Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I have three kids, one is 4 and two are almost 2. My 4 year old is fine on planes but the younger ones hate takeoff and landing.

My husband is currently working almost all the way across the country, and I take my kids to see him whenever I can. Of course, it’s easier for everyone when he comes to us and that’s what we do most of the time, but sometimes it’s logistically impossible and I just want my kids to see him (and I want to see him!)

I took my kids on the plane and got them settled. I’ve learned that getting my younger ones to “chomp” during take off (aka, making gum chewing motions even though they’re too young for gum) usually keeps them from screaming blue murder. They usually yetch a little, but no screaming and crying and such.

Anyway, I’m getting them to do the chomping thing and saying “chomp chomp chomp like alligators” or whatever, which I’m sure is annoying but it’s better than screaming and I wasn’t doing it loudly.

The guy in front of me sticks his head out from his aisle seat and is staring at me and glaring. I just made eye contact with him and kept chomping and telling my kids to chomp. We were staring each other down and I didn’t really know what to do, but it really pissed him off that I didn’t stop and he started lecturing me and telling me that I was disturbing him. I said, “im sorry but it’s either this or screaming” and he told me that I’m inconsiderate and irresponsible for having so many kids and flying with them. He made a couple of comments about the fact that my kids are half black so I was sleeping around with deadbeats and such which my kids didn’t hear, so I just ignored it so it wouldn’t escalate.

I’m pretty certain the other guy was an asshole for how he handled it and what he said, but AITA also for flying with kids and doing the chomping thing (just during takeoff and landing)?