Njengomntu othi aposise endleleni ubuncinci kanye ngenyanga, une-TSA Precheck, kwaye ubufezekisile ubugcisa bokupakisha ityesi yokuhamba, bendicinga ukuba ndibhabhela ezantsi kwinzululwazi. Kodwa ke ndandinomntwana, kwaye ngandlela thile ukuhamba ngenqwelo moya kwaba nzima.
Ngoku, ukusinda kwam okokuqala ekhaya ngenqwelomoya nonyana wam, uBobby, ndinokungqinisisa ukuba uninzi lwemithetho yam yokuhamba kunye neendlela zokwenza umbutho zihlala zinjalo, ndingumntwana okanye akukho mntwana. Ukukhanya kwepakethi. Fika kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya ngexesha (kodwa hayi kwangoko). Nyukela kuqoqosho kunye, ukuba & apos kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali.
Yonke lonto ibitiza ukubhabha nosana ngu isilwanyana esahluke ngokupheleleyo. Kwaye ukuba uyenza wedwa, njengoko ndenzile, kufuneka uzilungiselele ngakumbi. Andinakuze ndibize amava ukuba amnandi, ngathi, elele elunxwemeni eSt Barts neglasi ye-rosé esandleni sam. Hayi, ngokuqinisekileyo ayisiyiyo loo nto. Kodwa ngelishwa, yayingeyiyo ingcambu, nokuba yeyiphi. Ukufika nokuhamba kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo — ngezinye iindlela. Apha, okokuqala ngabazali nabazali abaza kubakho, ziingcebiso kunye namaqhinga asekwe kumava am. Ngakumbi kwiinqwelomoya zam zokuya nokubuya eCharleston, ezazinamaxesha aphezulu okwenyani, kunye nezinye ngokwenene amaxesha amancinci, hlala ubukele ikholamu yam elandelayo.
1. Qala kancinci nasekhaya
Akukho mntu ufuna ukuba ligorha apha. Ukuba ithemba lokubhabha nosana liyakukhulula, khetha indawo ekulula ukufikelela kuyo — ngaphantsi kweeyure ezimbini. Ndahamba noCharleston kuba iyalawuleka iyure kunye nemizuzu engama-45 yokubhabha eNew York City. Isizathu: nokuba izinto ezimbi ziphakamile kangakanani emoyeni, umhlaba omnandi, ozukileyo wawungekho kude kakhulu. Kutheni ekhaya? Ewe, ukuba uhamba kunye nosana olungaphantsi kweminyaka emibini (usana olusezandleni) baya kubhabha simahla ukuba bahlala ethangeni lakho. Into ekufuneka uyenzile kukuqaphela xa ubhukisha itikiti lakho kwi-intanethi okanye kwifowuni ohamba nayo nosana ezandleni, kwaye unike igama labo kunye nomhla wokuzalwa. Buza nawuphi na umzali onabantwana abangaphezulu kwesibini kwaye baya kuvuma ukuba ukwenza utshintsho kutshintsho lokubhabha kunye nomntwana simahla ukuhlawula imali epheleleyo yetikiti zabo kukukhaba okukhulu emathunjini.
2. Usana lwakho lusenokufuna isazisi, kwaye unokufuna iphepha lokukhwela iphepha
Ndifunde kwiiwebhusayithi ezininzi ekunokufuneka ndibonise ngazo isiqinisekiso sokuzalwa sikaBobby & apos njengobungqina beminyaka yobudala kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya kwiarhente yeenqwelo moya. Mna noRob sasiyifumene ipasipoti kaBobby kunye neeposos kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo, ndaye ndeza ndizilungiselele kwaye ndeza nayo njengefom yesazisi sakhe. Isimanga kukuba, akukho namnye owacela ukuyibona okanye isatifikethi sokuzalwa. Kwenzekeni: Ndidlule ngakwindlela encinci yezokhuseleko ndisiya kwiarhente yeTSA, ndathi kuye (ngentlonipho) mayithi ipasile endikhwela kuyo ayonelanga — khange ibonise ukuba ndiphethe usana ezandleni. Wandicebisa ukuba ndiza kufuna iphepha elinye. Ke, kuye kwafuneka ndijike kunye nesitulo esihambahamba, ndibuyele kwiarhente yeDelta, kwaye ndifumane iphepha lokukhwela iphepha. Iiarhente zeDelta nazo zamangaliswa kukuba kufuneka ndenze le nto (kwaye i-repta yeDelta sele iqinisekisile ukuba ngamanye amaxesha baye babona usana oluchongiweyo kwiingalo luyehla xa lisebenzisa iapps). Kodwa ndakuba ndipase iphepha lokukhwela iphepha besiseshishini.
