I sat next to a young mom with a cute two year old daughter on the 3 hour flight. The little girl did fine, all things considered. I enjoyed talking to her, since I do speak a little bit of two-year-old-ese.
I then asked the mom a couple polite questions about her baby. Her name, her age. Not too much after that. Any siblings, their ages and gender. Activities, sports, what she thought of the new LEGO movie. I asked her progress in potty training, and we touched on her long range educational plans.
Will it be public or home schools? Spanking or no spanking? Any special diets, allergies or interest in political affairs? Trump or Bernie? Border wall or Green New Deal? Pro Life or Those Other People?
I was cautious after that. I didn’t want to bother them. Or get arrested.