumbs, way up.”