Travelling anywhere on public transport can be a stressful time for many reasons, but one of the most annoying things can be other passengers.
Some train lines will allow their customers to book seats ahead of time, guaranteeing them a seat on the carriage, reports the Mirror.
However, one train customer was left angered recently as they spotted a mum arriving on the train with her three kids - but she had only booked two seats, meaning two members of the family didn't have a place to sit.
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The passenger went on to explain that the mum had booked the seats across from them, and looked as thought she was "expecting" people around her to give up their pre-booked seats to allow the family to sit together.
And when nobody offered up their seats, the mum was left to squeeze the four family members into two seats across from the passenger - leaving them fuming that their journey had been disrupted.
In a post on Reddit, the train passenger wrote: "If you're travelling with three children, book four seats, not two?
"I reserved my seat because I knew the train would be packed, a mum and her three kids rock up, she's only booked seats for her eldest and herself with the expectation that others will give up their seats for her spawn. No one does so she squeezes them all into two seats.
"Now getting kicked by the child squished in the middle of two seats who is kicking their legs and taking up the whole table with their colouring - I've already said something but they're not moving because the train is full.
"Mum has also 'accidentally' stood on my foot twice too. It's just the entitlement more than anything."
The passenger also noted that the mum began to breastfeed her youngest child on the train, and while they insisted they had no issue with the feeding, they were annoyed that it took more effort than normal as she didn't have as much room.
And in an update, the passenger was frustrated further as the person sitting next to them gave up their seat, so the mum put one of the children in that now-free seat.
They added: "The person next to me gave up their seat after repeated requests from the mum, and now I'm being kicked from both the front and side, PLUS the toddler is crying. I've never wanted to jump off a moving train more."
Readers shared their similar anger at the passenger's situation, as many agreed that the parent has a responsibility to book the allocated number of seats needed for their family.
One Reddit user wrote: "This is pretty much like parents travelling on airlines, purposely not booking seats together, and guilting everyone around them to move so they can sit together."
Another noted: "I had a similar situation last week for a two-hour train journey. Family of four booked three seats because one's an infant.
"That's great but you're going to be taking up more than four seats worth with all their c**p and now I have to be elbowed in the ribs for two hours and listen to whatever your kids are listening to at full volume on their tablets."
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