Ndenze ukumba malunga nomba we-ID, kwaye nantsi into endize nayo: imigaqo ayinzima kwaye iyakhawuleza, kwaye inokwahluka kwinkampani yeenqwelo moya. Ukuya kuthi ga kwi-TSA, usana aludingi sazisi ukubhabha , Kwaye ngekhe bakubuze isazisi kwinqwelo-moya yasekhaya. (Ndithi mhlawumbi, kuba, ngokuthetha nabantu abasebenza nabo abohlukeneyo, abanye bathe i-TSA unayo Ucele ukubona i-ID ngamanye amaxesha.) Xa kufikwa kwiinqwelomoya, izinto ziye zingacaci. Kwiindawo zabo, imigaqo-nkqubo inokucofa ngolwimi olufana Unokucelwa ukuba ubonise ubungqina beminyaka yobudala (njengoko kubonakala kwiAmerican Airlines) . Okanye, ulwimi lunokucaciswa ngakumbi, njengoko kunjalo I-Southwest Airlines, ethi ufuna uxwebhu lokuqinisekisa ukukhwela, okt isatifikethi sokuzalwa. Ndifikelele kwi-Delta, kwaye ummeli undiqinisekisile ukuba abayifuni i-ID yabantwana abangaphantsi kwe-18 abahamba ekhaya. Kodwa kumntwana oneenyanga ezili-12 okanye ngaphezulu, bacebisa ukuzisa isatifikethi sokuzalwa ukunceda ukucacisa ubudala bomntwana ngeenjongo zokufumana itikiti.
Okukwintsusa: yiza nekopi yesatifikethi sokuzalwa komntwana wakho kuba kungcono ukuba ukhuselekile kunokuba ube nosizi. Into abayijongayo apha kukubona ukuba ungazama okanye ungazami ukuthatha ithuba labantwana phantsi komgaqo-nkqubo ongenazimpukane, emva kokuba umntwana wakho emdala kunababini.
3. Zinike imizuzu elishumi elinesihlanu eyongezelelweyo ukuya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya.
Uhambo lwethu oluya eCharleston lwalungo-8: 05 kusasa.Ukuba bendindiza ngaphandle komntwana, ngendisetile imoto eyi-6: 00 ekuseni ukuba ndiyithathe kwaye ndibethe ngokhuseleko nge-TSA Pre. Olu hambo, hayi kakhulu. Bendine stroller, isihlalo semoto, kunye nengxowa ye-diaper endinokulwa nayo, kodwa andifuni & apos; andifuni ukufika kwisikhululo senqwelomoya ngokukhawuleza-yonke iminithi emincinci yokulala engaphezulu ibalwa ngenxa yam, kwaye ngokunyanisekileyo, uBobby.
Ke ndizicwangcisile imizuzu eli-15 eyongezelelweyo, ndicinga ukuba yile nto izakuthatha ukungena nokuphuma emotweni kwaye uhambe ngokhuseleko ngayo yonke le nto ingaphezulu. Ndiqinisekisile ukuba iimpahla zam zibekwe ngobusuku obungaphambili, iibhegi zam bezipakishwe zonke, kwaye bendineeflethi-ezilungele ukuhamba. (Kuba xa uthwele usana, akukho nto ithi yiphupha elibi njengokuhamba ze uphinde uqinisekise izihlangu zakho kumgca wokhuseleko). Ngokwenyani, imizuzu elishumi elinesihlanu eyongezelelekileyo ibiyiyo yonke into endiyifunayo. Kwaye njengokuba ndiqhela ukubhabha nosana, kusenokwenzeka ukuba andikudingi konke konke.
