A dad’s ‘savage’ payback against a nine-year-old boy who kept kicking his daughter’s seat during an overnight flight has earned him widespread approval. The 14-year-old girl recounted the story of her journey home from India with her father, during which she was desperate to get some rest before touchdown.
Unfortunately, a young boy seated behind her made this “impossible” by relentlessly kicking her chair. Writing on Reddit, she explained: “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 went on: “About 10 minutes into the flight, the kid behind me started 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.”
Her father then reclined his seat completely, limiting the space available to the disruptive youngster.
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 took the father’s side, having witnessed the boy’s behaviour firsthand, and confirmed he was perfectly within his rights to keep his seat reclined.
She recalled: “He walks away with the dad left spluttering and cursing under his breath. Fun times!”
The daughter added: “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.”
She went on: “My dad did keep the seat down for another hour, but got up once he was sure those parents learned their lesson.”
One commenter responded to her account saying: “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.”
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Another added: “He should have waited till they had drinks (hopefully cold) then reclined rapidly – oops sorry!”
While a third applauded: “Well done. Made them make the kid stop kicking, and got the added benefit of making them seem crazy. Two thumbs, way up.”