Now that we’re parents, we can officially criticize other parents — on legitimate grounds — for their poor parenting decisions and not be told, “Well, wait until YOU are a parent!”
For the sake of other passengers’ olfactory sanity, and as a gift to humanity in general, I can think of little or no reason that you should ever (EVER!!!) change your child’s POOPY diaper using the middle seat of your row.
Airlines went through all that hassle to install changing tables in at least one on-board lavatory for a reason. Deciding to wing it in your own seat is about as pleasant to the rest of us (even the ones with kids!) as if you yourself dropped your drawers and used the barf bag to do your own business out in the open because you’re too freakin’ lazy to go to the lavatory TWO ROWS BEHIND YOU.
Oi. Thank goodness for Rosanna’s French Vanilla Softlips chapstick, which make a great smelling salt in such cases.
#1 by Adam Best on January 17, 2010 - 11:07 am
I carry a couple tubes of Noxo in my pocket whenever mass transit is on my agenda.
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Rob Hulson Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 10:02 am
Does that stuff really work? I hadn’t heard of it until you mentioned it.
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Adam Best Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Yeah, it’s great. First encountered it in gross anatomy. You have to look hard to find it outside of hospital supply stores, but it’s worth it.
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#2 by Amanda Walker on January 17, 2010 - 11:22 am
My SIL did this right under my nose while I was in my 1st trimester @my grandmas and it was SUPER-NASTY. She couldve gone in a different room- hello, I would be humiliated if I was forced to change a diaper in front of everyone- the insanity!!! Do people just have NO manners anymore???
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#3 by philthecarl on February 11, 2010 - 8:27 pm
I’m still laughing!
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Rob Hulson Reply:
February 11th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
My sorrow is your joy, Phil. ;o)
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