It's All Small Stuff

American tourist Jean Barnard, 67, sued Qantas airlines because (she claims) the staff of the airline failed to protect her from the screaming toddler she blames for permanent hearing loss!

Barnard said, "The pain was so excruciating that I didn't even know I was deaf." She is reported to have said, "I guess we are simply fortunate that my eardrum was exploding and I was swallowing blood. Had it not been for that, I would have dragged that kid out of his mother's arms and stomped him to death."

Um...really? Look, I hate screaming kids on airplanes next to me, too. And fat people, and ones who just finished smoking and or drinking. But, it's sorta the nature of the beast when you ride the friendly skies.

What's the point? For those of with an addiction, the sooner we can learn to deal with our expectations when they don't meet our realities, the healthier we'll be.

Because that's life. Kids cry. Airplane rides suck. Life is hard. The question is, how do we respond?