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.