4. Pakisha ukukhanya, khangela smart
Ndibe nethamsanqa kuba bendidibana nomyeni wam eCharleston. Ndamenza ukuba andiphathele iipijama kunye neehempe, kunye namanabukeni, iibhibhi, kunye nempahla kaBobby. Ukuphela kwento endandinokuyiphatha yayiyingxowa ye-diaper, endandiyigcina ngo-10 amanabukeni, ndosula, owam Tsiba isikhululo esitshintshayo se Hop Hop , iibhibhi, iimpahla ezimbini zokungcebeleka, kunye nefomula eninzi, kunye nesipaji sam, isazisi kunye nezinto zokuhlamba. Nantsi into endiya kuyenza, ukuba bendinetyesi: CURBSIDE CHECK-IN. Ndiyaphinda, UKUQINISEKA KOKUQALA. Xa wena & apos; uphinde ugijime umntwana kunye nemithwalo yodwa, iyavakala into yokuba udibanise ezo bhegi ngokukhawuleza kwaye weqe ukulinda emgceni ngaphakathi. Kwaye yeyiphi i-curbside ekhoyo.
5. Isitulo + seSihlalo seMoto + Isango-Jonga = Izulu
Ukuqala kwam ukuthengisela abahambahambayo, ndothuswa ngamaxabiso kunye nokuzikhethela. Kwakungathi kuthengwa imoto. Sathenga I-Britax B-Agile 3 / B-Safe 35 Inkqubo yokuHamba , zombini ngexabiso eliphakathi kunye nenyaniso yokuba ayisindi kwaye yenzelwe ngokukodwa ukuhamba. Iza nesihlalo B semoto ekhuselekileyo yabantwana ngokulula engena ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Njengoko umntwana wakho ekhula esihlalweni semoto kwaye enokuhlala phezulu, uyayisusa, kwaye usebenzise umqhubi oqhelekileyo.
Ingxoxo-mpikiswano enkulu nomhambi uhamba nayo ukuba kufanele uyijonge njengesiqwenga semithwalo kwaye uhambise usana lwakho kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya. Usana oluzelweyo okanye ophethe into efanayo. Okanye, ngaba ujongana nengxaki yokuthatha yonke i-gizmo ngokhuseleko kunye nokujonga isango endaweni yoko. Ngale yokugqibela, ngokucacileyo unesibonelelo sokunganxibi umntwana wakho ngalo lonke ixesha. (Kuya kufuneka ndiqaphele ukuba zombini ezi ndlela, istroller kunye nesihlalo semoto kungatshekishwa simahla.)
Ndahamba neyokugqibela, kwaye yayiyiipesenti ezili-100 ukhetho olufanelekileyo. Nantsi into eyothusayo ebomini bam: ukhuseleko lwalungekho mbi kangako. Ngapha koko, ibuyisele ukholo lwam eluntwini, kuba abanye abaphaphayo kunye neTSA babenomdla, bezimisele, kwaye bekwazi ukundinceda. Ndabeka uBobby kwi-Bjorn-kufuneka unxibe okanye ubambe usana lwakho ngokhuseleko-uthathe isigqibo sokungabi noxinzelelo, kuba abantwana batya uxinzelelo, kwaye abakhathali kwaphela ukuba ucinga ntoni na omnye umntu.
Izinto ezihlekisayo abanye abakhweli kunye noonogada babeluncedo kakhulu endandikhe ndadlula, kwaye andikhumbuli ngokwenene ukuba konke kwehla njani, inyathelo nenyathelo. Ndiyazi ukuba ibhegi yam ye-diaper yaya kwibhanti yokuhambisa, njengoko nesihlalo semoto, ngoncedo lwearhente ye-TSA. Ngesizathu esithile, izihlangu zam ziyicimile i-alamu, kodwa umntu ongaziwayo ongaqhelekanga uthathe iiflethi zam wazibeka ebhantini. Iarhente ye-TSA, ndiyacinga (kwaye ndithi ndicinga kuba bendigxile kuBobby, bendingaboni & apos; andibonanga yonke into) enamavili ngesitroli sentsimbi. Elinye iarhente liskene ifomula endinayo. Kwaye ndigqibile, kwaye ndakwazi ukumqhuba ngevili kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya ngokulula kwaye ewe, nditsho nokubamba ikomityi yekofu.
Eyona nto ndiyithathayo yeyokuba akukho mntu uphinda avuselele ivili, apha, kwaye ngenxa yokuba ungabhabhi nomntwana akuthethi ukuba amava kufuneka abe liphupha elibi. Abantu, ngakumbi abanye abazali, bakulungele ukukunceda. Kwaye nokuba umntwana wakho unyibilikile, khumbula-awuzukuphinda ubabone aba bantu.