Welcome Ryan Beck As She Shares Her Travel Story!

Cape Cod Mommies is Excited to Welcome the Newest Mom to our Blogging Team: Ryan Beck!  Check out her first post of many to come below! We look forward to her stories!

By: Ryan Beck

In 2009, my husband was transferred out of the Army during the new-age recession.  We made the bold choice to move from Germany to the Stable-Economy-Mecca: Fargo, North Dakota.  We were young and adventurous and our only possessions were the dog and bed.  The ‘excitement’ of the Midwest’s unknown allured us (and we were promised only two years max in that location), so we were naively confident in our decision.  Flash forward a few very cold winters, stormy, hot summers, and a couple more pieces of furniture:  I am now the mom of two beautiful young boys’ ages 15 months and 3 years.  Since we live half the country away from our family, like so many others, we have the wonderful privilege of airline flights with our little tykes.  Through our extensive experiences, I now know there is a direct correlation between the geographical distance between generations and stress of travel days.  

I wish the amount of times we have traveled with our children would make us travel experts.  Instead, it still looks as though we just unpacked our Uhaul in front of the ticketing counter.  As it probably appears that we are taking everything but the kitchen sink.  But to the parents that stand in travel-family solidarity – they know -We quite possibly may have the kitchen sink and will try to have it gate checked with no fee.  But the only consistent thing about baggage fees are the inconsistencies with them.  We have found that when traveling with children, baggage fees often differ between airlines, travel day, agent, seasonal solstice, and even wind direction.

 I am fully convinced that travel days are just tiny, beautiful, moments during our lives where we are given opportunities to build our own character.  

This recaps our latest encounter between me and the ticketing agent.  

Ticketing agent:  “Your bag is 5lbs overweight.  You will need to pay the extra weight fee.”

Me:  “Excuse me my dear, dear, sweet ticket agent.  Your airline canceled my flight yesterday after I had packed up what seems like my entire house, travel crib, double stroller, dissembled and unloaded two car seats (in the snow), waited in the terminal for 8 hours with an excited 3 year old and a 15 month old who wanted to nurse the entire time, an a husband out a vacation day.   I therefore had to turn and crush my three year olds excitement and directly turn around, reload the car, head home, and try again at the crack ass of dawn.  So now, as I stand here before you with my overtired, hungry, confused, kids, scratching at my legs and calling my name -Are the 5lbs REALLY a big deal? 

That fee was waived.  

But, let’s rewind time a little.  Let me tell you about the travel days before I had children, and even after I had my first until the age of about 2.  I would read about the healthy snack choices you can pack to set your child up for success which wouldn’t result in a sugar-crash tantrum.  My husband and I brought all the time-consuming activities, coloring books, NEW toys, even an iPad – with all the new apps.  Those were great for the immediate moment.  But now I can separate my parenting airline travel into 2 distinct chapters:  BEFORE the epic all-flight tantrum and AFTER the epic all-flight tantrum.  

What embarrassing, challenging, or beautiful breakthrough moment have you encountered during airline travel days?  What works for you?

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