Teen stuck in coach seat on flight while her family tries to upgrade without her and haters say shes selfish for complaining
After a family trip to China took a dramatic turn, one globetrotting girl took to Reddit to share her side of the story.In the popular r/AmItheA–hole subreddit, the 17-year-old explained that her family was going on a trip to China to visit family, and due to conflicting schedules, the original poster and her mother flew ahead of her 14-year-old sister and father — who stayed behind so the sister could go to a summer camp.
The family was planning on flying back on the same flight.“My dad decided to use all of his frequent flyer points to upgrade him and my sister to premium economy on the way there (12 hours) and business class on the way back (14 hours),” she wrote.“He sent a message after he did this to the family group chat without discussing it with anybody.”The teen then elaborated, saying that her mother responded in the group chat, asking if she should use her points too for an upgrade — but made it clear that her 17-year-old daughter would be sitting alone in economy on the long-haul flight.“I know this sounds super bratty, but I don’t mind being in economy, and I’m glad we get to go on vacation,” she said, but the point remains: no one asked or considered her.
Eventually, the mother came around, but because she didn’t have enough frequent flyer points to upgrade both of them to business class — the airline wouldn’t permit only one ticket being upgraded, according to the poster — the mother-daughter duo landed in premium economy on the way home.“I tried to confront my parents about this.I asked how they could do this without even trying to find a fair solution,” she ranted, further explaining the situation.
“My father just told me that life isn’t fair.My mother said that I’m selfish and the a–hole for not being happy for them for getting to be in business class…”From there, the argument got heated.
“I told them that it’s bad parenting to give another child so much more, and just stating the other child s...