I was flying with my 5-year-old, Ella, and she was happily watching something on her iPad with headphones on. Across the aisle was this boy about the same age, but he kept eyeing Ella’s screen. His whining got louder, and his mom, who I’ll call Entitled Mom (EM), finally tapped me on the shoulder. “We’re being responsible and not giving our son any screen time this trip. Can you put the iPad away? It’s upsetting him.” I was stunned. “No, sorry. My daughter’s calm and enjoying her show.” EM’s smile dropped fast. “Wow, so you’d rather ruin our family trip than take a break from your kid’s precious screen?” She muttered, just loud enough for everyone to hear, “Someparents can’t say no these days. It’s no wonder kids are spoiled.” I ignored her, but halfway through the flight, her son threw a bigger tantrum. And then, EM “accidentally” knocked over Ella’s tray, sending the iPad crashing to the floor! “Oops, so clumsy of me!” she said, smirking. Ella burst into tears, and I was boiling inside, but what could I do? EM acted like it was an accident, playing innocent the whole time. I took a deep breath and decided to focus on calming Ella down. I figured karma would catch up with EM soon enough. And it did, sooner than I expected. Not long after the “accident,” her ⬇️ check first comment👇👇

  

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I’m Bethany, 35, and a two-hour flight turned chaotic fast. My daughter Ella, 5, was quietly watching cartoons on her iPad when the mom across the aisle leaned over.

“Can you put the iPad away? We’re avoiding screens, and it’s upsetting my son,” she said.

I calmly refused, explaining it kept Ella calm. The mom huffed, glaring as her son whined, “I want that!”

Moments later, she “accidentally” knocked Ella’s tray, sending the iPad crashing to the floor, the screen shattering. Ella stared in shock as the chaos escalated.