Nursing Mom Hands Out 200 Earplugs On Airplane In Anticipation Her Baby May Cry

A nursing mom flying from Seoul, South Korea, to San Francisco reportedly handed out 200 earplugs, Korean candy and a note preemptively apologizing if her 4-month-old baby got cranky and cried while aboard.

Facebook user, Dave Corona, who shared the amusing story along with some photos wrote:

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“On a Ten hour flight from Seoul Korea to San Francisco, a mother handed out more than 200 goodie bags filled with candy and ear plugs, in case her 4 month old child cried during the flight. A very touching gesture by the mother but as you know when you have kids expect the unexpected.
Not a peep out of the kid.”

In the note that came along with the package, the 4-months old baby ‘wrote’:

“Hello, I’m Junwoo and I’m 4 months old.
Today, I am going to the U.S.
with my mom and grandmom to see my aunt.
I’m a little bit nervous and scary because it’s my first flight in my life,
which means that I may cry or make too much noise.
I will try to go quietly, though I can’t make any promises.. Please excuse me.
So my mom prepared little goodie bag for you! it
has some candies and earplugs.
Please use it when it’s too noisy because of me.
Enjoy your trip. Thank you.”

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Some Facebook users applauded her for being sensitive to the plight of other passengers but a particular commenter opined:

“That was a nice gesture, but I think people need to be more understanding on flights and not make parents and their children feel so ‘unwelcome’ on flights. We were all babies at one point in life.”

Truth be told, did she need to make that excuse for herself or her baby in the first place?

Note that most parents do what they can to minimize their children’s discomfort and disruption during a flight. They breastfeed or bottle feed during takeoffs and landings to prevent ears from hurting. For older kids, they pack snacks, break out new toys and stream favorite movies. Many parents live in mortal fear of flying with children because of the snide looks and nasty comments. Still, kids get bouncy and have trouble modulating their voices because, well, they are kids!

Does it then mean parents need to placate the ‘irritated’ adults with candy and earplugs?!