Reply #38: I sat next to a little girl - about 8 - travelling alone once

[LisaM]

she was supposed to go with her brother, but he'd had an asthma attack, so she had to go by herself. The plane had one of those things that tracked the flight, so we watched that together. She had a couple of books with her, and she asked me to read to her. We talked about her family, and she drew some pictures with me. We had a good time, and at the end, the flight attendant gave me a bottle of wine as a thank you. It was very rewarding to me and I'm glad I was the passenger that got to sit next to her. Much better than a kid watching a movie the whole time.