In the video, you can see Sabra smiling over her decision with audio that says, "Girl, fuck them kids and fuck you too."
Most everyone agreed that if parents want their kid to sit next to them, it's their responsibility to plan accordingly beforehand.
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Some even wonder if parents do this on purpose to avoid airline fees for seat selection.
Either way, people think the airlines need to offer compensation if they are asking people to give up their original seats.
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And she clarified that the airline asked her to switch before she even got on the plane. "The gate agent called my name before boarding. They were nice and asked me if I was willing to switch seats. I asked to see the alternative on the seat map. It was still first class but all the way in the back. I kindly said that I'd rather keep the seat I selected and she didn't insist. They went ahead and found another resolution pretty quickly," she explained.
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Sabra said the airline didn't offer her anything to switch seats but she also doesn't think asking something like this is wrong as long as the airline or the person asking is okay with people saying no. "In this particular instance, it seemed to be an airline issue and not the parent's poor planning."
"I think the {TikTok} audio 'fuck them kids and fuck you too' is funny and that's why I thought it was relevant to this situation. But, in all honesty, I have switched my seat with people in the past (I even gave up an extra leg seat to a REALLY tall man in the past in exchange for a regular seat and I did end up regretting that decision the following 10 hours when I was curled up in the smaller space)," she added.
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And Sabra herself admitted that she has asked people if they were open to switching seats in the past. "Some people agreed and some refused and it was just fine in both instances. So, I think it's okay as long as no fuss is made if people say 'no.' Saying no is not necessarily a lack of empathy. You can be kind and empathetic and still choose not to sacrifice your own experience and comfort for someone else's. I also think that parents should plan to sit together when they fly with their kids," she concluded.
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