I don't envy poor families who try to travel with babies. You can almost hear a collective moan from other passengers on the plane whenever they see someone get on carrying an infant. Nobody likes listening to them fuss and cry (traveling is uncomfortable for them because of what the pressurization does to their ears ... and they don't know how to equalize it themselves).

Nobody likes dealing with toddlers clambering up and down the aisles. Nobody likes getting the back of their seat kicked by some kid. Just traveling itself is annoying enough without having to put up with somebody else's children. It's one of the costs of social living. I'm glad I don't fly any more. Kids on planes (like snakes on a plane) aren't even among my top five reasons.