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My cousin Toni, her husband Tim and their kids Wesley (age 1), Drew (3) and Titus (4) recently travelled to Pensacola, Florida to watch Toni’s brother graduate from college. A full day of flights with three kids under five years old isn’t usually a fun experience, but the worst part of the day for Tim and Toni definitely came after they arrived at their destination.

Here are Toni and Tim to set the scene.

Toni: We had been up since 4:30 a.m. and done two flights with three kids.

Tim: By the time we got to Pensacola, we were pretty much done.

Toni: So we land and we’re getting our luggage, and I notice that the case for Tim’s iPod Touch is empty. I go, “Tim, you know where this is, right?” And he just looks at me for a second and then turns to Drew and asks, “Drew, what did you do with my iPod?”

Tim: The three-year-old doesn’t remember. Continue reading →