Entitled iPad mom says her kid's tablet is more important than a traveling employee's job in an attempt to commandeer the occupied charging station at the airport: ‘Whatever you're doing can wait'

The children yeeeearn for the mines, but only when it comes to playing Minecraft 24/7 on a tablet. 

And exhausted parents will do just about anything to staunch an impending public tantrum, and if that means plopping their kiddo in front of a screen for the duration of their airport check-in, layover, and transatlantic flight, so be it. That may be a lot of screentime, but when it comes to travel with kids, nothing matters anymore, even basic human decency. 

This entitled mom made it clear that her priorities revolved around her kid's tablet and her kid's tablet alone. 

In an attempt to commandeer an occupied charging station at the airport (we all know how scarce airport charging areas can be), she lost her marbles and disrespected a fellow traveler. Hoping to take over another woman's charging port, the mom tried to guilt-trip and publicly humiliate a traveling worker, belittling her job and diminishing the importance of her work laptop's charge. As if this woman's career was less important than a child's entertainment…

Because, of course, nothing else mattered except keeping her 6-year-old's tablet running, not even public decorum. 

I get it, traveling with a kid is rough. 

Not only do children require every add-on accessory in the book, overflowing your carry-on luggage with snacks, coloring books, and Game Boys, but they also have the attention span of a newt. Kids want to be constantly entertained by their universe and there's really nothing more lackluster and boring than an airport. It's a recipe for disaster. However, as a non-parent and avid traveler, in my opinion, simply existing at the airport is good training for the real world and is an experience that kids and adults alike can benefit from. 

After seeing my fair share of airport nightmare children, but also the good little boys and girls who seem polite, the common thread of the airport terrors is technology. 

It's always the iPad kids losing their noodle when their tablet loses charge or when their headphones stop working. Perhaps it's time to bring back a coloring book and a bit of daydreaming. Imagination goes a long way in the entertainment department, and will always sustain a charge that traveling moms and dads don't have to chase around the terminal to charge.