We unfortunately live in a world where it’s quite typical to view children as awoman’sresponsibility, even if those children aren’t even hers. Like in today’s story, where the author not only had to take care of her boyfriend’s kid their whole 10-day trip, but she was also nearly rejected for an upgrade to business class on the plane as a flight attendant assumed that the kid was hers. Luckily, she was able to explain that he wasn’t and get the much-deserved upgrade, but it didn’t shield her from judgment from the people around her.
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Forsomepeople,it seems outrageous when a woman doesn’t give up basically everything for a child, even when that kid isn’t even her responsibility
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So, whenone of themwas offeredan upgrade to business class on the way home, she gladly took it as a way to get away from this responsibility and the man, who was now her ex
Another thing that happened during thisholidaywas their breakup after the woman learned Matt was still seeing his ex.Awkwardly,on the wayhome,they all had to sit together, as she purchased tickets before the breakup.
So, when the flight attendant approached them and offered the man anupgradeto business class, the womananswered thatshe would gladly take it. After all, she wasthe onewho bought the tickets.
At this point, we should point out that business classisn’tthe same as first class. Initially, thebusiness classwas to bea levelbetween economy class and first class, butinmany airlines,it’snow the highest offered level, as many airlines have eliminated first class.
This is due to thefactthat passengers aren’t buying tickets to first class as much as the airlines want, so it’s not making them enough money. Also, thedifferencesbetween modern business and first class aren’t as big, so people simply opt for the one that is a tad cheaper. So, it’s just more convenient for airlines to make business class the highest one.
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So, basically, getting anupgradeto business classmeansmore perks, such as lie-flat seats, priority boarding, complimentary alcoholic beverages, and multi-course meals, all depending on the airline.
When the OP offered to be the one to take such an upgrade, the attendant tried to argue she should stay with herkid, but sheclarified that itwasn’ther kid and she wanted the upgrade to relax from having to take care of him.
Well, at least people onlinedidn’tseem to think that. For them, it was clear that the womanshouldn’tbe responsible for the cheating ex’skidwhile he chilled in business class. After all, he already had the time of his life during the holiday, so thetriphome was her time to relax.
It’s sad that people offline didn’t think that she was worththis kindof relaxation after not only taking care of a kid that wasn’t hers but learning shewas cheatedon.What is even sadder isthat their judgment got in her head enough to make her go online to seeifshe was really a jerk.And it’s all because a cheating man was trying to put all his parental responsibilities on her!
Yet, basically everyone, except the people online, assumed that the kid was hers and judged her for taking the upgrade and abandoning him
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