"Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Posted on 07/13/2007 2:03:55 PM PDT by Cagey
NEW YORK -- The Gwinnett County mother kicked off an airplane with her 19-month old son tried to tell her side of the story Friday morning, but her son's crying drowned out part of the interview.
Garren Penland, 19-months old, got so unruly during his mom's chat with 'Good Morning America' anchor Diane Sawyer, co-anchor Chris Cuomo had to take the toddler off the set.
While Kate Penland explained her child was well-behaved on the Continental Express flight, little Garren kicked, wiggled and squirmed out of his mother's arms.
At one point he climbed up on a coffee table and rifled through Sawyer's scripts.
When Sawyer handed him a model Space Shuttle to distract him, Garren rolled it off the table and onto the floor.
Kate Penland said she and Garren were booted from the flight last month by a flight attendant who suggested she use benadryl to calm her son down.
"Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Someone needs a good whack on the backside ... the kid could probably use one too ...
Now that’s funny.
Regardless of the kid’s behavior on the flight, bringing him on the air during a live interview was pretty frickin stupid. There’s no predicting how a kid that age is going to act.
> “Good Morning America Video of the cute little brat at source.
Nothing that a dam’n good spanking couldn’t fix. Of course, tho’ — parents these days seem to have forgotten the fine art of corporal punishment.
10-4 on that!
The mom had to wait for 11 hours to get on the plane. The only one to complain was the flight attendent, and she all but told her to drug her kid.
> There’s no predicting how a kid that age is going to act.
At 19 months that child should be well enough behaved to sit quietly thru 2 hours of church, once per week. Both of mine did.
There was a time when a child, if he threw a tantrum, would get something from his mother that used to be called ‘an a$$ whooping’. Worked wonders.
Ain't that the truth.
LOL!
Mom didn’t help her case much with that interview. 3 adults couldn’t control the kid, and they finally had to carry her off camera. Hope the jury gets to see that when she sues the airline.
Well at least she didn't suggest that the child play outside.
Thanks for the warm memory. It was that speech which made me realize the Roberts family was as real as anyone in America.
Sounds like a good reason for keeping them off airplanes, too.
....but seriously, 11 hours waiting for a flight that was delayed. That is a damn long time for an adult much less a kid.
If she decides to sue the airline, you can be sure the defense attorney will introduce the video of the GMA interview.
Sounds like one of those “count to three” mothers. You know what that method teaches kids?
How to count.
LOL, case dismissed!
Exactly. If she was contemplating a civil case, she can probably forget it now - regardless of what actually transpired on the plane.
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