A few years ago, during a long night flight back from India, a family found themselves embroiled in a conflict with the family sitting behind them. The father and his then-14-year-old daughter were seated in front of a trio: a

couple and their son, who was approximately 9 or 10 years old.The plane ascended into the night sky, but the tranquility of the journey was soon disrupted by the repetitive kicking of the daughter’s seat by the young boy seated behind her.

Initially, the father addressed the issue with a polite request for the boy to cease his kicking. The boy stopped, but only for a short time before he started again. In a strategic move, the father reclined his seat fully, disturbing the boy’s mother seated behind him. When the mom and her

husband protested, seeking the intervention of a flight attendant, she asked if the man wanted to keep his seat reclined. The father responded in the affirmative and the flight attendant confirmed he could do as he pleased. Read more below