Traveling in general can be an absolute nightmare, but traveling with children [1] makes things exceptionally more difficult for parents. In just four simple tweets, one dad explained why it's so wrong to complain about babies who cry on flights, and whether you're a parent or not, you're going to agree.

After reading a post online about someone being asked to control their kid on a plane [2], Elon James White, founder of This Week in Blackness [3], was fired up and asked an honest question on Twitter: "What exactly are parents expected to do?"

Just read a post of someone yelling at people w/ kids to keep their kids from crying on planes. What exactly are parents expected to do?

— Elon James White (@elonjames) January 2, 2017 [4]

As a parent, I can't even explain to you the precautions we take to try to make sure our kid doesn't cry on a plane. But it ain't up to us.

— Elon James White (@elonjames) January 2, 2017 [5]

"I didn't have kids so I shouldn't have to listen to yours scream."

You should fly a private jet then. I deal w/ shit I hate all the time.

— Elon James White (@elonjames) January 2, 2017 [6]

It's just amazing how shitty people can react to a kid and their parents. As if the parents are so ecstatic that the kid is screaming...

— Elon James White (@elonjames) January 2, 2017 [7]

White brings up a very important point, that whether you're traveling with children or not, one thing remains the same: everyone wants a quiet flight. As much as we'd like to think we're all pure, kind souls who have never given a dirty look or rolled our eyes, we need to all be a little more respectful to parents traveling with children — especially screaming children — because they're doing the best they can.

Of every passenger on a flight, not one person wants a baby to stop crying more than the parents of that child, and complaining about it can be even more disruptive than the crying baby. Since this is such a relatable topic for both parents and travelers, White's tweets are making many people reconsider the way they act on flights.

As a non-parent, this makes me think about the situation differently. Definitely going to work on my reaction (i.e not bitching about it). https://t.co/URcjJlvTjr [8]

— Calla (@heyitscalla) January 2, 2017 [9]

@elonjames [10] thank you for these tweets. It's an awful, helpless feeling parenting on a plane & snide remarks from others only make it worse

— Marissa M. 📎 (@missymoo316) January 5, 2017 [11]

@elonjames [12] And during the holidays? Dude. People with babies on planes aren't doing it FOR FUNSIES.

— Sarah Tuttle (@niais) January 2, 2017 [13]

@elonjames [14] I always think that's such a weird complaint. Like do they think parents enjoy crying kids?

— s.e. smith (@realsesmith) January 2, 2017 [15]

@elonjames [16] I've seen far more "adults" act like jerks on planes than heard babies cry/seen kids misbehave. I'll take babies/kids any day!

— J Davis (@another_davis) January 2, 2017 [17]