Mum divides opinion after upgrading her own plane seats – leaving her daughter in economy
A MUM has divided opinion after she upgraded her own seats during a flight - but left her daughter in economy.
The mum explained that her 18-year-old daughter Meg was "very active in social causes" and didn't like her spending money on expensive things.
The woman explained on Reddit: "After 3 years without traveling because of the pandemic, we decided to take an international trip.
";Again, Meg talking about it being an unnecessary expense to go business class and that money could go to other things.
"At check-in, the attendant asked if we'd like an upgrade to executive, and when Meg threatened to start over, I accepted and asked for two seats.
"She was quiet, asking if we weren't going to do it for her and I was very honest saying that I wasn't willing to spend 10 hours listening to it and I want to enjoy too.
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"She started to say we should all stay in economy and I said no, she got annoyed about it."
The woman, who said they come from a wealthy background, said her daughter was then in a mood on the whole trip, and even refused an upgrade on the flight home.
Lots of people said the mum was not in the wrong.
One person wrote: "Sounds like she needs to learn to check her privilege."
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Another agreed: " What a spoiled entitled person. She doesn’t get that she’s entitled."
But some people thought the parents were too harsh.
One said: "The issue here isn’t the air travel. It’s that you don’t seem to take your daughter seriously."
A second agreed: "You’re so wrapped up in how you hate your EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD daughter’s ideals that you didn’t even consider that she asked to be upgrade to sit by you two."
A third wrote: "Don't get me wrong, her behavior is annoying and hypocritical.
"But look at it this way, you've raised someone who care about the world around her, who is engaged in the problems of our era, and who, in her own clumsy way, wants to be a better person."
A woman was recently slammed by her own mum after she upgraded herself on a flight but left her whole family in economy.
And a woman went viral after she slammed her boyfriend for upgrading himself to first class, while she was stuck in economy
