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This happened on my last flight. After a long business trip, I was exhausted, and all I wanted was to get home and rest. Since it was a long flight, I was hoping I could sleep on the plane.<\/p>\n

I had settled comfortably in my seat and was getting ready to doze off when I heard a little boy start talking. He was about seven years old and kept asking his mother questions. You probably know those moments when kids need to talk, no matter what about, even if their questions don\u2019t really make any sense.<\/p>\n

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Normally, this wouldn\u2019t bother me, but on that day, I was so tired that I couldn\u2019t stand the noise. And it wasn\u2019t just that: from time to time, he was hitting my seat. At first, it was a little tap, then it got louder and louder.<\/p>\n

I really wasn\u2019t in the mood to tolerate this. Despite my polite requests to his mother and the flight attendant\u2019s interventions, he wouldn\u2019t calm down. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Here\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n

The rest of my story is in the first comment below\u00a0\"\ud83d\udc47\"\"\ud83d\udc47\"\"\ud83d\udc47\".<\/p>\n

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At my wit\u2019s end, I thought of a subtle solution.<\/p>\n

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I observed the situation, trying to influence it indirectly.<\/p>\n

I suddenly leaned back, spilling juice on the mother\u2019s lap.<\/p>\n

\"During<\/a><\/p>\n

The scene caused an immediate commotion.<\/p>\n

The mother, soaked, stood up shouting, and the boy, finally stopping his hits, found himself under his mother\u2019s stern gaze.<\/p>\n

\"During<\/a><\/p>\n

He calmed down instantly.<\/p>\n

The rest of the flight was almost entirely silent.<\/p>\n

The boy didn\u2019t bother me anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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