So, I\u2019m on this plane from New York, and a 16-year-old kid plops down next to me. Total nightmare! He\u2019s being a pain to the flight attendant, messing with his tablet, and bugging everyone. He buzzes the attendant again, and she comes over.\n
Flight Attendant: \u201cHow can I help you, sir?\u201d\n Kid: \u201cThis food\u2019s gross. Get me something else.\u201d\n Flight Attendant: \u201cI\u2019m afraid that\u2019s all we have on this flight.\u201d\n The kid loses it, chucks his food tray right in her face. I\u2019m just about to give him a piece of my mind when I hear a guy\u2019s voice from behind me. I turn around and see a huge man with a stern expression.\n Man: \u201cHey, kid, apologize to her right now.\u201d\n The kid looks taken aback and seems like he\u2019s going to argue. But then he sees the man\u2019s imposing figure and backs down a bit.\n Kid: \u201cWhatever.\u201d But he doesn\u2019t apologize.\n The man steps closer, commanding the entire row\u2019s attention.\n Man: \u201cThat wasn\u2019t a request. You owe her an apology.\u201d\n The kid finally mumbles a reluctant, \u201cSorry,\u201d to the flight attendant, who nods and walks away, trying to regain her composure.\n I turn back around, still fuming, but relieved someone intervened. The big guy sits down in the row behind me, and I catch his eye. He gives me a small nod, as if to say, \u201cIt\u2019s handled.\u201d\n A few minutes later, the kid starts acting up again, this time kicking the seat in front of him and loudly complaining about the Wi-Fi. I\u2019m about to snap at him when the man behind me leans forward and taps the kid on the shoulder.\n Man: \u201cDo you want to make this flight a nightmare for everyone, or do you want to sit quietly and get to your destination without causing more trouble?\u201d\n The kid glares at him but doesn\u2019t say anything. Instead, he picks up his tablet and sulkily starts playing a game with the volume turned low. The rest of the flight proceeds without further incident, and I finally manage to relax a little.\n As we start our descent, I turn around to thank the man for stepping in.\n Me: \u201cHey, thanks for that back there. You really handled it well.\u201d\n He smiles and nods.\n Man: \u201cNo problem. Some kids just need a firm hand.\u201d\n We land, and as everyone starts to deplane, I notice the kid trying to slip out without acknowledging the flight attendant again. The big guy steps in front of him, blocking his path.\n Man: \u201cRemember what we talked about.\u201d\n The kid sighs and finally gives the attendant a proper apology before hurrying off the plane.\n As I gather my things, I turn to the man one last time.\n Me: \u201cYou have kids of your own?\u201d\n He chuckles.\n Man: \u201cYeah, a few. You learn a thing or two about dealing with troublemakers.\u201d\n I smile, grateful for his presence on the flight. Sometimes, it takes a stranger to remind you that not all heroes wear capes; some just wear a calm demeanor and a stern expression.\n Source: fitbodymedia\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So, I\u2019m on this plane from New York, and a 16-year-old kid plops down next to me. Total nightmare! He\u2019s being a pain to the flight attendant, messing with his tablet, and bugging everyone. He buzzes the attendant again, and she comes over. Flight Attendant: \u201cHow can I help you, sir?\u201d Kid: \u201cThis food\u2019s gross. …\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":77286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[734,425],"class_list":["post-77285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moral-story","tag-moral-story","tag-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77287,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77285\/revisions\/77287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}