
Then, right before boarding was announced, my daughter began to cry uncontrollably. Screaming. Kicking. A full-blown meltdown. I turned to my husband and said I’d take her to the restroom to calm her down. He nodded, barely looking up from his phone.
I thought he’d wait for us. When we returned ten minutes later, the boarding line had almost disappeared. I scanned the crowd. No
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